Residents have reelected Judd for more than a decade as the top cop in Polk County.

The attempted carjacking happened at this intersection in Florida around 4:20 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 2, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office says. Street View image ...

Polk County Supervisor Tom Hockensmith threatened to fight other supervisors after Administrator John Norris was asked to ...

LAKELAND, Fla. — Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd was sworn in for his sixth consecutive term on Tuesday morning in Lakeland. Residents have reelected Judd for more than a decade as he's held the title ...

The dispute allegedly broke out after the Polk County Board of Supervisors decided to terminate Polk County Administration John Norris from his position.

Here are some of the key events in the infighting rending Polk County government, dating from the disputed choice of county administrator.

COMMUNITIES APART. A NEW PEACE OFFICER MEMORIAL NOW SITS OUTSIDE THE POLK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE. OUR LAURA TERRELL SHOWS US THE EMOTIONAL UNVEILING TODAY, AND IT’S A STORY YOU’LL ONLY SEE ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office is warning of a scam from people pretending to be bail bond agents. The scammers call family or loved ones of someone in custody at the local jail and give false ...

A Polk County deputy died by suicide in his Davenport home on Sunday night, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office announced. According to the PCSO, Gregory Maynard, 32, was hired as a detention ...

The Orange County Sheriff's Office said one of its deputies was arrested and charged with domestic battery in Polk County.OCSO Deputy James Waters was arrested by the Polk County Sheriff's Office ...

THEY SAW THE SMOKE AND THE FLAMES COMING OUT AND CALLED 911 AND ALERTED THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE TO IT. LIEUTENANT SHANE GREGO WITH THE POLK COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS IT WAS AN ALL HANDS ON ...