Polk County Sheriff’s Office

LAKELAND, FL — Polk County officials have confirmed the county’s fifth rabies case of 2026 after a bat in Lakeland…

KISSIMMEE, FL — A 17-year-old Kissimmee girl has been arrested following a months-long investigation into a series of vehicle burglaries…

WINTER HAVEN, FL — July 18, 2026 — A 3-year-old Lake Wales girl was killed Friday night after she was…

AUBURNDALE, FL —July 13, 2026 — An Auburndale man is facing multiple felony charges after investigators say he battered his…

BARTOW, FL – June 28, 2026 — Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd highlighted an unusual battery arrest during his morning…

AUBURNDALE, FL — Authorities responded just before 4:00 p.m. Monday, July 13, 2026, to a crash involving an Amtrak passenger…

AUBURNDALE, FL (July 13, 2026) — The 10th Judicial Circuit Officer-Involved Deadly Incident Task Force is investigating a deputy-involved shooting…

AUBURNDALE, FL — Our news team was at the scene Friday morning when the incident unfolded. Our journalist, was sitting…

WINTER HAVEN, FL — A 37-year-old man was killed after being struck by a CSX train Thursday night in Winter…

DAVENPORT, FL – A Polk County jury has convicted a Davenport woman of first-degree murder in the death of her…