The Polk County Sheriff’s Office welcomed a new member to its team Wednesday — a bloodhound puppy named Trax.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd announced the arrest of five individuals, all identified as Venezuelan ...

The group has become notorious as the Trump administration maintains it is directed by the Venezuelan government, a claim ...

A Polk County deputy and a Bartow police officer have been injured during a shooting in Bartow, according to the sheriff’s ...

BARTOW, Fla. — A Polk County deputy and a Bartow police officer were shot by a suspect Friday evening, according to Sheriff ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested five men for organized theft crimes that they say also had ties to the Venezuelan ...

Polk County Sheriff’s Office has released preliminary information on officer-involved shooting that occurred late last night ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said deceased suspect who'd pistol-whipped his own mother amid hostage situation, "we shot him -- a lot." ...

An officer-involved shooting on Friday in Bartow saw two law enforcement officers injured and the suspect dead.

In the early stages following a shooting that killed two people and injured six victims at Florida State University, Polk ...

The Central Polk County Fire Protection District (CPCFPD) rescued a person stranded in the Pomme de Terre Lake late Friday ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) and Bartow Police are investigating a shooting that injured a deputy and an officer.