Polk County Sheriff’s deputies now ask everyone they encounter for place of birth, not only those arrested, as had been the ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is taking a new approach to assist in enforcing federal immigration laws, allowing deputies ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office said an optician's arrest was "crystal clear" after a photo showed him point a gun at a ...

Essie Ward was found unresponsive in her cell at 9:30 a.m. on April 3. But an autopsy found that she had been dead for 18-24 ...

Essie Ward, 57, died April 3 in the jail’s mental health/medical unit, as Tampa station WTSP reported. She was arrested on ...

An anonymous tip led to the arrest of Austin Richardson in Polk County, charged with attempted murder and other offenses.

Deputy Sheriff Terra McKinnon died after a long and courageous battle against breast cancer. The sheriff's office says she succumbed to an illness that attacked whil ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office recovered several stolen vehicles, seized large quantities of methamphetamine and arrested ...

WE ALREADY MISS HER'  The Polk County Sheriff's Office is grieving the loss of one of its own deputies who served the agency ...

A Livingston man was arrested Wednesday on multiple drug and weapons charges after a 911 hang-up call led deputies to a ...

Polk County Deputy Sheriff Terra McKinnon dies at 45 after a battle with breast cancer, remembered for her service and positive impact on the community.