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A Lakeland man is facing money laundering charges after deputies said he was the ring leader behind an illegal gambling house.

A 13-year-old cancer survivor whose been making waves nationally stopped in Polk County this week where he was sworn in as an honorary deputy sheriff.

Devarjaye “DJ” Daniel, a 13-year-old boy from Texas fighting incurable brain cancer, was sworn in as an honorary deputy by Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd. DJ aims to be sworn in by 1,000 police ...

Eleven so-called "crankers" have been charged with burglarizing and ransacking the vacant Florida home of a member of the Air Force deployed 2,000 miles away, authorities said. Polk County Sheriff ...

LAKELAND, Fla. — "Have you ever seen a cranker colony?" Sheriff Grady Judd asked in a video posted to YouTube on Friday. Revealing a group of 11 mugshots, he said: "Now you have." The 'cranker ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd confirmed the arrest of one of his own deputies who was on the job for less than a year. Grady said Jake Germak, 21, who was a trainee and deputy, was arrested after ...

LAKELAND, Fla. — "Have you ever seen a cranker colony?" Sheriff Grady Judd asked in a video posted to YouTube on Friday. Revealing a group of 11 mugshots, he said: "Now you have." The 'cranker ...

In the meantime, we encourage you to watch our livestream. GRADY COUNTY, Ga. – The Grady County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a man wanted for child ...