A man is dead after shooting a Polk County deputy and a Bartow police officer during a "gunfight" Friday in Bartow, according ...

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. - Five illegal immigrants suspected of dozens of crimes in Central Florida as part of the Venezuelan gang ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd has been arguably the most vocal law enforcement official when it comes to speaking on cases ...

The five men arrested are accused of more than three dozen retail thefts across the central Florida area, with total losses ...

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

Tyler Eden, 31, is accused of inappropriate behavior with three female students at Bartow High School. Eden is the school's head football coach as well as a teacher. He faces felony and misdemeanor ...

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

(WFLA) — A 13-year-old cancer survivor who’s been making waves nationally stopped in Polk County this week where he was sworn in as an honorary deputy sheriff. Sheriff Grady Judd administered ...

BARTOW, Fla. (AP) — Two law enforcement officers and a suspect were wounded during a shootout Friday in central Florida, officials said.

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 ...