"Yet again we're investigating another dangerous shooting related to illegal drug use. The victim is...

"We have investigated 59 deaths related to drug overdoses so far in 2020 in our jurisdiction. This i...

A team of assessors from the Commission on Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA), Public Safety Com...

On October 22, 2020, Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested 21-year-old Kodie Andrew Cameron...

Mulberry clerk arrested for selling alcohol to a minor

Arrest made in Frostproof Hit & Run

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a deputy-involved shooting in unincorporated Frost...

Polk County Sheriff’s Office narcotics detectives developed information in September of 2020 that a ...

PCSO is seeking qualified men and women in various locations in Polk County who desire to work as su...

A convicted felon racked up 19 charges (9 felonies and 10 misdemeanors) on Sunday, October 4, 2020, ...

On Friday, October 2, 2020, four different Polk County victims thwarted one suspect's efforts to car...

Mulberry Death Investigation Underway

Polk County Sheriff's Fraud detectives arrested 32-year-old Amanda Brown of Frostproof and charged h...

27-year-old Mark Anthony Callahan, Jr. of Dundee was arrested during the early morning hours of Mond...

Clerk arrested for selling alcohol to minor

The Polk County Sheriff's Office is seeing an increase in Social Security scams in Polk County.

On September 3, 2020, PCSO deputies arrested a contracted youth correctional employee with the Depar...

Home invader shot in north Lakeland home

On Thursday, August 27, 2020, PCSO deputies, with the help of a volunteer Explorer*, conducted "Oper...

Around midnight during Tuesday evening/the early morning hours of Wednesday, August 26, 2020, two bl...