Sheriff Grady Judd will brief the media at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at the PCSO Sheriff's Operations Center, 1891 Jim Keene Blvd in Winter Haven, about a Fentanyl drug trafficking investigation involving two Mexican cartels.
Detectives worked with...
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd is urging houses of worship across the county to be alert for suspicious activity and to prepare for potential threats from individuals who may wish to harm worshippers.
The sheriff’s warning follows an active shooter...
Lakeland, FL – A Walmart employee has been arrested and charged with grand theft after authorities say she stole over $3,000 in cash from multiple registers during her shifts throughout April and May 2025.
According to a police affidavit filed...
Winter Haven, Florida – Sheriff Grady Judd will hold a press conference at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, May 16, 2025, at the Polk County Sheriff’s Office Operations Center, located at 1891 Jim Keene Blvd in Winter Haven. He will...
LAKELAND, FL (May 1, 2025) - On May 1, 2025, Nicholas Lue was charged with Second Degree Murder in the death of Jesse Banks. Banks was killed while Lue was attempting to perpetrate the murder of another individual.
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FL (May 1, 2025) – On May 1, 2025, at 4:52 a.m. the Lakeland Police Department responded to reports of a shooting at the Fast Stop convenience store, 820 E. Memorial Blvd. Upon arriving, officers located the suspect, Ricardo Zelidon (age 59...
The Officer-Involved Deadly Incident (OIDI) task force for the 10th Judicial Circuit is investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred around 5:25 p.m. on Friday, April 18, 2025, in the parking lot of the Atkins Building on North Broadway in...
WINTER HAVEN — Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd will hold a press conference at 11:00 a.m. this morning, Friday, April 18, 2025, at the Sheriff’s Operations Center in Winter Haven.
The briefing will address the arrests of an organized group...
Polk Sheriffs Office Press Release
21-year old Bradley Shaw and 20-year old Caiden Kirkland (both of Lakeland) got #ArrestedByThePolkCountySheriffsOffice at around 3am on Wednesday, March 26th.
The two were up to no-good in the May Grove Village (off of Gibsonia-Galloway...
