During the early morning hours of November 1, 2024, Polk County Sheriff's deputies assigned to the Northwest District in the north Lakeland area solved a series of car burglaries, recovered three stolen firearms, arrested the teenaged suspect, and then...
PCSO Press Release
The Polk County Emergency Self-Contained Rescue Team, comprise of approximately 45 members from the Polk County Sheriff's Office and Polk County Fire Rescue, left Bartow this morning around 6:45 a.m. heading to Perry, FL, in Taylor County,...
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office detectives from the Gang, Homicide and Robbery units have arrested 19 Polk County gang members responsible for a series of drive-by shootings, other felony offenses, and a fatal stabbing. These gang members were responsible for a series...
Last evening, Monday, September 16, 2024, around 10:50 p.m., the Polk County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Homicide Unit investigated a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 4 in the Polk City area, which resulted in fatal injuries to the driver. According to...
News Conference Announcement: Today, Tuesday, September 17th, 1:30 p.m. at the Polk County Sheriff's Office Operations Center, 1891 Jim Keene Blvd., Winter Haven.Sheriff Grady Judd will discuss the results of a multi-month Violent Gang Investigative Task Force (VGITF) created in February 2023....
A registered sex offender who was convicted in Hardee County in 1991 for a sex offense against a child was arrested yesterday by the Polk County Sheriff's Office Special Victims Unit for lewd molestation of two young victims in...
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested a deputy sheriff who showed up for duty on Saturday morning, June 22, 2024, and exhibited signs of being intoxicated.
27-year old Joseph Everett was taken to the Sheriff’s Processing Center and charged with Driving under the...
Sheriff Grady Judd and leaders from partnering law enforcement agencies will provide details tomorrow morning, Tuesday, March 12, 2024, at 9:30 a.m., about a multi-law enforcement agency eight-day-long undercover investigation which focused on sexual predators who target children, solicit children...
by James Coulter
Sheriff Grady Judd is a man who needs no introduction. Chances are, many Polk County Residents don't know the name of their own city's mayor or county commissioners, but they know and revere the name Sheriff Grady...
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has advised they are currently conducting a death investigation this morning, Wednesday January 17th, at a Shell gas station in Lake Wales. Multiple readers contacted the Daily Ridge regarding a white SUV mark off...
