The Polk County Sheriff’s Office received a report on May 19 of a missing person named Richard Lee Methena.

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd is scheduled to address the public tomorrow afternoon following a massive undercover investigation that landed nearly 20 suspects behind bars.

A Palmetto woman faces multiple charges after deputies found her sitting beside her crashed car near a local golf resort, ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — The Polk County Sheriff's Office is grieving the loss of one of its own deputies who served the agency for nearly 20 years. PCSO announced the passing of 45-year-old Deputy Sheriff ...

According to deputies, the suspect said he would “beat the gay out of him if it was possible, but since it wasn’t possible, he would beat him more.” ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a murder-suicide that took place on December 22, 2025, in Highland City, Lakeland, Florida. The incident involved 47-year-old ...

A plane crashed in Polk County on Friday night, prompting a response from deputies, according to the sheriff’s office.

A pilot walked away without a scratch after his plane flipped upside down during an emergency landing west of Mulberry on ...