The Polk County Sheriff's Office said the man was beating his wife with a hammer, then charged the deputy after being tasered ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. \- The Polk Sheriff’s Charities is hosting a free turkey giveaway on Saturday, November 23, 2024, to help ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - Two teenage suspects have been arrested in connection with a series of vehicle burglaries and an ...

Despite a checkered past, Theodore “Pink Tie” Murray, a nonpartisan candidate from Frostproof, represents the first ...

Several investigations are underway after a Polk County deputy shot and killed a man during a domestic battery call Saturday ...

Incumbent sheriff Mark Garton ran unopposed for reelection in 2020 but was challenged this election by Steve Warden, a former ...

A Polk County deputy fatally shot a man accused of raising a hammer and charging at him, according to the sheriff’s office.

Edgardo Acevedo Cancela and his ex-wife filed a civil lawsuit against Sheriff Grady Judd in Polk County after a judge ...

Becky Troutman overwhelmingly wins Polk County Commission District 1. And the county finally ends its Efficiency Commission ...

At 2:40 a.m. on Sunday, Eugene Albert Hendry, wearing only boxer shorts, began knocking on a home, the Polk County Sheriff’s ...

Polk County deputy fatally shot Charles Edwards after he attacked his wife and charged at the deputy with a hammer.

A man who was using a hammer to attack his wife was fatally shot by a Polk County deputy on Saturday morning, according to ...