News and Investigations

10 stores tested for illegal alcohol sales, 1 failed.

On Thursday, December 28, 2023, the Polk County Sheriff's Office responded to a home on Pope Lane of...

A 40-year-old Lakeland woman who was riding down West Pipkin Road in Lakeland on a motorized wheelch...

Polk County Sheriff's Office investigates animal neglect hoarder case in Frostproof; 142 cats, 3 dog...

Polk County Sheriff's Office detectives are investigating the shooting death of 33-year-old Harold O...

59-year-old Nelson Newman and 27-year-old Ronald McCain, both of Lakeland, were arrested and charged...