Suspect Clinton Dean Jr. confessed to a detective during a burglary investigation in Wahneta, leading to his arrest.

Authorities say Jonathan Brewer Jr. charged and fatally injured fellow Polk jail inmate Michael Clark. The death apparently ...

Officials said that when he was attacked, Clark was in jail on charges of fifth-degree theft and public intoxication.

Lt. Mark Chance says there have been reports about criminal callers using public information to scam the families of jail ...

Perez, 31, punched Polk County Jail deputies and grabbed a female deputy inappropriately, making vulgar comments.

Why are incarcerated people dying from lack of food or water, even as private companies are paid millions for their care?

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — The Polk County Sheriff’s Office, Winter Haven Police Department and Polk County Fire Rescue were searching Thursday afternoon for a juvenile in Lake Roy who was swimming ...

A Polk County sheriff's deputy shot and killed a man Friday afternoon after the man came at them with a knife, according to Sheriff Grady Judd. An assistant principal in Polk County is under arrest ..

Jesus Manuel Perez is charged with attempted murder and a host of other crimes after the March 30 road rage incident.

FROSTPROOF, Fla. - A 42-year-old Frostproof man was arrested Monday evening following a disturbance at the Camp Inn RV Resort, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office (PCSO). Deputies responded ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Last month the Polk County Iowa Sheriff's Department in collaboration with CJCC released their publicly available jail dashboard which provides ...

Alday has never been found and there was a $5,000 reward for information leading to his arrest ... jail break, which included video of the escape. He was later arrested and sentenced for the escape.