Polk County Sheriff's Office

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said Deputy Blane Lane, 21, was shot while serving a warrant with three other deputies on a suspect who failed to appear on a felony drug charge.

Natasha A. Pierre, executive director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Hillsborough County, says that every person should do a daily check-in on their own mental state.

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said the suspect, a 33-year-old from Brandon, was suffering from PTSD.

Grady Judd spoke about the loss of a man he considers a model law enforcement officer and about his own message on the coronavirus vaccines.

A Polk Sheriff's deputy is in jail for allegedly texting a fellow deputy that lawmakers on Capitol Hill should have been "executed."

A Winter Haven woman used her position as an office manager and travel agent to steal or misappropriate approximately $1.6 million, according to the Polk…

The Polk County Sheriff's Office has arrested 124 people in an operation that targeted human trafficking, prostitution, and the sexual abuse of…

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd is never at a loss for words or opinions on criminal behavior. He has recently played a major role in the response to the…

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd is never at a loss for words or opinions on criminal behavior. He has recently played a major role in the response to the…

This week on Florida Matters we're hosting another edition of our ongoing "Newsmaker" series. We talk with Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd about a number…

This week on Florida Matters we're hosting another edition of our ongoing "Newsmaker" series. We talk with Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd about a number…

A 13-year-old Florida boy has been involuntarily hospitalized for a second time after telling deputies he wanted to be the next school shooter.Polk County…