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Polk County Sheriff (PCSO) investigates deputy-involved shooting after drug trafficking suspect fled from arrest, crashed into deputies and bystanders.
A Haitian man, who deputies say was in the country illegally, is accused of failing to clean up an oil spill in Eagle Lake.
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - An undocumented immigrant from Haiti was arrested on Friday by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office after ...
Video shared with the Sentinel on Friday night shows the fight with a woman being booked into the Broward County jail that resulted in the arrest of three detention deputies on Thursday. Samantha ...
POLK COUNTY, Fla. — The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is investigating two serious, separate crashes that occurred Sunday evening. The crashes happened within minutes of each other, but about ...
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said a man here illegally from Venezuela has been charged with battery after striking a ...
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) confirmed with the sheriff's office said Pereira is in the country illegally from ...
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A Polk County Deputy was allegedly assaulted following a routine traffic stop early Sunday morning which ...
The arrest happened just after midnight on Sunday, deputies said. A deputy sheriff reportedly spotted Pereira riding in a car ...
POLK COUNTY, Fla. - What began as a routine traffic stop for an expired tag in Wahneta escalated into a dramatic encounter ...
While the local emergency management office offers plenty of resources, it’s up to members of the community to do their research before hurricane season begins so they can have a plan in place ...
Under the agreement, Polk County Public Schools will pay Fortress Secured LLC up to $6.541 million for predevelopment of the high school in Poinciana.