Timothy Schulz was shot and killed by deputies after an alligator attack and erratic behavior, which included charging at them with garden shears and attempting to grab a deputy's rifle.

Jhonnys Robles Pereira, 37, is facing numerous charges, including battery on a law enforcement officer, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said in a news release. An ICE hold has be

A go-kart passenger was killed in one of two traffic fatalities in Polk County on Saturday, according to the Polk Sheriff's Office.

COLUMBUS - The former partner of Polk County Sheriff Timothy Wright alleges that he assaulted her husband outside her home May 13. District Court Judge Corey MacKinnon denied a request, filed May 14 by Wright’s ex-partner, Brandy Quay, for an immediate protection order against him and instead scheduled a hearing for May 22.

The county has failed to comply with Texas' mandated ratio of one detention officer for every 48 inmates, Sheriff Byron Lyons wrote in a news release Wednesday.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A citizen's sharp eyes and quick action led to the arrests of two men early Tuesday morning, May 20th, who are now facing a litany of

A Woodville man has turned himself in for a Polk County shooting. The 32-year-old suspect turned himself in to the Jasper County Sheriff's Office around 9:15 a.m. on Tuesday for a Sunday shooting in Corrigan, according to information released by the Jasper County Sheriff's Office.