Polk County Press Release Bartow, Fla. (April 29, 2024) Starting Wednesday, May1, installation of a water main for a new subdivision and related road reconstruction will close H.L. Smith Road just north of the Lake Mabel Loop Road intersection for 10 weeks. Traffic will be briefly detoured along Lake Swan Road…
Polk County Press Release Across 16 Florida counties thieves rented, then systematically stole and resold, large outdoor equipment: loaders, stump grinders, trenchers, & mini-excavators from The Home Depot Polk County Sheriff’s Office Organized Retail Crime Detectives, working with the Attorney General's Office of Statewide Prosecution, Ashley Moody, Attorney General, and…
Polk County Press Release The Polk County Sheriff's Office arrested three teens early Sunday morning, June 3, 2018, after a nearby resident witnessed the boys attempting to get into a car. Arrested were 15-year-old Gavin Moran of Lakeland, 14-year-old Jacob Kreticos of Auburndale, and 14-year-old Maxx Draughn of Polk City.…
Polk County Press Release Polk County Sheriff's Office homicide detectives are conducting a death investigation that occurred on January 6, 2018, around 6:38 p.m., which resulted in 38-year-old Johnathon Michael Miller of Winter Haven, deceased. Detectives arrested 27-year-old Calvin Michael Ross of Winter Haven, for 2nd Degree Murder with a…
Update: Suspect In Custody - A Florida Highway Patrol Officer found the suspect on Hwy 429 near mile marker 3. He was bleeding profusely and has been rushed to the hospital.Polk County Press ReleasePolk County Sheriff's Office Detectives investigating homicide near DavenportPolk County Sheriff's Office deputies were dispatched to a…