Sheriff Grady Judd sheds light on deadly gunfight with ‘sovereign citizen’ that injured 2 Polk County deputies

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd  provided more details after a man claiming to be a ‘sovereign citizen’ was killed early Saturday morning by deputies who say he opened fire on them, seriously injuring both, as they were investigating a suspicious vehicle at a county park.  

84-year-old Lakeland woman blown away by community's generosity after losing home to fire

A Lakeland woman is without a home after a devastating fire tore through hers earlier this year, but now the generosity and kindness of others is turning her unfortunate situation around.

Grady Judd releases 911 call of son confessing to stabbing his mother to death because ‘she got on his nerves’

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd says a woman he describes as "the perfect mother" was stabbed to death by her son, a pre-med student at the University of Florida, because "she got on his nerves."

Traffic stop in Florida could lead man to be deported to Mexico, again: deputies

A man was taken to the Polk County jail in Florida and could be deported – again – to Mexico after he was pulled over for having illegal tint on his pickup truck, deputies said.

Worker pinned between tree, construction truck in Winter Haven, officials say

A work trimming trees became pinned between a tree and a bucket lift truck in Winter Haven, according to the Polk County Fire Rescue Department.

2 men wanted in deadly double shooting
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Police are searching for two men wanted in the death of a toddler and another man who were caught in the crosshairs of gunfire in Lakeland.

Sheriff: Sex offender tried kidnapping girl
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A serial sex offender is accused of trying to kidnap a girl and exposing himself to several woman across Central Florida.

Sheriff Grady Judd speaks on massive human trafficking sting
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Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd joined Good Day Orlando Wednesday morning to speak about the massive human trafficking sting operation his team recently conducted called "Operation March Sadness 2024". According to the Polk County Sheriff?s Office, a teacher, coaches, medical professionals, and active military members were among the 228 arrested. (Clarification: The on-screen graphic in the video contained an error. There were 228 arrests, not 288.)

Polk County Sheriff's Office crime scene van involved in Winter Haven crash

A Polk County Sheriff's Office crime scene van was involved in a multi-vehicle crash Tuesday morning that left some injured, according to PCSO. 

Florida man accused of breaking into car at commission meeting: 'You can’t fix stupid, you can just cuff it'

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd says the motto on his gifted coffee mug that states, ‘You can’t fix stupid, you can just cuff it’ especially rang true recently when he says Polk City leaders caught a  man breaking into a car during a commission meeting.