A 14-year-old hit by a car Sunday as he crossed the road and wrote text messages on his cell phone died this afternoon, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

September 22, 2008

The Polk County Sheriff's Office says a missing 11-year-old Lakeland boy has been found. ...more

September 12, 2008

Undercover detectives in Polk County said they busted one of their detention deputies trying to sell prescription drugs Thursday night. ...more

September 5, 2008

After Casey Weldon Till attacked a family Sunday night near Haines City, killing one person and stabbing two others in what appears to be a random act of violence, he went home and told his family what he had done, Polk County sheriff's deputies said. ...more

August 20, 2008

After Casey Weldon Till attacked a family Sunday night near Haines City, killing one person and stabbing two others in what appears to be a random act of violence, he went home and told his family what he had done, Polk County deputies say. ...more

August 19, 2008

Casey Weldon Till rear-ended a Toyota and attacked a family Sunday night in Haines City, killing a person and stabbing two others in what appears to be a random act of violence, Polk County deputies say. Investigators arrested Till, 26, at his Haines City home. ...more

August 18, 2008

A 27-year-old man was arrested Saturday morning, accused of firing shots at or near three people, including one who was critically injured, Polk County sheriff's deputies said. ...more

August 17, 2008

A 27-year-old man was arrested this morning following a manhunt on charges he shot at two people, including one who was critically injured, Polk County sheriff's deputies reported. ...more

August 16, 2008

LAKELAND Mercades Nichols, one of the teens accused in the videotaped beating of Victoria Lindsay, was arrested today on warrants charging her with multiple counts of aggravated stalking, aggravated assault and battery, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

August 7, 2008

A former T-Mobile USA employee took more than $127,000 in metal from the company and sold it, pocketing the proceeds, Tampa police say. ...more

August 1, 2008