TAMPA - A former Auburndale police officer was accused by detectives today of meeting a 15-year-old girl online and soliciting her for sex, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. Jerad Moxley, 25, of 340 W. Assembly St., Eagle Lake, was charged with solicitation of a minor via the Internet. ...more

June 11, 2008

LAKELAND - A 19-month-old girl remained in critical condition today at St. Joseph's Hospital, where she was airlifted after being run over by a lawnmower Sunday, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office. ...more

May 26, 2008

LAKELAND - A 2-year-old girl was seriously injured tonight after she was run over by a lawnmower, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

May 25, 2008

BARTOW - A man wanted on outstanding warrants was taken to the hospital today after the stolen car he was driving crashed on State Road 60, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

May 25, 2008

Polk County detectives continued searching today for suspects in a shooting that left three men dead in an Auburndale bar early Saturday morning. ...more

May 25, 2008

A Polk City man has died of injuries from an automobile accident late Thursday night. ...more

May 23, 2008

TAMPA - Homicide detectives are seeking information in the slaying of a 25-year-old man whose body was found Sunday in the parking lot of a Frostproof citrus grove, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

May 12, 2008

A 65-year-old woman told investigators that two men entered her Winter Haven home this morning, forced her to write several checks, tied her up then took other items before they fled in her SUV, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

February 21, 2008

The Food and Drug Administration will collect and inspect the Pokemon brand lollipops seized by Polk County authorities last week, deputies say. ...more

February 18, 2008

TAMPA - The Food and Drug Administration will collect and inspect the Pokemon brand lollipops that Polk County authorities rounded up last week, deputies say. ...more

February 18, 2008