The Polk sheriff's office is searching for a missing elderly man. ...more

December 6, 2007

BARTOW - A Polk County detention deputy was arrested today, accused of making unwanted advances toward a female inmate, the Polk sheriff's office reported. ...more

December 5, 2007

Vernon Lambeth had fulfilled a dream. After years of work as an electrician in California, Lambeth, 60, saved enough money to buy a house and orange grove on Lake Clinch in Frostproof, his childhood home. Lambeth moved to Frostproof with his wife and three children about two years ago. ...more

November 22, 2007

A 49-year-old skydiver died Tuesday morning from injuries suffered when his tangled parachute failed to open Sunday, the Polk County Sheriff's Office reported. ...more

November 21, 2007

BARTOW - A worker was killed Tuesday when he was sucked into an industrial shredding machine, the Polk County Sheriff's Office reported. ...more

November 21, 2007

Joshua Matthew Braggs, of Willow Wisp Drive, died Saturday of a self-inflicted gunshot wound he suffered Friday night during a small gathering of friends at a home at 3361 Mount Tabor Road, the sheriff's office reported. ...more

November 6, 2007

Kyle Hall grew up with a twin brother, but to friends the 19-year-old former high school football player was unique. ...more

November 6, 2007

POINCIANA - A home invasion and armed robbery led Polk County sheriff's deputies to uncover a grow house operation Sunday. ...more

November 5, 2007

A man wanted for several sex crimes in Georgia has been captured in Florida, but not without a fight. ...more

November 5, 2007

An 11-year-old Lakeland girl who had been missing for nearly 20 hours was found unharmed Friday afternoon, the Polk County Sheriff's Office reported. ...more

November 3, 2007