Seven Polk County detention deputies were injured this morning after a work van flipped on U.S. 17, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

January 3, 2009

A Polk County sheriff's detention lieutenant was charged with driving under the influence this morning after deputies saw his car swerving and hitting curbs on Cypress Gardens Boulevard in Winter Haven, authorities said. ...more

November 18, 2008

A Winter Haven woman is accused of killing her mother. Police arrested Latesha Brokenshire on Wednesday afternoon. Officers responded to a home on Ninth Street Northwest in Winter Haven just after 8 a.m. Wednesday. Inside the home, they found the body of 59-year-old Bonnie Hart. Detectives have not said how she died but said physical evidence inside the home led them to believe it was a homicide. ...more

September 25, 2008

A Polk County detention deputy was arrested today, accused by detectives of running a check-kiting scheme to cover debts. ...more

September 22, 2008

TAMPA - A Polk County detention deputy was arrested today after an investigation revealed he had sex with an inmate in a staff bathroom at the Central County Jail, Polk County deputies say. ...more

May 2, 2008

A Polk County Sheriff's Office deputy was suspended without pay after she was arrested today on charges of battering her ex-girlfriend and falsely imprisoning her, said sheriff's spokeswoman Carrie Rodgers. ...more

February 11, 2008