Polk County deputies say they arrested a Tampa police officer today after he rammed his car into a fence several times after a Lakeland homeowner refused to open a gate. ...more

November 20, 2008

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

The Polk County Sheriff's Office has arrested a Lakeland man, accusing him of stealing church tithes and offerings. Harold Samuel Williams, 28, was held without bail at the Polk County Jail this morning, records show. He is charged with felony robbery and a misdemeanor, disrupting a religious assembly. ...more

November 18, 2008

A grand jury probe into the Haines City Police Department has found that the top two men in charge used their rank and standing in the community to violate law enforcement ethics policies. ...more

November 14, 2008

Capt. Mervin Stewart of the Haines City Police Department has been arrested and police Chief Morris West has resigned, according to the State Attorney's Office. ...more

November 13, 2008

A Lakeland man has been accused of stalking a woman at a Polk County nature trail, professing his love to her and then asking her to perform sex acts with him, authorities said. ...more

November 11, 2008

A Polk County sheriff's clerical assistant was arrested today, accused of falsifying documents to cover up her involvement in an animal neglect case, according to a criminal arrest affidavit. ...more

October 15, 2008

Lakeland police have arrested a man they say was involved in a home improvement scam that targeted residents of a retirement community. ...more

October 13, 2008

A Lakeland man was arrested today, accused of growing marijuana at his animal boarding business, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

October 9, 2008

A man wanted by police in a Haines City rape case turned himself in Tuesday and was released today on bail. Hazell Stoudemire Jr., a registered sex offender, turned himself in at the Polk County Jail, Capt. Mervin Stewart said. He was charged with sexual battery, kidnapping and aggravated assault, all felonies, and battery, a misdemeanor. ...more

October 9, 2008