Bail for a suspected drug trafficker from Winter Haven was set at $1 million Thursday night. The arrest of Shawn Contrell Williams, 40, culminated a two-month investigation, authorities said. ...more

April 3, 2009

Polk County Sheriff's Office deputies said they shut down an illegal radio station Wednesday afternoon in Winter Haven. ...more

February 11, 2009

Neither the stepdaughter of a Polk County firefighter nor the stepdaughter of a Winter Haven police officer was wearing a seat belt when the teenagers were involved in a fatal wreck Sunday morning, Polk County deputies said today. ...more

February 9, 2009

The stepdaughter of a Winter Haven police officer died Sunday morning and the daughter of a Polk County firefighter was seriously injured when their vehicle hit a power pole and rolled over in Winter Haven. ...more

February 9, 2009

The stepdaughter of a Winter Haven police officer died Sunday morning and the daughter of a Polk County firefighter was seriously injured when their vehicle hit a power pole and rolled over in Winter Haven. ...more

February 8, 2009

A group of men sold more than 30 stolen vehicles to Bartow Auto Salvage, Polk County deputies say. ...more

August 30, 2008

TAMPA - A group of men sold more than 30 stolen vehicles to Bartow Auto Salvage, Polk County deputies say. ...more

August 29, 2008

A man arrested and charged with rape in two separate cases in Winter Haven was denied bail this morning at his first court appearance in Polk County. ...more

July 22, 2008

A DNA test has linked a 25-year-old man to two rapes that occurred in Winter Haven in June and February, police said. ...more

July 22, 2008

Polk County authorities say the same man is responsible for at least two rapes in a Winter Haven community. ...more

July 9, 2008