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A Woodville man turned himself into the Jasper County Sheriff for a shooting
A Woodville man has turned himself in for a Polk County shooting. The 32-year-old suspect turned himself in to the Jasper ...
Thieves broke into 20 cars while Polk County residents were ‘sleeping peacefully,’ sheriff says
Two masked men who were caught pulling on car door handles early Tuesday morning have been connected to nearly two dozen ...
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Winter Haven Man Arrested After Polk County Moped Chase Ends In Crash, Taser Deployment
A 31-year-old Winter Haven man, John Caleb Zelinko, was arrested Wednesday night after leading a Polk County Sheriff's Office ...
Of hundreds arrested in Polk County, 15% in U.S. illegally, majority were gotaways
A multi-agency operation in Polk County resulted in the arrest of 255 individuals allegedly involved in human trafficking, ...
Polk County sheriff accused of assaulting ex-partner's husband, summoned to court
COLUMBUS - The former partner of Polk County Sheriff Timothy Wright alleges that he assaulted her husband outside her home ...
Polk Sheriff: 18-year-old stabbed elderly man 113 times in his bed at Bartow group home
The suspect, an 18-year-old man, had been Baker Acted six times this year before fatally stabbing an 81-year-old man, Polk ...
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Teen Charged with Murder After Stabbing Elderly Roommate 100 Times at Polk County Care Facility
An 18-year-old, Moses Ojeda, faces first-degree murder charges for stabbing an 81-year-old man over 100 times.
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Polk County sheriff accused of assaulting ex-partner's husband, summoned to court
COLUMBUS - The former partner of Polk County Sheriff Timothy Wright alleges that he assaulted her husband outside her home May 13. District Court Judge Corey MacKinnon denied a request ...