Polk County's sheriff said the man had been acting bizarrely at a gas station, then swam through an alligator-laden lake into ...

A Woodville man has turned himself in for a Polk County shooting. The 32-year-old suspect turned himself in to the Jasper ...

Florida sheriff's deputies opened fire on Timothy Schulz when he went for the weapons inside their patrol vehicle, a sheriff ...

Polk County sheriff's deputies fatally shot a man with an apparent alligator bite on his arm after the suspect charged at them while carrying a pair of shears.

Timothy Schulz was shot and killed by deputies after an alligator attack and erratic behavior, which included charging at ...

COLUMBUS - The former partner of Polk County Sheriff Timothy Wright alleges that he assaulted her husband outside her home ...

A man armed with garden shears was fatally shot by Polk County deputies on Monday, minutes after surviving an apparent ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said a man here illegally from Venezuela has been charged with battery after striking a deputy while trying to flee a traffic stop.

Polk County deputy tased and arrested a fleeing Venezuelan national; a Puerto Rican driver was later detained for DUI.

The arrest happened just after midnight on Sunday, deputies said. A deputy sheriff reportedly spotted Pereira riding in a car with 57-year-old driver Jose Adorno Pabon. The deputy sheriff pulled them ...

Authorities in Polk County first deployed a Taser that appeared to have no effect after Timothy Schulz, 42, charged at them ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A Polk County Deputy was allegedly assaulted following a routine traffic stop early Sunday morning which ...