Out of the 157 people who were arrested, the sheriff explained, 25 were in the US illegally from countries like Cuba, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico and Venezuela.

Florida's Polk County sheriff didn't mince words when it came to his warning criminals not to try and loot his county after ...

Three suspects were charged with traveling to sexually batter juveniles, and four possible human-trafficking victims were ...

Looking for scary haunts, trick-or-treating events or fall festivals for the rest of October in Polk County? Start here.

The Polk County Sheriff's Office says it found 44 dogs and 32 cats during the hurricane last week. It's hoping to reunite ...

One hundred sixty people were arrested by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office earlier this month in a sting operation cracking ...

Florida Sheriff Grady Judd has made headlines again for his unapologetically controversial advice for residents to protect ...

A human trafficking sting operation in Florida led to the arrest of 157 suspects, including 25 illegal immigrants and three ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - A Polk County operation focused on human trafficking led to 157 arrests, including 25 illegal immigrants.

One man was charged with human trafficking while three other men, including a Disney employee, were arrested for attempting ...

More than 150 people, including a Disney employee and 25 illegal immigrants have been arrested in an undercover human ...

Frostproof Mayor Jon Albert, who won a six-person Republican primary election, faces John Hill of Poinciana, the only ...