Sheriff: Hollywood man went to Polk County to meet 14-year-old girl for sex

A Hollywood man is accused of driving to central Florida in order to meet who he thought was a 14-year-old girl for sex, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

Florida woman who allegedly threw a tantrum at fast food restaurant has been arrested

Polk County Sheriff’s deputies have arrested a woman who allegedly threw a tantrum at a Lakeland McDonald’s because her order took too long.

Racketeering ring steals baby items worth nearly 85K from Florida grocery stores, sheriff says

A sophisticated retail theft and racketeering ring sold baby diapers and formula on the black market stealing goods worth close to $85,000 from Publix, Winn-Dixie and Walmart stores.

Surveillance video released in ‘massacre’ of 3 friends on Florida fishing trip

3 people have been arrested in the murders of a trio of friends who went out on a late night fishing trip.