Polk County News

On Thursday, November 5, 2009, acting on an anonymous tip, Polk County Sheriff's undercover detectives served a search warrant at 7316 Thomas Jefferson Circle East in Bartow and seized a working moonshine still.

Richard Sloan has been appointed the next Haines City police chief and will assume his duties on Nov.

Polk County deputies arrested two men and seized a working moonshine still, along with several jars filled with the illegal alcohol.

Polk County will be getting more jobs and could become a leader in renewable and solar energies in the state of Florida.

Published: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 12:09 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 1:47 p.m. LAKELAND A Polk State College police academy student was arrested Tuesday after Polk County Sheriff's investigators said he punched a man in the face, damaged his car and threatened him.

What began as a shoplifting attempt Monday ended up with a man being booked into the Polk County Jail on a charge of armed robbery, the Bartow Police Department reported.

It took a jury two hours of deliberations to find William Brown, Jr. guilty of first degree murder and robbery with a deadly weapon.

Polk County Sheriff's Office deputies discovered the 5-month-old girl in the family's Lakeland home after responding to a call of an unresponsive child.

Winter Haven police now have a crucial piece of evidence in the disappearance of a Savannah, Georgia mother and her 3 year old daughter.

Published: Sunday, November 1, 2009 at 12:01 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 2, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Voters in three Polk County cities go to the polls Tuesday to either choose their leaders or decide an important question.

Published: Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 9:51 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 9:53 p.m. A look at a recently published book by a Polk County resident.

Published: Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 9:32 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 9:32 p.m. BARTOW A 61-year-old Bartow woman was arrested Thursday on charges that she stole about $200,000 from an elderly woman with dementia.

Published: Friday, October 23, 2009 at 2:57 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, October 23, 2009 at 3:00 p.m. BARTOW An assistant football coach at Kathleen High School was charged Thursday night with threatening a player with a pocket knife at practice on Wednesday.

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An Alabama fugitive wanted for escaping from jail workcamp has been arrested in Polk County.

A Lakeland man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the death of a 15-month-old girl he was baby sitting last year.

Published: Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 10:46 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 10:46 p.m. LAKELAND More and more hospital patients are being treated like loaves of bread.

The Polk County School District, in cooperation with the Polk County Health Department, will begin vaccinating students in select schools starting October 27.

A 31-year-old Polk County man faces charges of having sex with a 14-year-old Osceola County girl, the Osceola County Sheriff's Office said Friday.

Published: Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 12:31 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 12:50 p.m. POLK CITY A car hitting a mainline power pole early this morning caused a major power outage in the Polk City area.