Adarius Taylor — who played for Tampa Bay, Carolina and Cleveland — was arrested on felony and misdemeanor charges ...

The Sheriff's Office launched the eight-day undercover sting on Feb. 22 on the west side Polk County in Lakeland. The multi-agency effort included Lakeland Police Department and police agencies in ...

MEAGHAN. MELLADO WESH 2 NEWS. AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SAYS IT’S IN THE PROCESS OF Polk County sheriff’s deputies said a weeklong human trafficking sting was a massive success.Sheriff Grady ...

Human sex trafficking is a problem across the country, with advocacy groups estimating 100,000 to 150,000 victims nationwide.

In an operation named “Operation March Sadness,” Polk County authorities conducted and undercover human trafficking sting resulting in the arrest of nearly 230 individuals and the rescue of 13 ...

The Polk County, Florida, operation, conducted over nine days in May, resulted in the arrest of the highest number of individuals ever recorded in a single sting by the sheriff's office.

Polk County Sheriff The oldest person arrested in the sting was 61, while the youngest was 15. Judd’s office also said three suspects were active-duty military or veterans, three worked at ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. \- The Polk County Sheriff's Office has concluded a two-day undercover operation targeting illegal activity at Asian massage parlors. The operation, which began on November 4th ...

In the latest sting, the agency announced the arrest of ... Jr. After receiving a tip, Polk County detectives executed a search warrant at Egbert's home and found thousands of videos and images ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – At a Polk County Sheriff’s Office substation on a Monday night, detectives from “Operation Child Protector II” posed as children as young as 13 years old in ...