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Crime
Police: 2 Florida girls planned school knife attack, were willing to drink blood to worship Satan
Polk County
Lakeland woman allegedly tells deputies she slipped and accidentally stabbed her husband to death
Rachel Fidanian, 38, was charged with second-degree murder Wednesday after she allegedly told investigators she "accidentally" stabbed her husband back in June.
Crime
13 men arrested in Polk County online sex sting
The sheriff's office's Operation Cyber Guardian Fall Haul targeted those accused of soliciting sex from children online.
Animals
Massive gator spotted in Polk County
Kim Joiner recorded a video of the large and captivating reptile on a Facebook post which has since been shared over 7,000 times, with over 1,000 reactions. The video was captured at Circle B Bar Reserve in Lakeland.
Crime
Fmr. Disney World employee among 11 arrested in Polk Co. child porn sting
The suspects face 660 felony charges, according to the sheriff's office.
10Investigates
We asked 123 young people in prison...WHY?
Was there something that could have stopped them? Many of them said yes.
Crime
Florida parents use Google in attempt to treat meth-positive baby, police say
Police allege parents Nicole Finley, 20, and Bruce Nowlen, 29, never took the child to a hospital until symptoms became extreme.
Irma
Police rescue family stuck in ditch amid Hurricane Irma
At the time of the rescue, the eye of Hurricane Irma was between Lakeland and Plant City.
Crime
Couple sends fake letter from sheriff's office in an effort to keep job
The couple sent what appeared to be a letter from the sheriff's office to Marco Sullivan's employer to explain why he was absent from work. Sullivan was in jail.
News
Deputies pool money, replace items stolen from kids
Five kids who had their TV, Playstation and videogames stolen now have them all back, thanks to the Polk County Sheriff’s office.
Local News
Rebecca Lewis reunited with family in Lakeland
The 4-year-old Florida girl who was the focus of a multistate search was found Monday in the parking lot of a Memphis hospital when she was noticed by an employee. Her suspected captor was taken into custody.
Local News
West Hogs, missing 4-year-old spotted in Tennessee
LAKELAND, Fla. -- The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has issued an AMBER Alert in Florida, Georgia, and Alabama for a missing 4-year-old Polk County girl.
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