The Polk County Sheriff’s Office and Lakeland Police Department shared a series of Facebook posts by 29-year-old Aaron Donta Johnson, who was a wanted man for violating a pretrial release condition.

“After about 10 minutes of knocking on the door and saying ‘Polk County Sheriff’s Office,’ this guy from inside said, ‘who the blank is the Polk County Sheriff’s Office?,” Judd said.

Wanted man Aaron Johnson captured after challenging Polk County Sheriff's Office on Facebook, bragging he couldn't be caught despite multiple felony warrants.

In documents provided by the Polk County Property Appraiser’s Office, as of June, two projects were approved for the 2024 tax roll under Live Local Act tax breaks for developments.

A suspect wanted for a recent assault was taken into custody, according to county jail records.

North Carolina investigation found Wake County jail staff didn’t check on an inmate as required. He died by suicide.

North Carolina investigation found Wake County jail staff didn’t check on an inmate as required. He died by suicide.

Data from the 2025 point-in-time count shows approximately 779 people experiencing homelessness on a single January night in Polk County.

The Lakeland Police Department arrested a man after he taunted the Polk County Sheriff’s Office on Facebook over warrants and bragged that he couldn’t be caught.