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A Polk County SWAT team shot and injured a man who fired his gun at his wife and a sheriff’s deputy Monday.
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said SWAT officers shot a suspect in Poinciana.
A man threatening to kill his wife and himself was critically wounded by a Polk County sheriff's deputy in Poinciana on June 30, according to Sheriff Grady Judd.
Sheriff Grady Judd says Polk County detectives seized 64 pounds of fentanyl in what the sheriff's office calls the largest fentanyl seizure in the county's history. Judd says the investigation ...
Sheriff Grady Judd says detectives in Polk County seized 64 pounds of fentanyl and arrested eight people in what the sheriff's office calls the largest fentanyl seizure in the county's history.
Sheriff Grady Judd is set to speak about a fentanyl drug trafficking investigation that involved two Mexican cartels, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said.
Sheriff Grady Judd spoke about a fentanyl drug trafficking investigation that involved two Mexican cartels, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said.
SHERIFF URGES SAFETY After an active shooter at a Michigan church, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said all places of worship should have a response plan in place.
A wanted Florida man has been arrested after a series of social media posts taunting the Polk County Sheriff’s Office and Sheriff Grady Judd for not being able to catch him.
Florida fugitive Aaron Donta Johnson arrested after taunting Sheriff Grady Judd on social media with posts like "Grady can't find me," leading to capture by Lakeland Police.
Screengrab from LakelandPD's Facebook post Johnson later commented again on a sheriff’s office post celebrating a fishing event with Sheriff Grady Judd, according to police.