โSuicide by cop:โ Man with knife shot dead by Polk deputy, Auburndale officers, sheriff says
A man with a knife who allegedly jumped from bushes at law enforcement in an Auburndale neighborhood Tuesday evening was shot and killed by two officers and a Polk County deputy, according to Sheriff Grady Judd.
โWrong place at the wrong time:โ 2 arrested in Polk County fatal shooting of dirt biker, sheriff says
Two people were arrested after a man was fatally shot in March while riding a dirt bike one of the suspects paid for and decided not to buy, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said at a Tuesday news briefing.
Bodies of missing boaters found in Lake Eloise, Sheriff Grady Judd says
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd on Sunday held a news conference to provide new details in the search for two men who went missing on Lake Eloise the day prior and are presumed dead, as well as the circumstances that led to their disappearance.
Polk sheriff speaks out after New Year begins with blundered burglary, 2 drive-by shootings
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd on Wednesday held a news conference to wish a happy New Year to listeners and โa sad New Year for some shooting suspects,โ referencing two drive-by shootings reported in his jurisdiction since 2023 began, as well as a burglary involving a man who Judd described as โthe dumbest person on the face of the Earth.โ
Arson suspect shot by deputies, captured after chase on I-4 in Polk and Hillsborough counties, sheriff says
A 30-year old Lakeland man faces multiple charges after he attempted to start a house fire in Lakeland and then led deputies on a chase that made its way onto Interstate 4, closing parts of the highway on Sunday, according to Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd.
โWeโre still counting bullet holes:โ 1 dead, 4 injured in road shooting, Polk sheriff says
A 20-year-old man was killed and four others were hospitalized in critical condition from an exchange of gunfire between two moving cars in unincorporated Winter Haven early Sunday morning, according to Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd.