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Sheriff's surveillance cameras have been popping up on Polk roads. What are they watching?
The Ledger via Yahoo News· 10 months agoResidents are seeing new solar-powered cameras being installed on black poles at residential...
Polk Tax Collector warns about home-improvement loans attached to property tax bills
The Ledger via Yahoo News· 11 months agoPolk County Tax Collector Joe G. Tedder is urging homeowners to proceed with caution when approached...
‘Cameras have consequences’: Polk County to launch stop arm camera program on school buses
WFLA via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoPOLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) – This spring, an accused drunk driver hit a child getting off a school bus...
Hurricane Ian likely to bring high winds and catastrophic flooding to Polk
The Ledger via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs Hurricane Ian inched closer to Polk County Wednesday, the arrival of wind and rain were ominous...
'Listen, be responsible': Polk League of Women Voters gives away gun locks to save lives
The Ledger via Yahoo News· 8 months agoIt sounds like it could be part of a stealthy and suspicious operation: Someone from Polk County...
Scammers are threatening people with arrest for missing jury duty - then demanding money
The Ledger via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLAKELAND — Scammers are calling people and threatening to send them to jail for missing jury duty —...
Polk Sheriff: Teen drowns in watercraft accident on Lake Clinch in Frostproof
The Ledger via Yahoo News· 11 months agoA 17-year-old student at Ridge Technical College died in a personal watercraft accident on Sunday,...
Man accused of leading state police on high-speed chase, skipping court date, caught in Florida
WPXI via Yahoo News· 1 month agoA man accused of leading Pennsylvania State Police on a high-speed chase through Allegheny County...
Turning burglars to "grated cheese" gets a reality check in Florida
Palm Beach Daily News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPolk County Sheriff Grady Judd, who urged homeowners to turn home invaders into "grated cheese",...
Speeding cameras in school zone? Polk to consider move after state law change
The Ledger via Yahoo News· 5 months agoDuring last week's Polk County Commission meeting in Bartow, Commissioner Neil Combee read...