Sheriff Grady Judd highlights a Jan. 6 participant, an illegal immigrant and an influencer among 266 arrested in a major Florida undercover sting.

Craig Long with President Trump and Don Jr. at a recent UFC event. This morning, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd held a press ...

Sheriff Grady Judd says the portion of a multi-day joint-agency undercover investigation, "Polk Around and Find Out" that ...

Sheriff Grady Judd is set to brief the media Friday morning on a massive new undercover operation that netted 266 total ...

We like the fact that he likes the cops. Heck, he liked them so much he got caught up in a sting and got to be up and real ...

A multi-level operation, aptly named "Fool Around and Find Out," nabbed 255 suspected human traffickers, child sex predators and illegal migrants in Central Florida. The Polk County, Florida, ...

On Thursday, April 23, 2026, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd took to X with a blunt early-morning warning about a man he ...

Note: This story was revised to add a reported comment from Florida's attorney general. WINTER HAVEN — Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd has found himself in the unusual position of reassuring residents ...

Polk County Public Schools says 54-year-old Deanna Parks is still employed as the district staff reviews the case.

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (WFLA) — Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd is making an offer to TSA agents working without pay: come work for PCSO. Judd is offering a $20,000 hiring bonus for experienced law ...

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — A Lakeland man with an "extensive criminal history" is back in jail after Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said he set a house on fire while his roommates were in bed. Among other ...