The dog owner “became irate” and refused to leave the vehicle, officials said. The argument led to the driver and woman ...

Polk County, Florida, continues to be one of the worst offenders for sham efforts to combat human trafficking.

The suspect reportedly tried to get inside the Uber with a dog, but was told by the driver he did not want her pet in his car ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office hasn't said how the situation started, or how it escalated.

A woman is behind bars after she allegedly pulled a gun and robbed an Uber driver for refusing her a ride over the weekend, ...

A human trafficking sting operation in Florida led to the arrest of 157 suspects, including 25 illegal immigrants and three ...

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One man was charged with human trafficking while three other men, including a Disney employee, were arrested for attempting ...

Three suspects were charged with traveling to sexually batter juveniles, and four possible human-trafficking victims were ...

Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies have arrested a 27-year-old woman for allegedly robbing an Uber driver at gunpoint.

Officers responded to an apartment complex on Virginia Avenue at approximately 7 a.m. Sunday to investigate a reported ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office closed a section of Campbell Road in North Lakeland on Saturday, not in response to flooding ...