A building at 1914 Carpenter Ave. in Des Moines will house a sobering center, a walk-in mental health clinic and crisis ...

LAKELAND — Denise Mar Avila did not expect to take an airboat ride Thursday morning. A rescue team from the Polk County ...

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

Zora Bar & Rooftop receives no bids at auction by Polk County Sheriff's Office ...

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

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 ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla — Woman arrested in Polk County after she allegedly robbed an Uber driver. According to the Polk County Sheriff's Office (PCSO), the incident happened around 8 p.m. Sunday. The Uber ...

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

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

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