A man from West Palm Beach is accused of traveling to Central Florida with the intention to meet a 14-year-old girl for sexual favors.

"America's Sheriff," Grady Judd, expressed his views on President Donald Trump's January 6 pardons, mass deportations and DEI within law enforcement agencies.

Trump recently pardoned more than 1,500 people who protested the certification of the 2020 presidential election in January 2021, saying the decision rectified a “grave national injustice” against those he called “ J6 hostages .” “I disagree with that decision. I disagree with it very strongly,” Judd said in the video.

Polk County deputies handed out thousands of citations to drivers who were reportedly caught speeding past stopped school buses.

One of those defendants caught on camera was Polk County’s Jonathan Pollock, who federal authorities said fought with and used a riot shield against Capitol Police. After evading capture for three years, he was awaiting trial at the time of Trump’s pardon.

including broadening the legal definition of gang-related activity Sheriff Grady Judd spoke on Wednesday in Winter Haven on the issue of immigration. Florida has pursued legal action against the Biden Administration multiple times when it comes to ...

The Polk Sheriff's Office will continue to hold undocumented suspects for collection by ICE agents, Sheriff Grady Judd said.

Florida sued the Biden administration on several different occasions, including over its “illegal” catch-and-release policies at the southern border and, most recently, its alleged refusal to help the state purge noncitizens from voter rolls in the 2024 election.

Florida lawmakers on Monday quickly ended a special session called by Gov. Ron DeSantis and instead called their own session.

Eight current or former Polk County residents, some accused of assaulting officers at the Capitol, stand to benefit from President Trump's order.

The Florida governor laid out several immigration reform proposals, including making illegal entry into the U.S. a state-level crime and appointing a "state immigration enforcement officer" to oversee state and federal coordination.

The governor was joined by Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd and other agency leaders in Winter Haven to discuss those proposals.