Grady Judd: 8 arrested in cross-country multi-million-dollar fraud investigation

A multi-million-dollar fraud investigation that affected 235 victims nationwide has led to the arrests of eight suspects, and investigators say hundreds more suspects were involved.

Grady Judd: Record-breaking bust nets enough fentanyl to kill 14.5 million people

Sheriff Grady Judd says detectives in Polk County seized 64 pounds of fentanyl and arrested eight people in what the sheriff's office calls the largest fentanyl seizure in the county's history.

Sheriff Grady Judd takes kids fishing as part of annual community outreach event

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd continued an annual tradition on Wednesday, hosting more than 100 children for the "Fishin' with Sheriff Judd" event.

Grady Judd: Deputies shoot, kill 'bizarre' armed man minutes after apparent gator attack in lake

Sheriff Grady Judd says Polk County deputies shot and killed an armed man who was attacked by an alligator while swimming across a lake, then charged at the deputies with a pair of garden shears before trying to grab a gun from a patrol vehicle.

Grady Judd: 'Very violent' gang members, associates arrested in organized retail theft ring

Five illegal immigrants suspected of dozens of crimes in Central Florida as part of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua face charges after a months-long investigation, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd announced Friday.

Sheriff Grady Judd swears in boy with brain cancer as honorary Polk County deputy

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd held a swearing-in ceremony on Friday for a 13-year-old boy battling incurable brain cancer as the teen hopes to set a Guinness World Record.

Grady Judd on man arrested for DUI while taking kids to Disney World: 'Drunker than Cooter Brown'

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd is sharing new insight into the arrest of a man with prior DUI convictions who's now accused of driving drunk with kids in the car while heading to Disney World.

Grady Judd: Illegal immigrant accused of enslaving, sexually abusing child for years faces upgraded charges

A man who Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd accuses of committing the "worst of the worst" crimes by enslaving and sexually abusing a child for years is facing upgraded charges for being in the country illegally.