You might have heard in the news that the father of pop singer Taylor Swift recently thwarted a burglar in his St. Petersburg home when he came home during the crime.
Distraction burglaries are certainly nothing new to Polk County, but we’ve been fortunate in that none have been reported to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office recently.
During an emergency, every second counts and any kind of delay could mean the difference between life and death.
In law enforcement, it is frustrating to see the same people returning to jail time after time. Too often, a life of crime is a way of life.
I can’t understand why some people have pets, when they don’t care to take care of the pets.
A law went into effect in 2019 that was intended to cut down on people who are texting on their cell phones while they’re driving on public roads.
As 2019 comes to a close, it appears that we will finish with a total of 11 reported cases of rabies in Polk County.
