After smelling marijuana inside the pickup he had just pulled over, a deputy asked the driver to step out of the vehicle. ...more

January 21, 2009

The following people were booked Friday, Jan. 16 through Monday, Jan. 19 into the Highlands County Jail: ...more

January 21, 2009

A motion of acquittal was granted in the trial of a Lake Placid man charged with operating a grow house. ...more

January 21, 2009

A 20-year-old man who shares his name with the 40th President of the United States, an international airport and a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was arrested early Tuesday morning during an undercover drug operation, according to a criminal arrest affidavit. ...more

January 20, 2009

Thirty-seven people were arrested and 109 roosters seized Saturday after Polk County sheriff's deputies received an anonymous tip and broke up a Mulberry cockfighting ring. ...more

January 18, 2009

While conducting a narcotics investigation last night, Polk County Sheriff's Office investigators discovered a cockfighting ring, according to a media release. ...more

January 17, 2009

A local man remained in jail Friday on a $20,000 bond after his Thursday arrest on kidnapping, battery and burglary charges. ...more

January 17, 2009

The following people were booked Thursday, Jan. 15 into the Highlands County Jail: ...more

January 17, 2009