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🚨 JUST IN: Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd announces the arrest of child predator and former MICKEY MOUSE character at Disney who was "into diapers" — and tried having s*x with a minor "He had two backpacks full of diapers." "He had the high squeaky voice, too." "He wanted to put diapers on the children and do all kinds of nasty stuff, none of which we can talk about. TWO BACKPACKS FULL. He planned to have a great time." He was NO longer employed by Disney when this happened, thank GOD "He said, I'm a little naughty...he was very explicit...

Florida deputies said they got way more than they bargained for when they were investigating a domestic incident that involved a mother and her son. Christina Clemens, 46, of Lakeland, southwest of Orlando, called for help claiming that her son, Shane Clemens, 22, hit her during the domestic dispute, according to Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd. "Shane, you ought not ever lay a hand on your mama," Sheriff Judd said in a Facebook post Tuesday. According to Judd, Shane Clemens became angry after his mother called deputies and they arrested him. That's when he informed deputies that he and his...

A 17 year old sociopath murdered his father in Oklahoma and claimed self-defense. The authorities could not prove otherwise. Six months later he murders his mother in Florida. A chilling tale of a family in crisis and a justice system that failed to protect them........... 19 Minute VIDEO..................

Polk County deputies arrested a 62-year-old man who they say exposed himself to a 5-year-old child inside a Mulberry Walmart after a Crime Stoppers tip ended a two-day search. Walmart incident What we know: According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, a mother and her 5-year-old daughter were grocery shopping during the day at a Walmart in Mulberry when a man followed them. Sheriff Grady Judd stated, "This is a sick guy and he's dangerous." Judd noted that surveillance footage captured the man tracking the family through the business. "On Monday afternoon, past, he is a sexual predator in a...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of eight teenagers caught trying to steal more than $2,000 worth of merchandise from a local Dick’s Sporting Goods in Posner Plaza, Davenport. The teens, who are from Pennsylvania, are members of a Philadelphia youth football team, the United Thoroughbreds, who were in Polk County participating in the Prolifix Nationals tournament. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office shared, “On Saturday, December 6, 2025, at approximately 10:55 a.m., PCSO deputies responded to a report of retail theft in progress at the Dick’s Sporting Goods. The store manager contacted PCSO after observing multiple juveniles concealing...

Sheriff Grady Judd Press Conference Eight teens from PA here in Polk to compete in football tournament arrested for felony retail theft at Posner Park Media Contact: Juliana Rivera, PIO The Polk County Sheriff’s Office has arrested eight teenagers who were caught in the act of conspiring to steal more than $2,000 worth of merchandise from Dick’s Sporting Goods in Posner Plaza, Davenport. Click here to see the news conference: https://youtu.be/U9sCasgpfOU On Saturday, December 6, 2025, at approximately 10:55 a.m., PCSO deputies responded to a report of retail theft in progress at the Dick’s Sporting Goods. The store manager contacted...

A gang of Philadelphia teenagers accused of robbing a Dick's Sporting Goods store in Florida while attending a football tournament have been named and shamed by a no-nonsense sheriff. Members of the eight-strong mob were arrested and hit with felony charges after their alleged December 6 theft spree - something they may not have expected in their Pennsylvania home city, whose district attorney is a notoriously woke prosecutor called Larry Krasner.

HAINES CITY, Fla. — An early-morning shooting Sunday involving a Haines City police officer is under investigation by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd and Haines City Police Chief Jay Hopwood detailed the incident in a news conference Sunday afternoon. According to Hopwood, the officers involved were conducting a traffic stop on a pickup truck with no tag and dark window tints at approximately 2:30 a.m. in the area of Avenue I and 12th Street N. in Haines City. Hopwood says the suspect in the stopped vehicle suddenly backed up, nearly striking the patrol vehicle and...

A childhood rape victim charged with filing a false report by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office when she was 12 has sued Sheriff Grady Judd and multiple employees. It was only after Taylor Cadle secretly took photos and videos of Henry Cadle, her great uncle and adoptive father, during a subsequent rape that the Sheriff’s Office arrested him. He is now serving a 17-year prison sentence.

A deputy noticed Ms. Mitchell driving a Jeep with illegally tinted windows. Well, he didn’t see Ms. Mitchell actually, because the windows were that dark. With windows that dark you probably can’t even see her ducks in a row on her dashboard, if she had any at all. What’s the point of driving a Jeep if people can’t see your ducks? A traffic stop was con-duck-ted on the Jeep on Ronald Reagan Parkway at Tortuga Drive in Davenport. Then the deputy learned something about Ms. Mitchell…she was driving on a license that had been suspended three years ago. That’s like...

Timothy Schultz, a 42-year-old Florida man, survived an apparent gator bite only to die Monday after attacking deputies with garden shears, authorities said. Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) Grady Judd alleged in a press conference that Schultz was high on meth during his swim in an alligator-infested lake and subsequent rampage with shears. While Schultz was swimming in the lake, one person tried to warn him about the gators and another threw a life vest at him, according to the sheriff. A gator then appeared to bite his right arm, Judd said. When Schultz emerged from the lake, he allegedly...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd gives an update on a human trafficking bust that led to the rescue of four potential victims and157 arrests, including a Disney employee and 25 illegal immigrants.

One of the first things workers at a Florida animal shelter noticed when a woman came in with her cats for spay and neutering — aside from the fact there were 22 of them — was the “overwhelming” smell of urine, one of the employees said. The cats weren’t in the best condition. They had fleas, missing fur, green discharge coming from their eyes and noses and “lots of wounds from fighting,” SPCA Florida’s public media director Randa Richter said in a Dec. 22 news conference held by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. SNIP But the shelter became even more...

One of two Florida burglary grand theft suspects with a long criminal history bragged that he would be out of jail shortly after his arrest before he realized he was taken into custody in a county where the law is enforced by a no-nonsense sheriff with a tough-on-crime platform. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said his deputies spotted a stolen Dodge Ram just after 1 a.m. Wednesday. The driver, identified as Tamari Lucas, 24, a Tampa resident, and a passenger eventually stopped the truck and fled on foot, authorities said. [snip] Judd said. Upon his arrest, Lucas allegedly told the...

Living in Florida is expensive. You almost have to have a side hustle just to get by. But one woman in Lakeland, Florida launched a side hustle so lucrative she made it her full time gig. She makes jewelry out of breastmilk. No breastmilk? She can also make jewelry from cremation ashes, hair, placenta or umbilical cord. Personalized keepsakes. According to Good News Network, Rachel Heinze of Lakeland left her job as “a professional neuroscientist that specialized in concussions before quitting her job to stay at home with the kids.” That’s quite a leap, but she’s reportedly making $30K a...

Polk County Sheriff Grady gives an update after eight men, including a Disney employee, were arrested for child pornography. https://www.fox13news.com/news/disney... About 25 minutes, shows pictures of and details regarding those arrested. We need every sheriff in the country working hard to remove these perverts.

In Polk County Florida, a 30-year-old man is facing multiple charges after his attempt to start a house fire. The man was identified as Luke Neely from Lakeland, Florida. Here is all the craziness that went down: It started Sunday morning when Polk County Deputies received a 911 call at 8:11 AM about a man in a Northlake Neighborhood throwing a "Molotov Cocktail" incendiary weapon at a residence. When police arrived on the scene they witnessed Neely getting into a Chevrolet pickup truck and driving away. The deputies followed him and tried to conduct a traffic stop, but Neely was...

Polk County Sheriff’s deputies shot an arsonist his his manhood. “We’ve changed the looks of his groin forever — if you know what I mean,” Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said at a press conference. Luke Neely is facing a number of charges after he threw molotov cocktails at a house and then led police on a high speed chase. The chase ended near Dinosaur World when police opened fire. Neely was found with a loaded AR-15 and a fully loaded handgun. He’s been charged with 3 counts of attempted first-degree murder, arson, 7 counts of firebombing and one count...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A central Florida man took out his anger over nearby construction work by shooting into a vehicle over the weekend, earning him two attempted murder charges, according to authorities in Polk County. According to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, 75-year-old Richard Vitiritti shot into the occupied vehicle Saturday night in the Lake Hatchineha area, near Haines City. No one was hurt. In addition to two counts of attempted murder, Vitiritti also faces charges of shooting into an occupied vehicle and tampering with evidence.