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Polk Jail report – Wednesday, May 20, 2026
Officials from the Polk County Jail provide arrest reports on weekday mornings. Find the Wednesday, May 20, 2026 report below.
FEATURED
PRIMARY RESULTS: Polk County voters come out to polls for May decision on local races
The votes have been cast and the primaries – for most races – are coming to a close. Others will require a run-off (especially in crowed statewide races) as the parties determine who will be on…
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Polk Jail report – Tuesday, May 19, 2026
Officials from the Polk County Jail provide arrest reports on weekday mornings. Find the Tuesday, May 19, 2026 report below.
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Polk Jail report – Monday, May 18, 2026
Officials from the Polk County Jail provide arrest reports on weekday mornings. Find the Monday, May 18, 2026 report below.
FEATURED
Power failure caused 911 outage for Polk County this morning
UPDATE: 911 service is now fully restored as of 2 p.m. EDT. on Sunday, May 17, 2026. Local officials will have to do some more digging, but so far it is looking like a round of…
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UPDATE: Polk County 911 experiencing Sunday morning telephone outage, line re-routed to Bartow
UPDATE 2: 911 service is now fully restored as of 2 p.m. EDT. on Sunday, May 17, 2026. UPDATE 1: Polk County officials have temporarily re-routed the 911 line locally to Bartow County until further notice.…
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Polk Jail report – Friday, May 15, 2026
Officials from the Polk County Jail provide arrest reports on weekday mornings. Find the Friday, May 15, 2026 report below.
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Polk Jail report – Thursday, May 14, 2026
Officials from the Polk County Jail provide arrest reports on weekday mornings. Find the Thursday, May 14, 2026 report below.
OBITUARIES
April Belcher
April Leigh Belcher, age 44, of Aragon, GA, passed away Monday afternoon, May 11, 2026. April was born in Rome, GA, on June 21, 1981, daughter of Benny Powell, Sr., and the late Rita Hayes Powell.…
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Polk Jail report – Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Officials from the Polk County Jail provide arrest reports on weekday mornings. Find the Wednesday, May 13, 2026 report below.