“Now I want all of the children watching this to know, it’s not the real Santa Claus,” Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd.

Polk County Sheriff's Office held a weeklong child predator sting resulting in 19 individuals arrested, including Lakeland's ...

A 68-year-old Polk County man who performs as Santa allegedly offered $200 to have sex with a 13-year-old girl in an ...

Thomas Hicks, 68, of Lakeland, faces numerous charges including human trafficking and using a computer to seduce a child.

Thousands and thousands and thousands of children have sat on this guy’s lap thinking he was Santa Claus when, in fact, he ...

A Florida man known for portraying Santa Claus was arrested following a week-long sting called Operation Child Protector VIII ...

This Santa is on the very, very naughty list. A married Santa Claus impersonator who sat “thousands and thousands of children ...

A man known for playing Santa Claus at Polk County Christmas events was one of nearly 20 people arrested during an undercover ...

On Wednesday, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd announced the results of a recent undercover sting — including the arrest of a ...