Photo Courtesy of Polk County Sheriff's Office POLK COUNTY — The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help after a pickup truck was reported stolen late last week. According to a Crime Stoppers press release, deputies received a report on Friday, January 16, 2026, that a 2018 Ford Super Duty pickup had been stolen from Mill Gate Road. The truck is white in color and is equipped with a black Ranch Hand bumper and a 5th wheel hitch. The stolen vehicle bears

Photo Courtesy of Polk County Sheriff's Office The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a black 2011 Nissan Maxima that was recently reported stolen from Indian Springs. According to a Crime Stoppers press release, the vehicle did not run at the time it was taken and would have had to be towed or loaded onto a trailer in order to remove it from the area. The stolen vehicle is described as a black 2011 Nissan Maxima bearing Texas license pla

Photos Courtesy of Polk County Sheriff's Office. A New Year’s Eve traffic stop along U.S. Highway 59 in Polk County led to the arrest of two Louisiana residents on marijuana and evidence-tampering charges, while also raising serious concerns about child safety, according to information released by the Polk County Sheriff's Office. On December 31, 2025, investigators with the Polk County Narcotics Division were conducting traffic enforcement along U.S. Highway 59 North near Le

Residents across East and Southeast Texas are being urged to use extra caution with outdoor activities as elevated fire weather conditions develop across much of the region, according to state and federal fire and weather officials. While the most extreme fire danger — known as Red Flag conditions — is focused farther west in Texas, dry air, gusty winds, and warm winter temperatures are creating higher-than-normal wildfire potential on Thursday and Friday, including in Deep E

POLK COUNTY, Texas — What started as a routine traffic stop on Halloween night turned into a major narcotics bust and firearms seizure, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. On October 31, 2025, a Narcotics K9 Detective pulled over a vehicle for a violation of the Texas Transportation Code. During the conversation roadside, the driver didn’t exactly play it cool — investigators say he voluntarily admitted he had “a large quantity of meth” stashed in a locked toolbox

Information provided by Texas Parks & Wildlife The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) released their latest weekly report, and...

Tyler County Sheriff’s Office released this photo Tuesday evening after the final suspect was taken into custody near FM 1745 in Chester....

Full Press Release from the Tyler County Sheriff’s Office: (Released July 22, 2025 – 12:40 PM) A high-speed chase that began early Monday...

Lilliana Bell, 14, was last seen on the evening of June 25, 2025, in the Livingston area. Anyone with information is urged to contact the...