POLK COUNTY, Fla. – Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd is scheduled to address the public tomorrow afternoon following a massive undercover investigation that landed nearly 20 suspects behind bars. The briefing will take place at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
The multi-day joint operation, dubbed “Operation Child Protector VIII,” focused on identifying and apprehending individuals targeting minors.
According to the Sheriff’s Office, the investigation was a collaborative effort involving several local police departments, various sheriff’s offices, and the Florida Department of Financial Services Criminal Investigations Division…