{"id":30780,"date":"2023-03-04T20:34:38","date_gmt":"2023-03-05T01:34:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=30780"},"modified":"2023-03-04T20:34:46","modified_gmt":"2023-03-05T01:34:46","slug":"judd-continues-to-rack-up-wins-but-still-loses-big","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2023\/03\/04\/judd-continues-to-rack-up-wins-but-still-loses-big\/","title":{"rendered":"Judd continues to rack up wins but still loses big"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Editorial<\/p>\n\n\n

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Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd is perhaps Florida\u2019s most well-known Sheriff. For some, he\u2019s beloved for his tough-on-crime politics. For others, he\u2019s notorious for the very same reason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But in 2023\u2019s red Florida, that hardline brand is a winning strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like last year, Judd narrowly missed the top 25, but insiders in The Process clearly still know Judd is a power broker in his own right. It may just be that Polk County tends to be overlooked when considering its more urban, more populous neighbors in Hillsborough and Pinellas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Still, though, Judd continues to rack up wins, including an announcement in mid-February that he had arrested more suspects in an undercover human trafficking operation than ever before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His \u201cOperation Traffic Stop\u201d\u00a0led to 213 arrests\u00a0of individuals accused of soliciting or offering to commit prostitution, as well as those who profited from prostitution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Butt Judd refuses to talk about the real issues in Animal services, why?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Why is Sheriff Grady Judd taking the lethal approach to cat and kitten control in Polk County?<\/a><\/blockquote>