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Polk County crime: All suspects taken into custody following manhunt

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Updated  July 22, 2025 8:30pm CDT
Polk County
FOX 26 Houston

The Brief

    • All suspects are now in custody following a manhunt that began in Polk County on Tuesday afternoon. 
    • People were asked to avoid the area of U.S. Highway 287 E. and Darden Road E.
    • A total of three suspects were taken into custody. 

HOUSTON - A manhunt has been terminated in Polk County and authorities said they've caught all three suspects they were looking for. 

Polk County manhunt

What we know:

According to the Polk County Sheriff's Office, they were searching near U.S. Highway 287 E. and Darden Road E..

Officials also said two other suspects were located and taken into custody.  

Late Tuesday evening, Polk County authorities said the third and final suspect has been captured by the Tyler County Sheriff's Office after calls from the public in Tyler County that an individual fitting the description of the suspect was seen at the corner of 1745 and US Highway 287 East in Chester, Texas. 

Officials said the suspect was taken into custody without incident and was taken to the Polk County Sheriff's Office. 

What we don't know:

Details about what prompted the manhunt are not known.

The Source: The information in this article comes from the Polk County Sheriff's Office.

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