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Welcome to the Polk County Sheriff's Office News Room, where the Public Information Officers (PIO's) post all of the information that they release to the news media. PIO's act as liaisons between news media organizations and the Sheriff's Office. The PIO's routinely release timely and accurate information and Crime Stoppers bulletins, and respond to routine and "breaking news" media inquiries. News releases and Crime Stoppers information can be found on this page.
PCSO's full-time Public Information Officers are Brian Bruchey, Carrie Horstman, and Alicia Manautou. The Public Information Officers can be reached by sending an e-mail collectively at PIOs@polksheriff.org.
The recent news releases sent out by the PIOs can be found here, and archived releases (older than 2017) can be found here.
Detectives from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested a teacher from Lakeland’s Lake...
On Wednesday, June 24, 2020, PCSO deputies arrested 20-year-old Marshall Hayes and 18-year-old Bella...
On June 24, 2020, PCSO detectives obtained an arrest warrant for 39-year-old Michael Folsom of Lakel...
PCSO is seeking qualified men and women in various locations in Polk County who desire to work as su...
Arrested: Child pornography and stalking of a 10-year-old
In early 2020, Polk County Sheriff’s Computer Crimes detectives served search warrants and mad...