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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.
"Just after midnight on Saturday night, we find this stolen car lurking in an area where we have wor...
Three people were arrested by the Polk County Sheriff's Office after their car struck an occupied ho...
On Saturday evening, March 28, 2020, PCSO deputies responded to an armed burglary on Grand Pines Blv...
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 22-year-old man early Sunday morning, March 29, 20...
At 10:00 p.m. on Friday night, March 27, 2020, the PCSO Emergency Communications Center (ECC) receiv...
On Wednesday, March 25, 2020, PCSO undercover narcotics detectives served a search warrant at 114 Ha...