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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.
On February 25, 2020, the victim of a vehicle theft in Pasco County contacted the Polk County Sherif...
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Deputies from the Polk County Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a vehicle-pedestrian cras...
The Polk County Sheriff's Office is investigating a homicide that occurred on February 16, 2020, ...
On February 13, 2020, PCSO Computer Crimes detectives obtained a warrant for and arrested 27-year-ol...
At approximately 11:26 am on Thursday, February 13, 2020, a single engine fixed wing land-based plan...