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News and Investigations

News & Investigations

News Releases and Public Information

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.

Operation NO Spring Fling May 2019 POSTER
May 21, 2019

154 Arrested During Six-D...

Detectives with the Polk County Sheriff's Office Vice Unit completed a six-day undercover op...

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Rabid bat
May 15, 2019

Fifth positive rabies cas...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office Animal Control Section confirmed on Wednesday, May 15, 2019, the fi...

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Juanita Tappin
May 10, 2019

Polk County School bus at...

On Thursday, May 9, 2019, Polk County Sheriff's Special Victims Unit detectives arrested 43-year-old...

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May 2019 Organized Retail Crime suspects
May 8, 2019

Six suspects charged in s...

Beginning in February 2019, the PCSO Organized Retail Crime Unit and partnering entities conducted a...

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Operation Guardian of Innocence III poster with suspect mugshots
Apr 30, 2019

Twelve suspects arrested ...

From February to April 2019, Polk County Sheriff’s Computer Crimes detectives served search warrants...

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Operation Death Meth suspect mugshots
Apr 24, 2019

47 suspects charged durin...

During 2018 and 2019, the Polk County High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force (HIDTA) conduc...

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