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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 with the Polk County Sheriff's Office Vice Unit completed a six-day undercover op...
The Polk County Sheriff's Office Animal Control Section confirmed on Wednesday, May 15, 2019, the fi...
On Thursday, May 9, 2019, Polk County Sheriff's Special Victims Unit detectives arrested 43-year-old...
Beginning in February 2019, the PCSO Organized Retail Crime Unit and partnering entities conducted a...
From February to April 2019, Polk County Sheriff’s Computer Crimes detectives served search warrants...
During 2018 and 2019, the Polk County High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force (HIDTA) conduc...