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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.

Polk County News
Apr 5, 2019

Operation Pop Top leads t...

On Tuesday, April 2, 2019, PCSO school resource deputies conducted “Operation Pop Top”&m...

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Micaela Coronel
Apr 3, 2019

Woman arrested for drivin...

PCSO Traffic deputies have arrested 25-year-old Micaela Coronel, who is Argentinian but has been sta...

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Heather Tyler
Mar 30, 2019

Homicide detectives arres...

PCSO Homicide detectives have arrested and charged 28-year-old Heather Tyler of Lakeland with first ...

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Polk County News
Mar 29, 2019

PCSO investigating deaths...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office is conducting a death investigation of two people inside a mobile h...

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Joao Meira mugshot
Mar 28, 2019

Winter Garden man arreste...

On Wednesday, March 27, 2019, detectives with the Polk County Sheriff's Office arrested 32-y...

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