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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 Tuesday, February 12, 2019, PCSO school resource deputies conducted “Operation...
Early Tuesday morning (about 1:00 a.m.), February 12, 2019, PCSO deputies located and arrested a Hon...
20-year-old Zachary Stinson was arrested Thursday morning, February 7, 2019, at 4:1...
On Wednesday, February 6, 2019, PCSO detectives arrested 55-year-old Darla Jean Borders of 149 Berge...
On Tuesday, February 5, 2019, detectives from the Polk County Sheriff's Office arrested the 34-year-...
Crime in the Polk County Sheriff's Office primary law enforcement response area is down 5.9% compa...