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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 Meghan Petty. 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.
Jan 31, 2019
Former Youth & Family ser...
On Wednesday, January 30, 2019, detectives with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office added an additional...
Jan 30, 2019
Ridge High School counsel...
On Tuesday, January 29, 2019, PCSO detectives who were conducting a battery investigation (between t...
Jan 25, 2019
First rabies case of 2019...
The Polk County Sheriff's Office Animal Control Section confirmed on Friday, January 25, 2019,
Jan 22, 2019
PCSO Arrests Winter Have...
42-year-old Max Hernandez of Winter Haven was arrested and charged on Friday, January 18,...
Jan 18, 2019
Nurse arrested for DUI an...
On January 17, 2019, a PCSO deputy pulled over 39-year-old Griseida Montanez, of Brandon, for spe...
Jan 17, 2019
Polk County Sheriff’s Off...
On Thursday, January 17, 2019, detectives from the Polk County Sheriff's Office set out to arrest an...