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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.
A man driving 94 MPH on US Highway 27 through Dundee on Tuesday afternoon, November 27, 2018, fled f...
On Thursday, November 22, 2018, PCSO deputies arrested and charged 38-year-old Steven Nicholas Hunt,...
On Tuesday, November 20, 2018, Winter Haven P.D. officers and Polk County Sheriff’s deputies apprehe...
On November 19, 2018, PCSO conducted “Operation Pop Top,” an ongoing effort to enforc...
Pet Fest will be held on Saturday, December 1, 2018 between 10 A.M. and 4 P.M. at the Animal Control...
A Lakeland man is now in custody after over 100 images of child pornography were discovered on hi...