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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 Thursday, November 15, 2018, the U.S. Marshals Florida Regional Fugitive Task Force (FRFTF), to w...
For the second time in less than 14-hours, the Polk County Sheriff's Office is investigating a suici...
Deputies from the Polk County Sheriff's Office responded to a fatal domestic violence call at 2336 ...
On October 30, 2018, 56-year-old Ronald Skroback, of Bartow, started a conversation with an under...
On October 18, 2018, at around 11 a.m., 71-year-old Richard Kolari, of Lakeland, approached an un...
On October 17, 2018, PCSO conducted “Operation Pop Top,” an ongoing effort to enforce...