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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.

Marsha Dolce
Mar 19, 2018

4th Grade Poinciana teach...

On Saturday, March 17, 2018, Polk County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested a 26-year-old 4th grade ...

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Christina Westdorp
Mar 17, 2018

Lakeland woman arrested f...

Deputies from the Polk County Sheriff's Office arrested a Lakeland woman for leaving the scene of a ...

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Polk County News
Mar 16, 2018

Military-grade explosives...

On Tuesday, March 13, 2018, PCSO deputies responded to a call indicating a package labeled "C-4 expl...

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Polk County News
Mar 15, 2018

8 Polk County sexual pred...

On Wednesday, March 14, 2018, PCSO Special Victims Response Team (SVRT) detectives arrested five sex...

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Jake Boswell
Mar 15, 2018

West Virginia Man Arreste...

On March 13, 2018, Mercer County (WV) deputies arrested 31-year-old Jake Ernest Boswell, Jr., on a P...

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UCR 2016 stats compared to 2017
Mar 13, 2018

Crime and Crime Rate Both...

Crime in the Polk County Sheriff's Office primary law enforcement response area is down 10.4% in 201...

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