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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, March 8, 2018, PCSO deputies arrested 34-year-old Eddie Steadman of Lakeland for posses...
On Tuesday, March 6, 2018, the Grand Jury (10th Judicial Circuit) charged 49-year-old Melita Mendez ...
During the early morning hours of Tuesday, March 6, 2018, 27-year-old Darrell Coleman, Jr., who had ...
A Polk County Sheriff's deputy was forced to shoot a Lakeland suspect on Monday afternoon, March 5, ...
On Friday, March 2, 2018, at 3:03 p.m., The Polk County Sheriff's Office arrested a 15-year-old Wint...
A timely editorial from Sheriff Grady Judd about current legislative effort to pass a school safety ...