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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.

Polk County News
Feb 7, 2018

Pool contractor arrested...

On Wednesday, February 7, 2018, the Polk County Sheriff's Office arrested the owner of Tropic Pools ...

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Robert Morales Jr.
Feb 5, 2018

PCSO Deputies Arrest Wint...

On Saturday, February 3, 2018, PCSO deputies arrested 27-year-old Roberto Morales, Jr., a city of Wi...

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Lisa Rockefeller
Jan 31, 2018

PCSO Traffic Deputies Ide...

Thanks to a Heartland Crime Stoppers anonymous tip, on Tuesday, January 30, 2018, PCSO Traffic deput...

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Polk County News
Jan 24, 2018

Tenoroc High School Stude...

On Wednesday, January 24, 2018, PCSO School Resource deputies arrested 16-year-old Terrika Nichole W...

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Felipe Fernandez
Jan 19, 2018

PCSO Detectives Arrest Th...

Between Wednesday, January 17th, and Friday, January 19th, 2018, PCSO Robbery detectives arrested th...

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Dorale Sermons
Jan 16, 2018

Haines City man arrested ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office has a 32-year-old Haines City man in custody for a shooting that oc...

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