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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
Dec 11, 2017

Polk Sheriff's Charities...

On Monday, December 11, 2017, at 4:30 p.m., Sheriff Grady Judd and the Polk Sheriff's Charities, Inc...

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Polk County News
Dec 5, 2017

Deputies arrest man for ...

On Saturday, December 2, 2017 at about 9:00 a.m., Polk County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested a m...

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Polk County News
Nov 21, 2017

Two juveniles and one ad...

On Monday, November 20, 2017, Polk County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested 16-year-old Leslie Diaz...

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Polk County News
Nov 3, 2017

Lakeland Veterinarian and...

66-year-old Dr. Gail Nichols and her husband/co-defendant, 74-year-old Paul Smith, of Lakeland have ...

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Polk County News
Nov 1, 2017

Four offenders arrested f...

Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies and members of the Department of Corrections-Probation Office ...

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Luigi Grieco
Oct 31, 2017

Deputies arrest Kissimme...

On Monday, October 30, 2017, Polk County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested 22-year-old Luigi Grieco...

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