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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 Meghan Petty. 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
Sep 14, 2017

Sheriff Judd reminds resi...

Sheriff Grady Judd reminds residents to be alert and report any suspicious door-to-door or phone sol...

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Polk County News
Sep 14, 2017

Deputies make 7 curfew vi...

Polk County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested 7 Polk County residents on curfew violation charges o...

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Polk County News
Sep 13, 2017

16 additional arrests ma...

Polk County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested 16 Polk County residents on curfew violation charge...

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Mark Elortegui
Sep 13, 2017

Deputies arrest suspect f...

Polk County Sheriff's Office detectives arrest 25-year-old Mark Elortegui of Lakeland, for burglary ...

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Polk County News
Sep 12, 2017

Deputies arrest 7 for vi...

Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested 7 Polk County residents on curfew violation charges o...

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Polk County News
Sep 12, 2017

Suspect caught on video s...

Polk County Sheriff's Office detectives are attempting to identify a suspect who burglarized Dona Ju...

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