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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 August 22, 2017, Polk County Sheriff's Agricultural Crimes Detectives arrested 66-year-old Dr. Ga...
On Thursday, August 17, 2017, three former DJJ G4S Highlands Youth Academy (HYA) staff members were ...
Polk County Sheriff's Office General Crimes Unit detectives arrested 20-year-old Devon Toothman of A...
PCSO K-9 Unit deputies and the Aviation Unit assisted WHPD in locating three suspects who committed ...
PCSO deputies arrested three juveniles, two of whom are brothers, with extensive criminal histories ...
From Monday, July 31st through Saturday, August 5th, 2017, the PCSO Organized Retail Crime Unit and ...