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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 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 Sheriff's Office deputies arrested 18-year-old Marvell Parkinson and 17-year-old Martell...
Polk County Sheriff's Office deputies investigated a vehicle crash that occurred on Thursday, Septem...
Late last evening (Friday, September 1, 2017), thanks to tips from those who saw the news and social...
Late Monday afternoon, on August 28, 2017, Polk County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested four juven...
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 ...