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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 April 28, 2017, PCSO deputies received information that 26-year-old Kyle Barwan of Lakeland, who ...
In an undisclosed location in Polk County, beginning on Monday, May 15, through Sunday, May 21, 2017...
On Thursday, May 11, 2017, Polk County Sheriff's Office undercover detectives conducted an investiga...
Polk County Animal Control confirms the first case of rabies for the year 2017, after a bat in the L...
On Friday, May 5, 2017, deputies arrested 31-year-old Jarrod Lee of Frostproof, for one count vehicu...
Eighty-one years after making the ultimate sacrifice for his fellow citizens in Mulberry and Polk Co...