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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 Tuesday, January 31, 2017, PCSO deputies thwarted a trio's efforts to swindle an elderly Winter H...
Early Sunday morning, at approximately 4:00 a.m. on January 29 Polk County Sheriff's deputies respon...
Beginning February 1, 2017, Polk County will be using “Alert Polk” during situations that may affect...
On Wednesday, January 25, 2017, PCSO deputies obtained an arrest warrant for 27-year-old Kyle Christ...
On January 24, 2017, undercover detectives assigned to the PCSO Narcotics Unit served search warrant...
The third annual "Jeepin' with Sheriff Judd" Jeep charity event will be held Friday through Sunday,...