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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 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.

Polk County News
Mar 29, 2016

PCSO Deputies Arrest Lake...

On Monday, March 28, 2016, PCSO Special Victims detectives arrested 48-year-old Leslie Wulff of Lake...

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Polk County News
Mar 18, 2016

2015 Polk Uniform Crime R...

According to Uniform Crime Report (UCR) statistics, as reported semi-annually and annually to the Fl...

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Polk County News
Mar 11, 2016

PCSO Vice Unit Arrests T...

On Thursday, March 10, 2016, the PCSO Undercover Vice Unit conducted an operation at Lake Fannie Boa...

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Polk County News
Mar 10, 2016

PCSO Detectives Arrest Sc...

On Wednesday, March 9, 2016, PCSO Special Victims Unit detectives arrested Polk County School bus dr...

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Robert Banks Homicide
Mar 9, 2016

PCSO Detectives Arrest Fo...

On Wednesday, March 9, 2016, PCSO Homicide detectives, working with the Sumter County Sheriff's Offi...

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Polk County News
Mar 3, 2016

PCSO Vice Unit Arrests Th...

On Tuesday, March 1, 2016, the PCSO Undercover Vice Unit conducted an operation at Saddle Creek Park...

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