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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 Friday, January 22, 2016, PCSO Homicide detectives obtained an arrest warrant for and took into c...
Polk County Sheriff’s Office detectives, working with the Highlands County Sheriff’s Office and inve...
Within the last week, three Polk County residents received phone calls from legitimate phone numbers...
On Thursday, January 14, 2016, PCSO Homicide detectives obtained an arrest warrant and placed into c...
Polk County Sheriff’s Office Homicide detectives, working with the Miami-Dade Police Department, wit...
On Wednesday, January 13, 2016, The U.S. Marshals Florida Regional Fugitive Task Force (FRFTF) worki...