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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.
We thank the Florida Department of Law Enforcement for independently investigating this use of force...
Operation Pop Top pops 2 for selling alcohol to a 17 year old
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is partnering with Bonnet Springs Park to help provide a family-fri...
Trio busted for burglaries thanks to dirty fingers
Polk Sheriff's Charities, Inc., a 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit charitable organization, is sponsoring ...
A presentation sponsored by Polk Vision and focused on the lessons learned in the aftermath of the M...