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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 Meghan Petty. 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 Jail inmate Richard McDermott (DOB 12/28/70) who was arrested on a warrant in September ...
38-year-old Erica Larrow of Lakeland was arrested for 22 counts of transmission of child pornography...
Man saved from creek suffering from hypothermia, later arrested on warrants
Man killed in Mulberry; shooter on life-support from self-inflicted wound.
On Wednesday, January 12, 2022, Polk County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Homicide detectives arrested 45...
At approximately 2:30 pm on Wednesday, January 12, 2022, a 2-seater Seaplane (1946 Yellow Piper J3C-...