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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 Sunday, August 22, 2021, PCSO detectives arrested 57-year-old Joseph O’Connor of Winter Haven fol...
On Tuesday, August 17, 2021, undercover detectives from the Polk County Sheriff's Office Vice Unit c...
On August 16, 2021, Polk County Sheriff's Office detectives arrested 29-year-old Jose Luis Garcia of...
27 year old Hialeah man travels to Polk for sex with a minor; PCSO arrests him
On August 11, 2021, PCSO detectives concluded an investigation into illegal towing practices being c...
On August 10, 2021, Polk County Animal Control responded to a home on Fussell Road in Polk City, whe...