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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 Wednesday, June 16, 2021, PCSO Animal Control responded to Poyner Road in Polk City, in reference...
On June 15, 2021, 24-year-old Eduardo Martinez of California was arrested for four counts of Transmi...
Man fatally shot in unincorporated Bartow; suspect arrested
On Friday, June 11, 2021, the Polk County Sheriff's Office arrested 50-year-old Lee Anne Huff of Cle...
On Tuesday, June 8, 2021, undercover detectives from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office Vice Unit arre...
On Monday, June 7, 2021, the Polk County Sheriff's Office arrested 29-year-old Andrew Pierce Weaver ...