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News and Investigations
News & Investigations
News Releases and Public Information
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.
May 30, 2018
PCSO K-9 Team locates mis...
This story was posted on the PCSO Facebook page, in reference to a K-9 location of a missing 89-year...
May 15, 2018
Operation Pop Top Results
On Monday, May 14, 2018, PCSO deputies, with the help of a volunteer Explorer*, conducted "Operation...
May 14, 2018
Sheriff Judd Recognizes O...
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd and Executive Staff members of the Polk County Sheriff's Office will ...
May 14, 2018
PCSO Deputies arrest man ...
During the early morning hours of Monday, May 14, 2018, PCSO deputies patrolling the US Hwy 92 East ...
May 9, 2018
Three adults and a juveni...
On Tuesday, May 8, 2018, at about 2:49 a.m., deputies from the Polk County Sheriff's Office responde...
May 9, 2018
PCSO and US Marshals Task...
On Tuesday, May 8, 2018, PCSO deputies and the U.S. Marshals Florida Regional Fugitive Task Force, O...