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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 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.

Cannibus
Aug 16, 2024

The Polk County Sheriff’s...

On August 14, 2024, Polk County Sheriff’s deputies in our Northeast district responded to the parkin...

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Operation Pop Top
Aug 15, 2024

OPERATION POP TOP

The Polk County Sheriff’s office operates an ongoing Operation Pop Top campaign in which deputies vi...

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 poster SOUTH AMERICAN THEFT GROUP
Aug 15, 2024

South American theft grou...

Four Colombian nationalists accused of targeting small business owners for residential burglaries.

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Maykol Farinas Rodriguez
Aug 12, 2024

Davenport man arrested fo...

Man survives being stabbed four times after argument over gas money

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Tiffany West
Jul 30, 2024

Charge of DUI manslaughte...

Tiffany West of Orlando now faces DUI manslaughter and vehicular manslaughter charges

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Sandra Gross
Jul 26, 2024

From House Party to Hoose...

On Wednesday, July 24, 2024, around 5:00 p.m., detectives from the Southwest District arrested 10 su...

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