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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.
Nov 10, 2020
Four teens arrested after...
"This was a coordinated, planned attack, carried out by a group of teens who beat up a teen then ran...
Nov 10, 2020
PCSO's "Operation Pop-Top...
Operation to ensure stores do not sell alcohol to minors results in one arrest.
Nov 9, 2020
PCSO investigating a shoo...
Deputies from the Polk County Sheriff's Office responded to a domestic violence call in unincorporat...
Nov 4, 2020
Lakeland man arrested for...
"Yet again we're investigating another dangerous shooting related to illegal drug use. The victim is...
Nov 4, 2020
Winter Haven man indicted...
"We have investigated 59 deaths related to drug overdoses so far in 2020 in our jurisdiction. This i...
Oct 29, 2020
PCSO Accreditation Assess...
A team of assessors from the Commission on Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (CALEA), Public Safety Com...