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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.

Polk County News
Dec 19, 2018

Operation Pop Top leads t...

On December 18, 2018, PCSO school resource deputies conducted “Operation Pop Top”&md...

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Giselle Felix
Dec 7, 2018

Dundee woman arrested for...

Polk County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested 36-year-old Giselle Reyes Felix on Wednesday, Decembe...

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Christopher Cordell
Dec 7, 2018

Polk County Sheriff's Off...

An alert deputy with the Polk County Sheriff's Office spotted a suspicious vehicle early Thursday mo...

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Five Suspects
Dec 5, 2018

Three juveniles and two a...

Polk County Sheriff's deputies ended a night of crime by five Orlando teens Wednesday morning, Decem...

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Polk County News
Dec 5, 2018

Sheriff Judd warns reside...

"Unfortunately, this is the season for 'grinches.' Folks, these criminals are smooth, so be leery of...

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Westdrop and Green
Dec 5, 2018

PCSO detectives arrest tw...

On Tuesday, December 4, 2018, detectives from the Polk County Sheriff's Office arrested two men for ...

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