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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.
Mar 7, 2019
Lakeland man charged with...
On March 7, 2019, PCSO detectives served a search warrant at 610 Peninsular Drive in Lakeland after ...
Mar 5, 2019
Bartow man involved in de...
On Monday evening, March 4, 2019, 28-year-old Joshua Jay Pacheco turned himself into the Polk County...
Mar 4, 2019
Polk County Sheriff's Off...
On Saturday, March 2, 2019, PCSO deputies responded to the Citgo Food Market, located at 4660 Highwa...
Feb 28, 2019
Lake Wales couple arreste...
On Wednesday, February 27, 2019, detectives with the Polk County Sheriff's Office arrested a couple ...
Feb 27, 2019
Six charged with selling/...
Undercover Polk County Sheriff’s Office narcotics detectives made six arrests and served searc...
Feb 25, 2019
Operation Pop Top leads t...
On Thursday, February 21, 2019, PCSO school resource deputies conducted “Operation Pop Top&rdq...