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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.

Polk County News
Sep 21, 2016

Sheriff Grady Judd Warns ...

On June 17, 2016, a 71-year-old Lake Wales man reported to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office that he ...

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Victor Manns Jr
Sep 8, 2016

Sheriff’s Office Detectiv...

25-year-old Victor Lemond Manns, Jr., Virginia Avenue, Bartow, has been charged with First Degree Mu...

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Perry
Sep 7, 2016

PCSO Investigating Office...

PCSO is investigating an officer-involved shooting at 2737 Golfview Street in Lakeland, that began w...

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Polk County News
Sep 7, 2016

PCSO Detectives Additiona...

On Tuesday, September 6, 2016, PCSO detectives filed 132 additional charges against Polk County Jail...

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Polk County News
Sep 2, 2016

PCSO Detectives Charge La...

On September 1, 2016, PCSO Special Victims Unit detectives arrested 32-year-old Imeldo Cano of Lakel...

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Rony Mendez
Aug 30, 2016

Rony Mendez Extradited fr...

Man who began sexually battering a Polk County child when she was nine years of age, and ultimately ...

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