Click Here for ADA Accessible Format

Polk County Sheriff’s Phone# 863-298-6200

If in an emergency Dial 911

Polk County Sheriff Facebook Polk County Sheriff Twitter Polk County Sheriff Instagram Polk County Sheriff Youtube

Hit enter to search or ESC to close

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.

shawn fitgerald
Nov 21, 2020

Polk County Sheriff’s Off...

Detectives from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested 46-year-old Shawn Fitzgerald, a Lake...

Read More
Solomon Smith
Nov 20, 2020

PCSO detectives arrest tw...

PCSO Organized Retail Crime detectives arrested 19-year-old Solomon Smith of Lakeland and 18-year-ol...

Read More
Hogeland DL photo
Nov 16, 2020

PCSO investigating a depu...

PCSO deputies investigated a deputy-involved shooting in Mulberry, during which a deputy sheriff was...

Read More
2019 Turkey Giveaway
Nov 16, 2020

Polk Sheriff's Charities ...

Polk Sheriff's Charities, Inc., a 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit charitable organization, is sponsoring ...

Read More
Ernest McKnight III mughsot
Nov 13, 2020

Lake Wales man charged wi...

Man commits crimes while accompanied by 8 year old

Read More