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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.

Austin Westgate
Oct 5, 2020

Convicted felon arrested ...

A convicted felon racked up 19 charges (9 felonies and 10 misdemeanors) on Sunday, October 4, 2020, ...

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Christopher Hendrix
Oct 2, 2020

Convicted violent felon a...

On Friday, October 2, 2020, four different Polk County victims thwarted one suspect's efforts to car...

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Mulberry photo
Sep 25, 2020

Polk County Sheriff's Off...

Mulberry Death Investigation Underway

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Amanda Brown
Sep 25, 2020

Frostproof woman arrested...

Polk County Sheriff's Fraud detectives arrested 32-year-old Amanda Brown of Frostproof and charged h...

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Mark Callahan Jr.
Sep 21, 2020

Dundee man arrested for s...

27-year-old Mark Anthony Callahan, Jr. of Dundee was arrested during the early morning hours of Mond...

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Operation Pop Top Graphic
Sep 8, 2020

Mulberry clerk charged fo...

Clerk arrested for selling alcohol to minor

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