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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 4, 2020

Social Security Administr...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office is seeing an increase in Social Security scams in Polk County.

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Alexis Wilson
Sep 4, 2020

Youth correctional employ...

On September 3, 2020, PCSO deputies arrested a contracted youth correctional employee with the Depar...

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Mayson Armando Ortiz-Vazquez mugshot from DOC
Aug 28, 2020

Orlando man killed by Lak...

Home invader shot in north Lakeland home

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Polk County News
Aug 28, 2020

Operation Pop Top Results

On Thursday, August 27, 2020, PCSO deputies, with the help of a volunteer Explorer*, conducted "Oper...

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Jhamari Jones
Aug 26, 2020

One arrested one still at...

Around midnight during Tuesday evening/the early morning hours of Wednesday, August 26, 2020, two bl...

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Winston Sanchez
Aug 26, 2020

Fort Meade man arrested f...

On August 26, 2020, 35-year-old Winston Sanchez of Fort Meade was arrested for burglary (F3) and gra...

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