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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 Carrie Horstman, Brian Bruchey, and Julianna Rivera. 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 Sheriff's Office deputies arrested one individual after a traffic crash fatality early T...
Polk County Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested eight suspects in connection to a multi-million dol...
Deputies from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office conducted another round of Operation Pop-Top checks o...
"Despite an increase in population, crime continues to decline in unincorporated Polk County and our...
While on probation for possession of child-porn, Alexander Katchalov is arrested again for sex with ...
A gang member on probation who had no license speeding through Polk County with 2 kids