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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 Meghan Petty. 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.
Jan 22, 2019
PCSO Arrests Winter Have...
42-year-old Max Hernandez of Winter Haven was arrested and charged on Friday, January 18,...
Jan 18, 2019
Nurse arrested for DUI an...
On January 17, 2019, a PCSO deputy pulled over 39-year-old Griseida Montanez, of Brandon, for spe...
Jan 17, 2019
Polk County Sheriff’s Off...
On Thursday, January 17, 2019, detectives from the Polk County Sheriff's Office set out to arrest an...
Jan 16, 2019
Foreign National in Polk ...
41-year-old Carlos Calderon of Auburndale (Mexican National) was arrested on January 15, 2019, by Po...
Jan 16, 2019
Lakeland man with extensi...
On January 15, 2019, PCSO deputies received information that a possible stolen vehicle was locate...
Jan 11, 2019
Florida Polytechnic Polic...
On Thursday, January 10, 2019, the Polk County Sheriff's Office arrested a police officer employed b...