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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 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.
Lake Hamilton and Dundee clerks arrested for underage alcohol sales
PCSO deputies asking for information in weekend homicide
False overtime claims land former PCSO detention deputy into the PCSO jail with felony charges
PCSO arrested HCSO detention deputy for DUI crash: BAC more than 3-times legal limit
A drug trafficking suspect who has been in jail since June 2022 as a result of an undercover drug tr...
The Polk County Sheriff's Office is conducting two death investigations on two men who jumped out of...