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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.

Steven Stillwell
Dec 16, 2021

PCSO Detectives investiga...

Polk County Sheriff’s Office detectives are investigating the shooting of a man who broke into the b...

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Lisa Breeding
Dec 16, 2021

UPDATE – Lakeland woman a...

n Wednesday, December 15, 2021, PCSO detectives arrested 54-year-old Lisa Breeding of Lakeland for D...

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Ayanna Davis
Dec 13, 2021

Substitute English teache...

Ayanna Davis charged for sexual battery on student at LHS

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Child pornography suspects
Dec 10, 2021

PCSO Computer Crimes Unit...

Detectives from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office Computer Crimes Unit (CCU) arrested four suspects f...

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Robert Scott
Dec 7, 2021

Polk County detectives ar...

Sex Offender Robert Scott arrested for inappropriate contact with juveniles

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Operation Pop Top Graphic
Dec 7, 2021

Sales clerk arrested for ...

Illegal Alcohol Sales Check, One Arrested

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