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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.

Carl Stocks
Jan 11, 2019

Florida Polytechnic Polic...

On Thursday, January 10, 2019, the Polk County Sheriff's Office arrested a police officer employed b...

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Shain Gilkey Dominic Provenzano
Jan 8, 2019

Two Lakeland teens arrest...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested two teenage boys Monday, January 7, 2019 following a...

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Stolen Four Wheeler
Jan 4, 2019

The Polk County Sheriff’s...

Two green Honda four wheelers were stolen from Universal Shooting Academy located at 4300 Highway...

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Polk County News
Dec 26, 2018

Polk City man kills elder...

Deputies from the Polk County Sheriff's Office responded to a residence at 1513 Hwy 559, Lot 117 in ...

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Polk County News
Dec 19, 2018

Operation Pop Top leads t...

On December 18, 2018, PCSO school resource deputies conducted “Operation Pop Top”&md...

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Giselle Felix
Dec 7, 2018

Dundee woman arrested for...

Polk County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested 36-year-old Giselle Reyes Felix on Wednesday, Decembe...

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