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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.

Bouiye and Videau
Dec 4, 2018

PCSO Robbery detectives a...

On December 3, 2018, PCSO Robbery detectives arrested 37-year-old Christopher "Champ" Bouiye, and hi...

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12-3-2018 news conf
Dec 3, 2018

PCSO detectives arrest 10...

From Tuesday, November 27, through Sunday, December 2, 2018, Polk County Sheriff's Office undercover...

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Javeion Robinson
Nov 28, 2018

Lake Wales man arrested a...

A man driving 94 MPH on US Highway 27 through Dundee on Tuesday afternoon, November 27, 2018, fled f...

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Steven Hunt
Nov 23, 2018

Winter Haven man arrested...

On Thursday, November 22, 2018, PCSO deputies arrested and charged 38-year-old Steven Nicholas Hunt,...

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Jamal White
Nov 21, 2018

PCSO deputies and WHPD of...

On Tuesday, November 20, 2018, Winter Haven P.D. officers and Polk County Sheriff’s deputies apprehe...

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Polk County News
Nov 20, 2018

Operation Pop Top leads t...

On November 19, 2018, PCSO conducted “Operation Pop Top,” an ongoing effort to enforc...

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