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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.

Polk County News
Dec 2, 2024

Sheriff Judd congratulate...

Sheriff Judd offers the following remarks regarding the recent nomination of his friend and colleagu...

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Walter Castro
Dec 2, 2024

Illegal garbage dump iden...

Walter Castro thought throwing his garbage out along the road was no big deal.

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Orisleivy Reyes
Nov 27, 2024

Man in stolen car claimed...

Arrested man claimed he bought stolen car from an unknown man in the parking lot of a Citgo store

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POP TOP
Nov 23, 2024

Operation Pop Top: One ar...

Clerk sold alcohol to 15-year old

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Arrested by the PCSO
Nov 20, 2024

Man who lied about his id...

A Hallmark story that you won't see on TV this Christmas

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Carrie Hutchinson
Nov 15, 2024

Home health care nurse ar...

Polk County Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested 46-year-old Carrie Hutchinson of Winter Haven, a pr...

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