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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.

Alexander Katchalov
Feb 22, 2018

PCSO Detectives add 40 a...

On Wednesday, February 21, 2018, Polk County Sheriff's Office computer crimes detectives added 40 co...

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Polk County News
Feb 19, 2018

One man charged with 1st...

Exactly one week after the body of 47-year-old Douglas John Bowling was found near an orange grove s...

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Deandre Coffer
Feb 18, 2018

Winter Haven man charged...

Polk County Sheriff's Office homicide detectives arrested 22-year-old Deandre Coffer of Winter Haven...

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MCSA Board
Feb 14, 2018

Major County Sheriffs of ...

On Wednesday, February 14, 2018, the Major County Sheriffs of America (MCSA) installed a new group o...

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Cathy Britton
Feb 12, 2018

52-year-old woman arreste...

A 52-year-old woman who offered to assist her 67-year-old disabled neighbor with her finances, but i...

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Deandre Coffer
Feb 9, 2018

Lakeland man arrested for...

On Thursday, February 8, 2018, the Polk County Sheriff's Office arrested 26-year-old Michael Smith o...

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