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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.

Wilibaldo Salinas Garcia
Sep 5, 2018

Illegal immigrant arreste...

On Friday, August 31, 2018, the Polk County Sheriff's Office arrested 29-year-old Wilibaldo Salinas ...

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Runnell Curry
Aug 30, 2018

YouTube rapper turns hims...

A 29-year-old YouTube rapper known as G-Foxx turned himself Wednesday afternoon, August 29, 2018, fo...

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Jason Boek
Aug 29, 2018

PCSO Conducting Shooting ...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the shooting death of 34-year-old Jason Boek of Bu...

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Saul Munoz Moran
Aug 27, 2018

Mexican man using an alia...

On Saturday, August 25, 2018, Polk County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested a man from Mexico for D...

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grave
Aug 23, 2018

PCSO investigating theft ...

The Polk County Sheriff's Office is trying to find out who is responsible for the theft of a large m...

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Laughery, Gwendolyn
Aug 23, 2018

Former PCSO Telecom Train...

On Wednesday, August 22, 2018, deputies from the Polk County Sheriff's Office arrested 41-year-old G...

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