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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.

Incident Location
Dec 11, 2020

Four Polk City teens burn...

Gas can explodes near a bonfire

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Operation Pop Top Graphic
Dec 7, 2020

Eagle Lake clerk charged ...

Eagle Lake clerk arrested for selling alcohol to a minor

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Organized Retail Crime suspects
Dec 4, 2020

PCSO Organized Retail Cri...

The investigation relates to an organized group of suspects defrauding the retailer Walmart by condu...

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Pet Fest 2020 flier
Nov 23, 2020

Polk County Animal Contro...

On Saturday, December 5, 2020, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Polk County Animal Control will host it...

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shawn fitgerald
Nov 21, 2020

Polk County Sheriff’s Off...

Detectives from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested 46-year-old Shawn Fitzgerald, a Lake...

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Solomon Smith
Nov 20, 2020

PCSO detectives arrest tw...

PCSO Organized Retail Crime detectives arrested 19-year-old Solomon Smith of Lakeland and 18-year-ol...

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