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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 Alicia Manautou. 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.

Snapchat Arrest Photo
Aug 14, 2020

Undercover Polk detective...

2 Teens use Snapchat to arrange drug deal

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Nancy Norwood Pinellas County Jail
Aug 10, 2020

UPDATE - Suspect now arre...

DUI/Hit & Run arrest, 2 injured

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Three suspects arrested for meth
Aug 6, 2020

HIDTA Task Force arrests ...

On August 5, 2020 members of the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) task force and PCSO un...

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Martin Grenfell
Jul 29, 2020

Board of County Commissio...

On July 29, 2020, PCSO detectives arrested 56 year-old Martin William Grenfell, candidate for the of...

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George Pizano Jr
Jul 29, 2020

Bartow man on probation f...

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Homicide Unit responded to a two-vehicle crash the evening ...

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Shenicka Whittington and Joseph Lamar
Jul 28, 2020

PCSO detectives arrest or...

On July 24, 2020, the PCSO Organized Retail Crime Unit arrested two suspects who stole merchandise f...

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