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Dear Friend,
Summer is here and it is the time for hot weather and vacations! For those of you who work outside, please stay hydrated and make sure you use high quality sun screen to protect yourself. These temperatures are brutal and we want everyone to stay healthy and happy!
For those of you who are taking vacations this summer, enjoy yourselves, have fun & stay safe. Let's also remember that many people will be vacationing in our area - let's do everything we can to make them feel welcome and enjoy themselves - let's hope they do so safely and responsibly.
Summer is a critical time for child and water safety. Watch out for kids around the water and on or near our roads. We all know kids can act impulsively and they don't always pay attention when they're walking, running, and riding bikes around our roadways - we need to be on the lookout for them.
Sincerely,
Grady Judd, Sheriff
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Volunteers work for free, saved you money
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Sheriff Grady Judd holds a "check" for nearly $3.4 million, along with County Commissioners Martha Santiago and Rick Wilson. That check was presented by our 4,000+ PCSO volunteers, and represents the total value of their donated labor in 2018. Our volunteers donated over 145,000 hours in 2018-they patrolled neighborhoods and recreational trails, volunteered in our offices, worked at our animal shelter, helped inmates in the county jails, and worked as chaplains helping our members and the public.
We are a safer, better, and more livable community because of our volunteers.
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FREE self defense classes
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Our next Women's Self Defense & Personal Safety class is scheduled for
Thursday, June 27th, from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at the PCSO Sheriff's Operation Center, located at 1891 Jim Keene Boulevard in Winter Haven.
You
MUST email crimeprevention@polksheriff.org to RSVP or for more information.
It's
FREE,
and you get to beat up on Bad Guy Bob.
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Be prepared for the worst. Yes, it's FREE.
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This training is designed and appropriate for churches, businesses, or individuals, to help prepare citizens for a possible active assailant event. Training we hope you'll never need to utilize.
All sessions are FREE and are open to the public - the next scheduled class is Thursday, June 13, 2019, from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm at the PCSO Sheriff's Operations Center at 1891 Jim Keene Blvd in Winter Haven.
If you wish to attend any of the upcoming ACTIVE ASSAILANT TRAINING sessions, please RSVP to crimeprevention@polksheriff.org, and please include the class you wish to attend, your name, your phone number, and if you have a group, the number of representatives expected to attend.
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Our FREE signs are almost all gone!
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If you've procrastinated and haven't gotten your free yard sign, this might be your last chance to get one before they are gone.
Here is how you can get your
FREE
yard sign! C
ertain rules must be followed, so please check those out:
* Limit- One per household, please
* Available for homeowners and renters in Polk County
* Must comply with Polk County's sign ordinance
* The sign is classified as a "Short-Term Temporary Sign"
* It can be displayed up to 90 consecutive days (similar to a campaign sign)
* Up to twice per calendar year
* Sign permit is not required
* Minimum 10 foot setback from a roadway
* Please respect homeowner's association rules
* Please review and comply with local sign ordinance rules if you live inside a city.
* Please do not place signs adjacent to major roadways, on public rights-of-way, near intersections that might affect visibility, or placing signs in "every yard in the neighborhood."
* Make sure signs do not interfere with visibility for backing out of driveways.
To request a sign email us at crimeprevention@polksheriff.org or call us at 863-298-6677, and give us your name, address, and phone number.
We will deliver a sign to your residence but if you don't want to wait, s
igns may also be picked up (one only, please - not multiple signs) at the Polk County Sheriff's Office Operations Center at 1891 Jim Keene Blvd., Winter Haven.
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Our new PCSO members. Here's a free pic.
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Here are the newest members of the Polk County Sheriff's Office who were hired in May. They look forward to serving you.
Front Row (left to right):
Kaitlyn Hosegood,
Julie Goering,
Deandre Thomas,
Julianne Ortman,
Francesca Nizza,
Michele La Mere,
Jade Sindone,
Sarina Hart, and Sheriff Judd (who is not new here...he's been here a while).
Back Row (left to right):
Justin Talbott,
Gina Torres,
Dustin Lajoie, K
imberly McSpadden,
Robert Baker,
Nicco Pastor-Cotto,
Rachel Padgett, and
David Reynoso.
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Get hired and get FREE money.
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Good News! Would you like to become a member of the Polk County Sheriff's Office and help make a difference in our community?
PCSO is now offering a Sign-On b
onus for new hires. Start your rewarding career today!
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Have some free-time?
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We are looking for a few good men & women who desire to work as substitute crossing guards in the Bartow area.
The substitute should be available to work for one hour in the morning and for 30 minutes in the afternoon when scheduled to work a crossing.
Anyone interested in applying for a position should contact the Polk County Sheriff's Office at
(863) 534-7300 ext 108.
School Crossing Guard services are provided by the Polk County Sheriff's Office through funds provided by the Polk County Board of County Commissioners. This vital program provides adult crossing guards at selected hazardous school crossings to ensure the safety of our elementary school children walking to and from school.
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Sheriff
Grady Judd
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