POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A former Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) deputy, just shy of his one-year anniversary with the agency, has been arrested for forging a victim’s signature on an official report. Jake Germak, 21, was taken into custody on March 20, 2025, following an internal investigatio n. Germak faces multiple felony charges, including Forgery […] Rookie Polk County Deputy Arrested For Forging Victim’s Signature “Got It Handled” ...read more read less