The Polk County Sheriff's Office said the deputy failed to get a victim's signature on a report and later forged the signature himself.

A Polk County deputy has resigned after being arrested on accusations he falsified an official document. Jake Germak, 21, had been employed by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office for 11 months. He was ...

Jake Germak was hit with numerous charges, including forgery and using a person's identity without their consent, the sheriff's office said in a news release. Germak reportedly investigated a ...

Grady said Jake Germak, 21, who was a trainee and deputy, was arrested after a forgery investigation. The sheriff said it started after Germak’s investigation of a theft complaint on March 17 ...

Jake Germak, 21, had been employed by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office for 11 months. He was charged with forgery, uttering a false instrument, using the ID of another person without consent and ...