On March 4th, 2022 around 7pm a motorcycle was traveling southbound on US-17, South of Martin Luther King Boulevard, in Bartow, when a pedestrian attempted to walk across the highway and entered the path of the motorcyclist. As...
Detectives from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office Computer Crimes Unit (CCU) charged five suspects for possession of child pornography after receiving tips from the National Center for Missing and Endangered Children (NCMEC) that the suspects were possibly transmitting or...
Syfy Bartow 2022 Traveled to Galaxies Far, Far Away
by James Coulter
Most women who try to win beauty pageants try to be the "fairest of them all." However, Allison Lovelady won her title of Miss SyFy by being a villian who preys upon "pour...
*UPDATE*
On Friday, February 4, 2022 at approximately 4:00 PM, the Bartow Police Department responded to a crash in the 1000 block of Summerlin Street involving 18-year-old Nicholas Davis. Davis, who was riding an off-road dirt bike, was traveling west...
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is currently looking for a Missing/Endangered juvenile.
16-year old Carter Culala of Bartow (Highland City area) has not been seen since he left his residence on Wednesday morning, February 9th at around 8:30 AM.
Carter...
Following a 6-month-long undercover investigation, Polk County Sheriff’s Office undercover Narcotics detectives made 60 arrests throughout Polk County and obtained eight (8) arrest warrants related to the sale and/or possession of illegal narcotics. The drug sales transactions all took...
Bartow Shows "We're Better Together" With Annual MLK Jr. Parade
by James Coulter
In the face of relentless adversity, especially during these uncertain times, the City of Bartow showed its community that "We're Better Together" during its annual parade on Dr. Martin Luther...
Registration is open for courting couples wanting to tie the knot on the most romantic day of the year.
At noon on Valentine’s Day, Clerk & Comptroller Stacy M. Butterfield is hosting the 9th annual group marriage ceremony on the...
Polk County Sheriff's Office Press Release
Detectives from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office Special Victims Unit (SVU) arrested a Bartow man Monday, December 6, 2021, after an investigation showed he had inappropriate contact with two teen girls, to include sending...
On Thursday, 11/25/2021 the Bartow Police department responded to Bluebird Ave in Bartow in reference to a possible runaway, a 15-year-old with medical disabilities.
A search of the area was conducted by Bartow Police Department patrol units as well as...
