Bartow, Fla. (August 17, 2020) — The Polk County Facilities Management Division has scheduled parking lot improvements (resurfacing/striping) at the County Administration Building Boulevard Parking (Red) Lot. The work is currently scheduled to occur in two phases as noted...
Bartow Police Department Press Release
Bartow Police Department Detectives arrested 15-year-old Marques Baker of Bartow on charges that include Grand Theft of a Motor Vehicle (2 counts), Burglary (6 counts), Criminal Mischief (1 count), Grand Theft - Damage greater than...
Law
Enforcement Honored At 5th Annual Bartow Ford Back The Blue Luncheon
by
James Coulter
Law enforcement officers from across the county had the opportunity to enjoy a complimentary barbecue meal during the fifth annual Bartow Ford Back The Blue Luncheon last Thursday.
For
the...
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The Polk County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Homicide Unit responded to a two-vehicle crash the evening of Tuesday, July 28, 2020 in Winter Haven. The crash killed 35 year-old Michael Sweet of Winter Haven who was driving a 1999,...
On Friday, July 10, 2020 at 11:03 pm, members of the Bartow Police Department responded to the area of Indica Court and Parker Street in reference to a subject who had been shot.
At approximately 10:56 pm, the victim was...
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal three-vehicle crash which occurred on State Road 60 West near Mulberry, on Tuesday morning, July 21, 2020.
The crash occurred at about 6:58 am, west of the city, near the intersection...
Bartow, Fla. (July 20, 2020) — The Polk County Department of Health will be in Bartow for COVID-19 testing on Wednesday, July 22, 2020.
This is a walk up or drive through testing site offering the COVID-19 coronavirus test free, while...
Polk County Sheriff’s Office detectives are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred yesterday, Tuesday July 14, 2020 at some time around 4:30 p.m.
Deputies responded to the Bartow Regional Medical Center to a report of a deceased gunshot victim....
6-year-old boy dies following two-vehicle crash near Lakeland
A 6-year-old boy died Tuesday morning, June 16, 2020, following a two-vehicle crash in the Highland City area of Lakeland.
Deputies from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the crash between...
Detectives from the PCSO Organized Crime Unit and the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force (HIDTA) worked together in an investigation - Operation Hot Wire - that began in September 2019 focusing on the distribution of illegal drugs...
