Final Update: At approximately 11:26 am this morning, Thursday, February 13, 2020, a single engine fixed wing land-based plane (1981 Mooney M20J, N1149T) was heading South/Southwest towards Bartow Airport when it crash landed into a residential neighborhood approximately 3/4 mile...
PRESS RELEASE
BARTOW POLICE DEPARTMENT
02/12/2020
On 2/12/2020, Corey Scott Mason, 18, of Lakeland was arrested and charged with Sexual Battery (Victim Under 12yo).
In December 2019, the juvenile victim had a sexual encounter with the suspect. The mother of the victim learned...
On 1/28/2020 at approximately 10:15PM, a black male entered the Dollar General Store at 1050 US Highway 17 South in Bartow, FL. The black male was wearing a dark hoodie, dark jeans, and a mask. While in the store,...
Hacienda Celebrates 10 Years Of Serving Authentic Mexican Food In Bartow
by James Coulter
Maria Ochoa and her sister, Carolina Arredondo, opened Hacienda Mexico Restaurante in Bartow 10 years ago. Since then, their resturant has continued to serve locals with Mexican...
Polk County Sheriff’s Office investigates crash that killed a 19-year-old Bartow man
A single vehicle crash near Alturas occurred Monday morning, November 25, 2019, and took the life of 19-year-old Adrian Saavedra Hernandez of Bartow.
The Emergency Communications Center (ECC) received...
Hometown Haunts Come Around For 77th Annual Crickette Club Parade & Carnival
by James Coulter
What do Dumbledore from Harry Potter, the Crash Test Dummies, and Sheriff Grady Judd all have in common? Nothing, really. But they're all personalities that made...
Local Artist Takes Root In Best Of Show At Bartow Art Cornucopia
by James Coulter
When most people pull out loose roots in their backyards, they usually see weeds. Diane Everett, on the other hand, sees an award-winning art piece.
She received...
Bartow Celebrates 2nd Annual Chalk Walk Festival In Spite Of Rain
by James Coulter
They're creepy and they're kooky, mysteriously spooky, and altogether ooky, they're the Addams Family. And they made an appearance in Downtown Bartow—sort of!
Ken Mullen, a chalk artist...
UPDATE:
On 9/1/19, the Bartow Police Department Detective Section began investigating a Homicide which occurred at 1060 S Golfview Avenue, #2. The victim, Joseph White, age 17, was found deceased in the front yard of the residence.
During the evening hours...
The PCSO Traffic Unit investigated a multi-vehicle crash on SR 60 at the intersection with 80 Foot Road in Bartow yesterday. Preliminary information so far is as follows:
Around 5:20 p.m. on Wednesday, August 28, 2019, a PCSO Traffic deputy...
