Polk County Sheriff's Office Press Release
The Polk County Sheriff's Office Homicide Unit is investigating the murder of 21-year-old Joseph Wayne Witherington of Lakeland. Witherington's body was found in an orange grove off of Mud Lake Road (cross street 80...
Runways At Bartow Takes Flight With Grand Opening
by James Coulter
The early bird gets the worm, all the better to prepare themselves for a day of flying. Pilots wanting to take flight from Bartow are sure to prepare themselves likewise...
Art Comes Into Full Bloom For 48th Bloomin Art Festival
by James Coulter
As an Alabama native, Kelly Gardner is used to seeing foxes, owls, cows, and other such critters roaming about the landscape of her country home. So it only...
Bartow Police Department Press Release
On 03/05/2019, detectives with the Bartow Police Department arrested Stacey Lee Schaufler of Eagle Lake, Florida on charges stemming from her employment at the police department. Schaufler was arrested and charged with:
Computer Crime to...
Bartow Man Involved In Deadly Shooting Turns Himself Into Polk County Sheriff's Office
On Monday evening, March 4, 2019, 28-year-old Joshua Jay Pacheco turned himself into the Polk County Sheriff's Office in connection with the deadly shooting at the Citgo...
Polk County Sheriff's Office Press Release
On Thursday, February 21, 2019 at 6:15 a.m., deputies responded to a crash in the south bound lanes of US 17 near South Clear Springs Road in Bartow involving a Kawasaki Sport Motorcycle...
SyFy Bartow Went Full Steam For Sixth Annual Event
by James Coulter
Downtown Bartow's annual sci-fi convention this year featured many fascinating gadgets and gizmos from the turn of the century—the Nineteenth Century, that is!
SyFy Bartow hosted its sixth annual event...
On Friday, February 15, 2019, a Polk County deputy stopped a vehicle for speeding near North Church Avenue and Bridgeport Lakes in Mulberry. That stop eventually led to the arrest of two teens and one adult for their roles...
On Friday, February 15th, Main Street from Broadway Avenue to Jackson Avenue will be closed for Bartow’s Friday Fest. The roadway will remain closed until 7pm on Saturday February 16th for the annual SyFy event.
The side streets of Central...
UPDATE to the crash from last evening in Bartow:
The deceased bicyclist from the crash on US 17 near Bomber Rd has been positively identified as 70-year-old Titus Doyle, who was homeless in the Ybor City area. His next of...
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Haines City, FL – In the early morning hours of Wednesday, June 12, 2025, at approximately 1:53 a.m., officers...
