Below is a video from Bartow PD showing a Person of Interest in recent thefts around town. Please contact Det. Ken Fender at 863-534-5034 if you have any information to share regarding this case.
https://www.facebook.com/bartow.police/videos/342442453170126/
***Update***
Missing Juvenile
Missing Juvenile, Lesley Perez, was located this afternoon by Bartow Police after receiving a tip from the public regarding a possible sighting. Perez was safe and sound, and has been returned to her caregiver.
Bartow Police Department
Press Release
Missing -...
Five Outstanding Young Professionals Honored At Emerging Leader Awards 2018
by James Coulter
Five outstanding young professionals were honored at this year's Emerging Leader Awards 2018 in Bartow on Thursday evening.
The annual awards ceremony was started eight years ago to honor...
TRAFFIC ALERTS:
The Polk County Sheriff's Traffic Unit is working two serious crashes this morning, both of which are impacting traffic.
Motorists please be advised of the following obstructions and to use alternate routes:
PCSO responded to SR 60 (AKA Main Street)...
PCSO Release:
On Saturday, August 25, 2018, Polk County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested a man from Mexico for Driving Under the Influence, after a hit and run crash near Bartow.
The man arrested identified himself as 38-year-old Saul Munoz Moran, but deputies discovered...
Bartow Rallies For Politics And Hot Dogs at Polk Politics Candidates Rally
by James Coulter
What would it take for you to get involved with local politics? Would you do it for free hot dogs and popcorn?
Bartow residents came out Thursday...
Bartow Police Press Release
On 08/09/18, the victims who are from another country and in the United States participating in a student-exchange study and work program, began communicating with a subject on Facebook messenger Marketplace about the purchase of a...
Bartow Police Department Press Release
Between 08/07/18 and 08/08/18, a boat and trailer valued at $17,000 was stolen from a resident in Bartow. On 08/08/18 at approximately 4:20am, officers observed the victim's stolen boat parked along the roadway of CR...
Traffic Alert:
We have reports that Hwy 17 is shut down close to the plant in Bartow due to a pole being hit by a car. No life threatening injuries have been reported. Power is out in the area and...
Officers with the Bartow Police Department Community Services Team arrested Jose Antonio De La Cruz, 1/5/96 last night for Possession of Cannabis, Methamphetamine, Controlled Substances, Drug Paraphernalia and 2 counts of Child Neglect.
After receiving an anonymous tip of drug...
