A Bartow Police Department officer was arrested by detectives from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office, after the PCSO was requested by Bartow PD on May 8, 2024 to investigate his actions involving four teenage females, inappropriate video, drugs, and alcohol.
24-year old Markanthony...
A pedestrian who had been struck by a car near Bartow early Friday morning, May 10, 2024, succumbed to his injuries two days later.
31-year old Angel Marchese of Eagle Lake died in the hospital on Sunday, May 12th; he was...
Bartow, Florida - The State Attorney’s Office is now accepting applications for their Annual Youth Mock Trial.
The four-day program will take place June 17th through June 20th from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Polk County Courthouse in...
Update - Lakeland Man Arrested
The vehicle was later located at the driver’s Polk County residence parked inside his garage where Troopers learned the driver then fled in a blue 2017 Ford Fiesta which also belonged to him. Hillsborough County...
by James Coulter
What's more fun than a parade? How about an un-parade? What's that, you ask? Well, it's like a regular parade, but more fun and chaotic.
Downtown Bartow kicked off St. Patrick's Day weekend with its annual St. Patrick's...
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office and the Polk County Fire Rescue is currently on scene of a crash with injuries on SR 60 & 80 Ft Rd. multiple units have been assigned to the area.
The crash was called...
by James Coulter
There's nothing Sheriff Grady Judd loves more than working hard to serve and protect his community. However, he managed to take time out of his busy schedule last weekend to go Jeep riding in Bartow.
For the past...
A joint death investigation between the Polk County Sheriff’s Office and Bartow Police Department that began on Thursday, February 22, 2024, resulted in the arrest of 22-year old Jacob Kubai for causing the death of his infant daughter, Willow “Strawberry” Kubai.
Kubai...
by James Coulter
Last Saturday, Downtown Bartow partied like it was 1999...or rather, 2014. This year's SyFy Bartow was themed to time travel, which was the same theme of its 2nd event ten years ago.
This year's theme was "It's About...
The Bartow Police Department and emergency responders are on scene of an accident on S.R. 60 & Wilson Avenue. According to reports the accident occurred around 6:35pm. At this time we don’t believe the accident has significant injuries, but...
