Unpredictable, Unplanned Fun At Bartow St. Patrick's Day Un-Parade
by James Coulter
Downtown Bartow came alive with the luck of the Irish as plenty of laddies and lassies celebrated St. Patrick's Day early with the annual St. Patrick's Day Un-Parade and...
PCSO Release:
On Tuesday, March 13, 2018, PCSO deputies responded to a call indicating a package labeled "C-4 explosive" was found in a home located on State Road 60 in Bartow. Detectives executed a search warrant at this home, and...
West Virginia Man Arrested on Polk Warrant for Grand Theft of Corvette from Kelley Buick GMC
On March 13, 2018, Mercer County (WV) deputies arrested 31-year-old Jake Ernest Boswell, Jr., on a Polk County Warrant for grand theft (F-3), obtaining a vehicle...
On February 18, 2019 at 7:28 am, officers responded to the intersection of E Church St and S Broadway Avenue in reference to a traffic crash involving a vehicle versus pedestrian.
The vehicle involved was a 2002 GMC pickup truck driven by...
Local Couples Wed At 5th Annual Valentine’s Day Group Wedding
by James Coulter
When Jason and Lucia Pendleton first met six years ago, their meeting was total coincidence.
"We met, we started talking, and one thing led to another and we are...
Bartow Police Department Press Release
On 02/05/2018, officers with the Bartow Police Department responded to 295 US 17 South regarding a reported personal Armed Robbery. The victim, 64 year old Calvin Garrison of Bartow, reported that he and an...
Armed Robbery Arrest
On 01/22/2018, officers with the Bartow Police Department responded to the Family Dollar Store located at 775 US-17 south in reference to an Armed Robbery. Initial investigation revealed that a black male subject entered the store armed...
Bartow Police Press Release:
On January 29, 2018, Bartow Police Detectives were informed of a possible Child Abuse that occurred at the Jean O'Dell Learning Center. At that time, Detectives immediately responded to the school to investigate.
During the investigation, it...
On 01/25/2018 at 9:47 pm, an armed robbery occurred at the Family Dollar Store located at 775 Highway 17 South in Bartow.
A black male (pictured) wearing a dark blue hoodie, blue sweat pants, and black/green shoes, entered the main...
On 01/22/2018, officers with the Bartow Police Department responded to the Bartow Regional Medical Center in regards to a reported gunshot injury. Upon arrival, officers learned that a male subject (Christopher Henson, B/M, Age 45, of Bartow), had been...
Tuesday, September 16, 2025 Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook :
Central Tropical Atlantic (AL92):Showers and thunderstorms associated with a broad low...
