*****UPDATE*******
Release from Bartow Police Department:
Regarding the traffic crash fatality which occurred in the 1400 block of SR 60 West:
On 12/11/2017 at 12:23PM, officers responded to a reported traffic crash in the 1400 Block of State Road 60 West, near...
Bartow Police Department Press Release
On 12/11/2017, the school resource officer at Jean O’Dell Learning Center was advised of a child abuse incident which occurred during the prior week. Officer Toni Strickland learned that on 12/4/2017 a para-educator with the...
Bartow, Florida - Emergency crews are currently working a horrific crash that took place around noon today. The crash involved a single fatality
According to Bartow Police Department's Eric Sherouse, Public Information Officer, officers are investigating a single vehicle crash...
Polk County Sheriffs Office Press Release
Winter Haven, Florida - On 12/10/2017, at approximately 11:09 a.m. a vehicle versus motorcycle crash occurred on Bomber Road at Gerber Dairy Road, Winter Haven (Wahneta). Alfred Lee Kinsey, 44, of Bartow died as...
Polk County Seeks Diversity Program Recruits
Bartow, Fla. (November 30, 2017) — The Proactive Diversity Recruitment and Training Program (PDRTP) is seeking three residents who would like a Polk County Fire Rescue career. An orientation program to explain the benefits of the...
The crossing guard located at Wabash Street and Florida Avenue in Bartow, for Bartow Elementary Academy students, will be removed due to inadequate gaps in traffic and low traffic volume, therefore eliminating the need for a guard at that...
Festival of Wreaths at Polk County History Center
Now - Dec 14, 2017
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
The Polk County History Center is proud to host the annual Festival of Wreaths. The wreaths will be displayed in the History Center from November 2 through December...
The PCSO Traffic Unit is investigating a fatal hit-and-run crash that occurred this morning during the early morning hours and is seeking the public's help.
Around 1:30 a.m. on Sunday, November 26, 2017, 30-year-old Barry Lee Powell Jr., of N...
Polk County Sheriff's Office Press Release
Around 1:45 a.m. on Saturday, Nov 11th, PCSO was contacted by Wauchula P.D. in reference to their pursuit of a fleeing vehicle – a 2015 Kia - with unknown suspects inside who had...
Tuesday, September 16, 2025 Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook :
Central Tropical Atlantic (AL92):Showers and thunderstorms associated with a broad low...
