Highway 60 E/Flamingo Dr E, Bartow
The fuel tank on a semi got punctured and caused a diesel fuel spill on the road.
Hazmat and Fire Department on Scene
Left Lane moving slowly
As always Drive Safe
Former PCSO Civilian Detention Clerk Arrested for Sexual Misconduct With Inmate in 2015
On Thursday, February 16, 2017, PCSO deputies arrested 21-year-old Tanquisia McGill of Lakeland, for one count Sexual misconduct between detention facility employees and inmates (FSS 951.221) (F-3), one...
Bartow, Florida - According to the Polk County Sheriff's Office a warrant for the arrest of 30-year-old Matthew Sutton of Bartow. Detectives received information that someone operating a device located in Sutton's home was sharing files that contain child pornography. Detectives...
42 Total Arrests Made During Operation Child Guardian
PCSO Computer Crimes Detectives Arrest 18 Suspects For Possession of Child Pornography - One Additional Suspect Has A Warrant and Is At Large
PCSO Special Victims Response Team & Vice Unit Detectives Arrest...
Burglary Business – Firearms Stolen
On 02/12/2017 at approximately 0100 hours, (4) four subjects forcibly entered the Bartow Jewelry & Pawn located at 425 East Main Street in Bartow. After breaking in through the front door, the unidentified subjects began...
US Highway 98 Crash Update:
Today, 02/13/2017, at approximately 2:10 p.m., Polk County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a crash on US 98 near Ernest Smith Blvd., Bartow. The Bartow Fire Department, Polk County Medic Units, Bartow Police, and Southwest...
Bartow, Florida - The PCSO Traffic Unit is investigating a single-vehicle crash on US Hwy 98 in Bartow, at Ernest M. Smith Blvd. The crash occurred at 2:15 p.m. this afternoon and PCSO is still on-scene.
US 98 northbound is...
Polk Regional Science and Engineering Fair Set for Next Week in Bartow
The 33rd annual Polk Regional Science and Engineering Fair (PRSEF) is coming to the Bartow Civic Center next week.
Projects will be open for the public to view on...
On 02/07/2017 at about 12:50 PM, school resource officers with the Bartow Police Dept. were notified of a possibly security threat on campus. Additional support from our patrol section was immediately summoned and the Safe Schools Division of the...
UPDATE: 2:45 Bartow Police Officers, with help from Polk County Sheriff's Office searched the entire school grounds for a possible weapon. No weapon was found. Students will be released in an orderly fashion, officers and deputies will be on standby...