Daily Ridge Bartow

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...

Bartow, Florida - Polk County’s new Panther Point Trail northern phase is now open and ready for hikers, mountain bikers and nature enthusiasts. This 5-mile section of the nature trail is the first phase of the project that is open...

PCSO Undercover Narcotics Unit Arrests 15 Suspects During Meth Investigation On January 24, 2017, undercover detectives assigned to the PCSO Narcotics Unit served search warrants at three locations and arrested 15 suspects during an undercover investigation into trafficking of Methamphetamines. Detectives...

  4th Annual Valentine’s Day Wedding Bartow, Florida - Less than one month to go for courting couples to sign up to tie the knot on the most romantic day of the year! Beginning at noon on Valentine’s Day, Clerk of Courts...

Third Annual "Jeepin' With Sheriff Judd" Charity Event Set for February 17-19, 2017   The third annual "Jeepin'  with Sheriff Judd" Jeep charity event will be held Friday through Sunday, February 17-19, 2017, at Clear Springs Ranch off of Cox Road...