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The Polk County Sheriff's Office and the Bartow Police Department said they worked together to investigate and arrest a man for his alleged involvement in the death of his four-month-old daughter.
The Polk County Sheriff's Office says it's investigating after Bartow police shot an armed carjacker, 32-year-old Joshua Walker, Monday afternoon on U.S. 98. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook ...
A retired Polk County Sheriff's Office sergeant was killed by a suspected drunken driver in Bartow on St. Patrick's Day, the Sheriff's Office said. About 7:40 p.m., Polk deputies responded to a 911 ...
BARTOW — A 63-year-old Polk County Jail inmate died early Tuesday morning at Bartow Regional Medical Center. Martha Collier of Lake Alfred was transported by EMS from the Central County Jail ...
BARTOW, Fla. — A Bartow man is behind bars after beating his 4-month-old daughter to death, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office. It happened the evening of Feb. 22, Sheriff Grady Judd ...
POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — The Polk County Sheriff’s Office is seeking several people in connection to the ambush and killing of a teenager in Bartow Monday night. Sheriff Grady Judd said 17 ...
BARTOW - The Polk County Sheriff's Office is investigating the Tuesday afternoon death of a Polk County Jail inmate. Michael Ennis Nichols, 55, whose last listed address was 115 W. Eighth St., Lake… ...
A 32-year-old Bartow man was arrested Tuesday in connection with 20 robberies of Dollar General and Family Dollar stores throughout Central Florida, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said.
BARTOW, Fla. — The Polk County Sheriff's Office is investigating an incident in Bartow where a sergeant from the Bartow Police Department (BPD) was struck by a minivan Sunday night.
BARTOW, Fla. — A high school teacher and head football coach at Bartow High School allegedly had several inappropriate conversations with female students. Tyler Eden, 31, was arrested by Polk ...