Polk County Sheriff’s Office has released preliminary information on officer-involved shooting that occurred late last night in Bartow.

Renters in Polk County saw apartment listing prices decrease from February's average of $1,235, an analysis of new data from ...

Bartow High School's head football coach was arrested for inappropriate behavior towards female students, deputies said on Thursday.

On April 18, 2025, a shooting incident in Bartow, Florida, left both a suspect and two police officers injured, according to Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd. The incident occurred at approximately 2:45 ...

Two Bartow police officers and a deputy with the Polk County Sheriff's Office are recovering after being shot Friday ...

BARTOW, Fla. - A violent series of events unfolded in Polk County today, culminating in a deputy-involved shooting that left ...

BARTOW, Fla. (AP) — Two law enforcement officers and a suspect were wounded during a shootout Friday in central Florida, officials said.

Two law enforcement officers were shot in Polk County on Friday, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested five men for organized theft crimes that they say also had ties to the Venezuelan ...

Officials say five undocumented immigrants, believed to be members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, have been arrested ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd says five illegal immigrants are suspected in a string of liquor thefts and robberies.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. - Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd announced the arrest of five individuals, all identified as Venezuelan illegal immigrants, suspected of ...