THE ATTACK. MEANTIME, WE’RE FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS IN POLK COUNTY, WHERE DEPUTIES SHOT AND KILLED A MAN DURING A SHOOTOUT. THIS HAPPENED IN BARTOW. TWO LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WERE SHOT, BUT WE’RE ...

The Bartow City Commission approved a $2.1 million purchase of body and dash cams, along with new Tasers, for the police department. The purchase was expedited following a controversial traffic stop ...

BARTOW, Fla. (WSVN) — A beloved pastor is speaking out after, he says, he experienced racial profiling during a traffic stop in Polk County. Community members and leaders from the Saint James AME ...

BARTOW, Fla. — A controversial traffic stop involving a well-known pastor has led to sweeping changes for the Bartow Police Department. The Bartow City Commission voted this week to spend $2.1 million ...

BARTOW, Fla. — Several pastors and members of the clergy protested in a park just two blocks from the Bartow Police Department on Thursday, following a controversial traffic stop involving a local ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. BARTOW, Fla. (WFLA) — A tense traffic stop has prompted changes at the Bartow Police Department. A local pastor said he was ...

On Monday night, the city approved a $2.1 million budget to purchase the cameras. The police department aims to have the new cameras operational by early next year. BARTOW, Fla. - Bartow police ...

BARTOW, FL (WFLA) – When Bartow Police detectives investigated armed robberies in the city last month, they found that at least four robberies and carjackings had one thing in common – the victims of ...

Body-worn cameras for the Bartow Police Department, pay raises for new and existing city employees and upgrades to the city’s stormwater system and fire services are among the expenditures in the 2025 ...