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BARTOW, Fla. – The Tax Collector for Polk County, Joe G. Tedder, was proud to present a check to the Polk County School Board in its Tuesday night meeting! The 2022-2023 Kids Tag Art (KTA) program’s fundraising totals set new records; the check, in the amount of $42,448, represents dollars…
Bartow police and Polk sheriff's officials say the man had been in a conflict with his mother, carjacked a vehicle and threatened suicide by cop.
Bartow police and Polk sheriff's officials say the man had been in a conflict with his mother, carjacked a vehicle and threatened suicide by cop.
The suspect in an armed carjacking died after he was shot by two officers on US 98 in Bartow, according to police.
"Don't try that in a small town. If you do, you'll get shot — you'll get shot a lot, and that's exactly what happened," Sheriff Grady Judd said.