Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bishop Marvin C. Zanders II of the Florida African Methodist Episcopal Churches speaks in Bartow about a traffic stop in which a ...

A Bartow pastor alleges he was racially profiled during a traffic stop for a broken tag light. The Bartow police chief apologized for the incident and proposed reforms like body cameras and a citizen ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two law enforcement officers are injured and a Fort Meade man is dead after a gunfight broke out outside Lowe's Home Improvement ...

The Bartow County Sheriff’s Office was involved in a shooting on Tuesday afternoon.

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 ...

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, 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 ...

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. (WFLA) — A tense traffic stop has prompted changes at the Bartow Police Department. A local pastor said he was racially targeted, and now city leaders are modifying policies and issuing a ...