Bartow Police Department Press Release On 03/05/2019, detectives with the Bartow Police Department arrested Stacey Lee Schaufler of Eagle Lake, Florida on charges stemming from her employment at the police department. Schaufler was arrested and charged with: Computer Crime to Defraud/Obtain Property 1 Count Destroy/Tampering with/Fabricate Physical Evidence…
Bartow Police Department Press Release Yesterday at approximately 1:30pm, the Bartow Police School Resource Officer assigned to Bartow Middle School was summoned to the Principal's office in reference to an armed juvenile complaint. During the course of the investigation, it was revealed that two (2) juvenile girls armed themselves with…
Bartow Police Department Press Release Between 08/07/18 and 08/08/18, a boat and trailer valued at $17,000 was stolen from a resident in Bartow. On 08/08/18 at approximately 4:20am, officers observed the victim's stolen boat parked along the roadway of CR 555 near the south city limits. Officers observed a white…
Bartow Police Department Press Release On 03/15/2020 at about 11:03am, a traffic crash was reported at the intersection of US Hwy 98 N at Lyle Parkway. Units responded to the area, and located Jennifer Vargas, 30 years of age, unresponsive in the driver seat of a 2020 Ford Fusion. Two…
Bartow Police Department Press Release On 12/11/2017, the school resource officer at Jean O’Dell Learning Center was advised of a child abuse incident which occurred during the prior week. Officer Toni Strickland learned that on 12/4/2017 a para-educator with the school, identified as Pamela Ann Murphy, was observed striking a…