Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) Vice Unit conducted a special investigation known as “Operation Santa’s Naughty List” over six days where undercover detectives identified and helped victims of human trafficking who might be forced into prostitution. Assisting PCSO in the operation which began on Tuesday, December 3, 2019, were officers fromContinue Reading
The Florida Department of Health in Polk County (DOH-Polk) issued a rabies alert for the Bartow and Loughman areas in response to raccoons that have tested positive for rabies last week. All residents and visitors in Polk County should be aware that rabies is present in the wild animal population,Continue Reading
The Polk County Sheriff’s Office Animal Control Section confirmed on Wednesday, November 13, 2019, the ninth positive rabies case in Polk County for the year. On Monday, November 11, 2019, PCSO received a call from a resident in southeast Bartow whose two dogs had cornered a raccoon in her backyard.Continue Reading
