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Emergency Incidents
Dispute over paycheck and under the table wages
Fraud Report
S Broadway Ave, Bartow, FL 33830
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were dispatched to a possible employment and paycheck dispute near South Broadway, where a worker reported being paid under the table, having money withheld from her paycheck, and being told she owes money despite not filling out a tax form.
Person with abdominal pain at residential address
Medical Emergency
Golfview Ave, Bartow, FL 33830
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical crews were dispatched to a possible medical emergency involving abdominal pain near Golfview Avenue in Bartow.
Person experiencing abdominal pain at Golfview Avenue
Medical Emergency
Golfview Ave, Bartow, FL 33830
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency medical crews were dispatched for a possible abdominal pain patient near Golfview Avenue in Bartow, Florida.
Head injury after physical altercation at apartment
Assault Report
Golfview Ave, Bartow, FL 33830
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews respond near Golf View Apartments in Bartow for a reported physical altercation with a head injury. EMS is staging while police are involved, and the people involved appear to be separated.
Person injured in head during disturbance at apartment
Assault Report
Golfview Ave, Bartow, FL 33830
As discussed during the dispatch call, radio traffic indicates a possible physical disturbance at an apartment near Golf View Avenue in Bartow, with a reported head injury.
Possible drug overdose near East Main Street
Medical Emergency
E Main St, Bartow, FL 33830
As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatchers reported a possible overdose at a location near East Main Street in Bartow, Florida, and sent a medical response under a signal 41 call.
Person with possible drug overdose found stumbling
Medical Emergency
E Main St, Bartow, FL 33830
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews respond to a possible drug overdose involving a person with slurred speech and difficulty walking near East Main Street in Bartow, Florida.
Reckless truck with trailer on US 60 in Bartow
Traffic
US-98, Bartow, FL
As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch reports a white truck with an open trailer driving recklessly westbound on US 60 past Highway 98 in Bartow, reportedly without tail or brake lights and nearly causing several accidents.
Suspicious person inside Walmart store
Suspicious Activity
E Van Fleet Dr, Bartow, FL 33830
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers were dispatched to a Walmart store for a report of a suspicious or disorderly person inside the store, described as a man wearing a camouflage hoodie and shorts.
Truck pulling trailer with no rear lights reported
Traffic
E Van Fleet Dr, Bartow, FL 33830
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a traffic complaint about a white truck pulling an open trailer with no working rear lights near a youth facility and a Walmart. The caller reported several possible rear-end collisions related to the missing lights. An officer briefly tracked the vehicle but lost sight of it, and the reporting party did not want contact.
Pickup towing trailer reported with no brake lights
Traffic
80 Foot Rd, Bartow, FL 33830
As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatchers received a traffic complaint about a white pickup towing an open trailer traveling west on State Road 16 near (number withheld) Foot Road, reportedly without brake lights. The information was shared with Bartow and other nearby agencies.
Traffic stop on gold Lincoln Town Car
Traffic
Hwy 60 & 2nd St., Bartow, FL 33830
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers conducted a traffic stop on a gold Lincoln Town Car near Highway 60 and 2nd Street in Bartow, Florida, after an earlier stop near Highway 16 and 3rd Street South.
Large hole found under backyard fence at home
Suspicious Activity
Thompson Preserve Blvd, Bartow, FL 33830
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a reported large hole dug beneath a backyard fence behind a home near Thompson Preserve Boulevard. The dog was secured inside the house, and animal control was requested to check the possible suspicious activity.
Vehicles blocking parking lot at food pantry
Traffic
E Summerlin St, Bartow, FL 33830
As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch received a complaint about vehicles possibly blocking the parking lot near a food pantry on East Summerlin Street in Bartow.
Accidental alarm reported on West Garden Street
Other Incidents
Garden St, Bartow, FL 33830
As discussed during the dispatch call, radio traffic indicates a possible disturbance reported near West Garden Street in Bartow, which was later described as accidental.
Loose German Shepherd chasing woman on street
Other Incidents
Thompson Preserve Blvd, Bartow, FL 33830
As discussed during the dispatch call, officers responded to a reported animal complaint on Thompson Preserve Boulevard in Bartow, Florida, where a German Shepherd was reportedly chasing a woman. The officer lost sight of the dog, and the woman was walking on foot toward a nearby residence on the same street.
Three-vehicle crash off roadway with minor damage
Traffic
Horne Rd, Bartow, FL 33830
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a motor vehicle crash near North Boulevard and Highway 27 in Bartow, Florida. Rescue units reported three vehicles off the roadway with minor damage and were still investigating the scene.
Man reports missing long-term medication, appears confused
Medical Emergency
Taylor Brooke Dr, Bartow, FL 33830
As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatch received a report from a Spanish-speaking caller near Taylor Brooke Drive in Bartow who said he could not get his VA medication and appeared confused. The caller reportedly mentioned a schizophrenia diagnosis and said he did not need EMS. A separate call involved a student feeling faint at a school building.
Man aged 55 has chest pain at courthouse basement
Medical Emergency
Polk County Courthouse, Bartow, FL 33830
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews respond to a reported medical call in the basement of a courthouse for a 55-year-old man with chest pain, with responders directed to use the back entrance.
Person experiencing chest pain at courthouse basement
Medical Emergency
N Broadway Ave, Bartow, FL 33830
As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews respond to a possible chest pain medical call at a court holding area in the basement of the Polk County Courthouse near North Broadway Avenue.
