This Time, Robbery Suspect WAS Home

Yesterday, we told you how officers went to the home of a man suspected of robbing a Wells Fargo branch on Tamiami Trail, surrounded it, evacuated the neighborhood, got a warrant and charged in... Read More.

Man Arrested for Deadly July Hit and Run

Florida State Troopers arrested a Charlotte County man last night on charges he was the hit-and-run driver that killed a jogger on Deep Creek Boulevard last July. Joseph Howard was arrested without incident and... Read More.

Brazen Car Thief Sought

Sarasota police are looking for a man who certainly took the most direct approach to stealing a car: he walked up to a woman in her driveway, grabbed her keys and drove off in... Read More.

SHOOTING VICTIM DROPPED OFF AT AREA HOSPITAL

On Saturday, Feb. 4, at approximately 11:10 p.m., security at Peace River Regional Medical Center in Port Charlotte, notified the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office that a victim of a gunshot wound had been dropped... Read More.

Jackson Faces Added Charges

More charges have been leveled against the men accused in some East Punta Gorda businesses and churches. Charlotte County Sheriff's detectives say more charges have been filed against 18 year old Jeremy Jackson... Read More.

Arrest Made in Copper Products Theft

Venice police officers have arrested a man who was caught taking expensive metal building supplies from the Ramada Inn construction site on the U-S 41 Bypass. After a security guard spotted a man walking... Read More.

Fire Heavily Damages Siesta Key Restaurant

A Siesta Key restaurant will be closed for some time following a fire yesterday. Firefighters say no one was injured in the fire, which was reported about 12:30 yesterday morning in the kitchen at... Read More.