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North Port Emergency Management has taken delivery of reflective vinyl collars to be installed on street-sign posts to delineate storm surge evacuation zones. The collars are reflective yellow with zones labeled A or B,... Read More.

CCSO's Major Crimes Unit's investigating an armed robbery last night at an adult video store south of Punta Gorda. A masked gunman walked into Adult Video store in the 12000 block of Just... Read More.

The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office says 2-men have been busted for armed robbery after a drug deal early Saturday went bad. Deputies were called by two men who reported they'd been robbed at... Read More.

Sheriff Tom Knight is pleased to announce that the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office Traffic Unit was awarded 2nd place in the Florida Law Enforcement Challenge (FLEC) today in Orlando. FLEC is sponsored by the Florida... Read More.

CCSO detectives are looking for whoever took a boat and trailer from Charlotte Harbor Sales over the weekend. The items were there on consignment. The boat and trailer were moved Sunday night.... Read More.

CCSO deputies have arrested 2-North Port men on burglary and theft charges after a woman saw men in black clothing and what looked like ski masks enter her Port Charlotte home yesterday. The... Read More.

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) will begin paving a section of Toledo Blade and Sumter Boulevards at the Interstate 75 interchange within the FDOT right-of-way. Construction will begin at the Sumter Boulevard interchange... Read More.

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office will pay special attention to traffic enforcement at these locations from July 22-28 SPEED ENFORCEMENT: Entire length of Gulfstream Blvd. (Englewood) Edgewater Drive (Port Charlotte) TRAFFIC LIGHT/STOP SIGN ENFORCEMENT: ... Read More.

Local kids are going to a new kind of summer camp at Lemon Bay Park. It's called Earth TASK Crew. The Englewood Sun reports it's an adjunct program of The Open Studio.... Read More.

Sarasota County Sheriff’s deputies have busted a former member of the Englewood Masonic Lodge for allegedly stealing over $90,000 from the group’s scholarship fund. A sheriff's spokesperson says the 59-year old Port... Read More.