HOMICIDE ARREST IN ENGLEWOOD

SARASOTA COUNTY SHERIFF’S DETECTIVES HAVE MADE AN ARREST IN A HOMICIDE THAT OCCURRED LAST NIGHT IN THE 100 BLOCK OF WINSON AVENUE IN ENGLEWOOD.  THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE WAS CALLED TO ENGLEWOOD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL AT... Read More.

WOMAN IN ARGUMENT HIS PEDESTRIAN IN CAR

A SARASOTA WOMAN WHO WAS HAVING A VERBAL ARGUMENT WITH SOMEONE IN HER HOME HIT A PEDESTRIAN AS SHE TRIED TO BACK OUT OF A DRIVEWAY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.  THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL... Read More.

MOTHER CLAIMS TEENAGE SON MADE UP STORY

THE MOTHER ACCUSED OF POURING BLEACH AND CHLORINE ON HER TODDLER SON AND FORCING OTHER SIBLINGS TO SWIM IN A POOL WHILE STRONG CHEMICALS WERE PRESENT MADE HER FIRST APPEARANCE IN COURT TUESDAY.  THE... Read More.

SWIFTMUD EXTENDS WATER RESTRICTIONS

THE SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICT’S GOVERNING BOARD ON TUESDAY EXTENDED THE WATERING RESTRICTIONS PUT IN PLACE LAST DECEMBER.  DESPITE THE RECENT RAINS, SWIFTMUD SAYS A DRIER THAN NORMAL JUNE HAS RAINFALL TOTALS STILL... Read More.

VENICE OPENS DOOR FOR 36% TAX INCREASE

THE VENICE CITY COUNCIL ON TUESDAY VOTED TO SET THE MAXIMUM TAX RATE OF 3.77 MILLS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2012.  THAT WOULD BE AN INCREASE FROM THE CURRENT RATE OF 2.77 MILLS, WHICH HAS... Read More.

APPARENT SUICIDE AT CHURCH

THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY SHERIFF’S MAJOR CRIMES UNIT IS INVESTIGATING A POSSIBLE SUICIDE AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE OF TWO PEOPLE FOUND BEHIND A CHURCH AROUND 7:30 SUNDAY MORNING. A REPORT FROM THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS THE... Read More.

TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT

THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE WILL BE STEPPING UP TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS THIS WEEK. SPEED LIMITS WILL BE ENFORCED ON THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF GULFSTREAM BLVD IN EAST ENGLEWOOD... Read More.

CITY VEHICLE HITS GRANDMOTHER, GRANDSON

NORTH PORT POLICE SAY A GRANDMOTHER AND HER TODDLER GRANDSON WERE INJURED WHEN THEY WERE STRUCK BY A CITY VEHICLE YESTERDAY.  POLICE SAY 39 YEAR OLD MICHAEL JUGENHEIMER OF NORTH PORT WAS NORTHBOUND ON... Read More.

THREE MIAMI MEN TRY TO PASS FAKE BILLS

THREE MIAMI MEN WERE ARRESTED WEDNESDAY FOR ALLEGEDLY TRYING TO PASS FAKE HUNDRED DOLLAR BILLS IN PORT CHARLOTTE.  CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY THEY RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE CVS ON TAMIAMI TRAIL AT 3:15PM... Read More.

TIRE BLOW-OUT CAUSES ACCIDENT

A TIRE BLOW-OUT CAUSED AN ACCIDENT ON THE INTERSTATE AT THE END OF THE EVENING RUSH LAST NIGHT.  THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS 47 YEAR OLD ALFRED MARTIN OF DADE CITY WAS NORTHBOUND ON... Read More.