CHARLOTTE TO RAISE MILLAGE…TAXES STILL DROP
A PORTION OF THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY MILLAGE RATE WILL GO UP BY 7% NEXT YEAR, BUT MOST COUNTY RESIDENTS WILL STILL SEE A DROP IN THE TAXES THEY PAY. COMMISSIONERS VOTED 3-2 TO TAKE... Read More.
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WATERMELON CAPER SOLVED WITH TWO ARRESTS
TWO PEOPLE WANTED FOR ROBBERY AND GRAND THEFT OF A PUNTA GORDA MAN IN ENGLEWOOD LAST MONTH ARE BACK IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY AFTER BEING ARRESTED IN OSCEOLA COUNTY. DEPUTIES SAY CARL BROWN ASKED... Read More.
TRUCK HITS GUARDRAIL AND CALL BOX
A VENICE MAN WAS SITED IN AN ACCIDENT ON THE INTERSTATE THIS MORNING THAT WILL HAVE A LANE CLOSED FOR QUITE SOME TIME. THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS 61 YEAR OLD RICHARD WILSON WAS... Read More.
PORT CHARLOTTE MAN CAUGHT ON CRIME SPREE
A PORT CHARLOTTE MAN WAS ARRESTED YESTERDAY MORNING AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY STOLE A VAN AND BURGLARIZED A HOME TUESDAY EVENING. DETECTIVES SAY 27 YEAR OLD MICHAEL DUNBAR STOLE A DODGE VAN WHILE IT WAS... Read More.
LAUNDROMAT BURGLAR APPREHENDED
CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY THEY APPREHENDED A MAN WHO ROBBED A PUNTA GORDA LAUNDROMAT TWICE IN THE LAST THREE WEEKS. INVESTIGATORS DETERMINED THAT 34 YEAR OLD MARK OWEN OF PUNTA GORDA WAS THE MAN... Read More.
MOTORCYCLIST FIGHTS FOR LIFE AFTER WRECK
A PORT CHARLOTTE MAN IS FIGHTING FOR HIS LIFE AFTER BEING INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT ON COCHRAN BOULEVARD TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS 83 YEAR OLD STURGIS LYSTER OF PORT CHARLOTTE WAS... Read More.
VENICE WOMAN CHARGED IN NEW YEAR’S FATAL
A VENICE WOMAN HAS BEEN CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH A FATAL ACCIDENT ON NEW YEAR’S DAY. AUTHORITIES SAY 24 YEAR OLD SHANNON ZIMNIE TOLD THEM THAT IT WAS 42 YEAR OLD RICHARD JONES OF... Read More.
STEP-DAD CHANGES PLEA
THE STEP-FATHER OF A TEENAGER KILLED BY A DRUG OVERDOSE IN A NORTH PORT MOTEL LAST YEAR HAS CHANGED HIS PLEA. A STATEMENT FROM U S ATTORNEY BRAIN ALBRITTON SAYS THAT 36 YEAR OLD... Read More.
COUPLE CATCHES THIEVES STEALING BOAT
CHARLOTTE COUNTY DETECTIVES ARRESTED TWO MEN AFTER THEY WERE CAUGHT TRYING TO STEAL A BOAT BY THE OWNERS. DEPUTIES SAY SARAH FREEMAN OF 256 TORRINGTON STREET IN PORT CHARLOTTE HEARD A NOISE IN FRONT... Read More.
TWO ARRESTED, A THIRD SOUGHT IN BURGLARY
TWO BROTHERS ARE BEHIND BARS AND A THIRD MAN IS BEING SOUGHT IN CONNECTION WITH THE BURGLARY OF A CAR DEALERSHIP LAST WEEK IN PORT CHARLOTTE. DEPUTIES SAY THEY RECEIVED A CALL AT 3:15AM... Read More.