Latest News

North Port Police continue investigating a vehicle burglary from yesterday at the Publix on South Sumter Boulevard. Officers on their way to that incident, however, received a call for a carjacking in the Walgreens on... Read More.

Assistance is needed to identify two men who attempted to steal two large screen televisions from the Murdock Walmart Supercenter late Sunday afternoon. At about 5:15 pm, two men entered the Wal-Mart Supercenter, located... Read More.

Some of the Dream Defenders who were locked out of the governor's will be allowed back inside the Capitol today. Protesters accused Capitol Police of forcing them out of the building and denying them... Read More.

Around 9 a.m. yesterday morning, about 5 gallons of raw sewage spilled from a lift station in the area of the 600 block of S. Tamiami Trail in Venice due to grease clog in... Read More.

A Charlotte County deputy patrolling the area of Edgewater Drive and Collingswood Boulevard last night spotted a vehicle reported stolen in Pennsylvania, and arrested 3-people. Of the 4-people in the car, three were... Read More.

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office will pay special attention to traffic enforcement at these locations from July 29 – August 4. SPEED ENFORCEMENT: Edgewater Blvd. (Port Charlotte) Sandhill Blvd. (Deep Creek) TRAFFIC LIGHT/STOP SIGN... Read More.

With property values slowly inching up again, Venice Mayor John Holic wants voters to approve "a stop-gap measure" blocking the city from getting a windfall of millions in property taxes and spending it all.... Read More.

A Cape Coral man was arrested in Venice for allegedly doctor shopping to get pain pills. Authorities tell the Herald-Tribune, 35-year old Ernest Wilkins, traveled from Cape Coral to Brandon to fill prescriptions... Read More.

The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office Aviation Unit was awarded 3rd place in the FLIR Vision Awards presented at the 2013 Airborne Law Enforcement Association annual conference in Orlando. The FLIR Vision Awards are presented annually... Read More.

Alcohol compliance checks of nine Punta Gorda area businesses Wednesday evening resulted in the arrest of one clerk for selling alcoholic beverages to an underage person. The Juvenile Operations Unit issued a Notice to... Read More.