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The Florida State Attorney General's office has filed two misdemeanor charges against former State Trooper of the Year Edward Pope. Pope's accused of giving false information during an FDLE investigation. WINK... Read More.

(CHARLOTTE COUNTY) The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office will pay special attention to traffic enforcement at these locations from April 29 to May 5 SPEED ENFORCEMENT: Murdock Circle (Port Charlotte) Taylor Road (Punta Gorda) TRAFFIC... Read More.

(PUNTA GORDA) Anyone who would like to attend the Civilian Gun Safety Course has two opportunities coming up, but you must act quickly for one of them. According to Sgt. Greg Kalosis, there are... Read More.

Sarasota County's won national awards for the design and development of Nathan Benderson Park and the economic development potential it brings for sports tourism. The Herald-Tribune reports the county been designated a "co-winner"... Read More.

Gov. Rick Scott's signed into a law adding 27 new designer drugs to the state's controlled substances list. It's now a third degree felony for someone to make or sell the drugs,... Read More.

The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office have arrested 44-year old Christine Patterson of Sarasota for Practicing Medicine without a License after a patient complained that she performed a post-operative procedure on her following cosmetic surgery.... Read More.

A Port Charlotte man was arrested Tuesday after investigators identified him from a pair of Oakley sunglasses he left at a home he allegedly burglarized, according to the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office. Chad Michael... Read More.

An investigation of possible animal neglect in Punta Gorda led CCSO detectives to a marijuana growhouse. Detectives and Animal Control officers headed to a property on Oil Well Road to serve a search... Read More.

The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help to identify a man captured on video as he picked up a wallet belonging to someone else while inside the BP gas station,... Read More.

The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for assistance identifying a man and a woman who used a stolen card at Target on Fruitville Road in Sarasota. Earlier this month the victim reported... Read More.