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The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office will pay special attention to traffic enforcement March 4-10 and its Click it or Ticket campaign begins today and runs through March. 16. SPEED: All of Placida Road and... Read More.

(PORT CHARLOTTE) Charlotte County Sheriff's Narcotics Unit detectives released more details of the Thursday raid on a grow house Port Charlotte that seized 400.15 pounds of marijuana. Arrested were Elier Enrique Torres-Milian, 25, and... Read More.

40-year old William Frignoca of Sarasota's one of 11 Floridians arrested this week. He's charged with two felonies: violations of historical resources and dealing in stolen property. The Herald-Tribune reports Florida... Read More.

Charlotte County Sheriff's Narcotics Unit detectives raided a large marijuana grow house operation today in Port Charlotte and seized 289 hydroponic grown marijuana plants. Two arrests have been made, two vehicles have been seized,... Read More.

PORT CHARLOTTE — A Charlotte County Sheriff’s deputy made a traffic stop on a car for not having brake lights that resulted in the arrest of four on drug charges. One of those arrested... Read More.

What was shaping up to be a tourism season starting with spring break, could be derailed because of what officials are finding in the water at area beaches.

Residents of Englewood’s Mobile Gardens community are a happy bunch. They can now legally ride their golf carts around the streets of their subdivision. The Englewood Edge reports there was applause at... Read More.

Sarasota County Commissioners gave a green light to an emergency ordinance today to make sure laws limiting panhandling and other activities in public roadways can stand up to a constitutional challenge. The... Read More.

The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office has scheduled another Civilian Gun Safety Course for March 23rd, because the March 16th class reached capacity. Pre-registration's required for the new class. Sgt. Greg Kalosis... Read More.

(ENGLEWOOD EAST) Charlotte County Sheriff's deputies advise that traffic is slowed in the area of S.R. 776 and Gulfstream Boulevard in Englewood East due to a crash earlier this morning. CCSO received a call... Read More.