MAN BATTERS WOMAN KNOWN TO HIM

A VENICE MAN IS BEHIND BARS AFTER ALLEGEDLY HITTING A WOMAN KNOWN TO HIM.  SARASOTA COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY THEY WERE CALLED TO A HOME IN THE 200 BLOCK OF GLEN OAK ROAD ON MONDAY... Read More.

UNDERCOVER BUYS NET FIVE ARRESTS

FIVE MEN FACE MULTIPLE DRUG CHARGES FOLLOWING TWO UNDERCOVER STING OPERATIONS MONDAY AFTERNOON.  CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY THE FIRST BUY WAS IN CHARLOTTE HARBOR WHERE 43 YEAR OLD WILLIE JOHNSON OF PUNTA GORDA AND... Read More.

FORECLOSURE HELP ON THE WAY

FLORIDIANS WHO ARE BATTLING FORECLOSURE GOT SOME GOOD NEWS TUESDAY AS THE STATE ANNOUNCED THAT MORE THAN A BILLION DOLLARS IN FEDERAL STIMULUS GRANTS WILL BECOME AVAILABLE TO RESIDENTS THIS MONTH.  ACCORDING TO THE... Read More.

BODY FOUND IN SUBMERGED JEEP IDENTIFIED

A JEEP WRANGLER WAS FOUND SUBMERGED IN A CANAL BEHIND A HOME ON SIESTA KEY YESTERDAY MORNING AND A BODY WAS FOUND INSIDE.  AUTHORITIES SAY A LANDSCAPER CALLED AFTER DISCOVERING THE VEHICLE OFF THE... Read More.

NAMES RELEASED IN COYOTE’S SHOOTING

CHARLOTTE COUNTY SHERIFF’S MAJOR CRIMES DETECTIVES HAVE RELEASED THE NAMES OF THE TWO PEOPLE WHO WERE HIT BY GUNFIRE EARLY LAST SATURDAY MORNING AT A CHARLOTTE COUNTY BAR.  33 YEAR OLD MORRIS COWELL OF... Read More.

MAN KILLED ON MOTORCYCLE IN PORT CHARLOTTE

A PORT CHARLOTTE MAN WAS KILLED AFTER HIS MOTORCYCLE WAS HIT BY A PICK-UP TRUCK.  THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS 27 YEAR OLD MATTHEW HOOTS OF NORTH PORT WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN LEFT FROM... Read More.

HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION IN SARASOTA

AUTHORITIES HAVE FOUND THE VEHICLE OF A KENSINGTON PARK WOMAN WHO WAS FOUND DEAD IN HER KENSINGTON PARK HOME.  SARASOTA COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY THE SILVER 2002 VOLVO THAT WAS OWNED BY 64 YEAR OLD... Read More.

ALL FOUR IN CUSTODY IN DOLLAR GENERAL ROBBERY

AUTHORITIES SAY ALL FOUR PEOPLE ARE NOW IN CUSTODY IN CONNECTION WITH THE MARCH 23RD ARMED ROBBERY OF THE DOLLAR GENERAL STORE IN SARASOTA.  DEPUTIES CAPTURED 31 YEAR OLD HENRY JOHNSON AND 21 YEAR... Read More.

MAN SETS FIRE TO HOUSE AFTER INJUNCTION

A SARASOTA MAN WAS ARRESTED AFTER DETECTIVES SAY HE SET FIRE TO A HOME HIM AND HIS ESTRANGED WIFE OWN.  DEPUTIES SAY 60 YEAR OLD ROBERT JOLLY WAS SERVED WITH A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INJUNCTION... Read More.

STORE EMPLOYEE CAUGHT STEALING JEWELRY

A PORT CHARLOTTE WOMAN WAS ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY STEALING JEWELRY FROM HER EMPLOYER.  CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY THE INVESTIGATION STARTED FEBRUARY 22ND WHEN THE OWNER OF THE WATCH DOCTOR IN PORT CHARLOTTE REPORTED SEVERAL... Read More.