TWO ROB A PIZZA DELIVERY MAN

TWO PUNTA GORDA MEN WERE ARRESTED AFTER SENDING A PIZZA DELIVERY MAN TO A PHONY HOUSE TUESDAY NIGHT.  PUNTA GORDA POLICE SAY THE DRIVER WAS TRYING TO DELIVER AN ORDER TO A HOME ON... Read More.

BURGLAR CAUGHT SLEEPING ON COUCH

A PORT CHARLOTTE MAN WAS ARRESTED MONDAY AFTER BEING FOUND SLEEPING ON THE COUCH OF THE HOME HE ALLEGEDLY BROKE INTO.  CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES WERE CALLED TO THE HOME ON ELLICOTT CIRCLE... Read More.

MAYOR PROPOSES CUTTING CITY COUNCIL BY 2

VENICE MAYOR JOHN HOLIC HAS BEEN BUSY THIS WEEK SENDING OUT MEMOS TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, ONE OF WHICH IS SURE TO STIR SOME CONTROVERSY.  HOLIC SAYS HE WILL ASK THEM TO CHANGE THEIR... Read More.

VENICE POLICE CHIEF SEARCH DOWN TO 10

THE SEARCH FOR A NEW POLICE CHIEF IN VENICE HAS BEEN NARROWED DOWN TO TEN FINALISTS.  PUBLISHED REPORTS SAY VENICE POLICE CAPTAIN TOM MCNULTY AND INTERIM NORTH PORT CITY MANAGER TERRY LEWIS ARE AMONG... Read More.

9 OF 10 OCCUPANTS HURT IN ACCIDENT

A VAN WITH 10 PEOPLE ON BOARD OVERTURNED ON THE INTERSTATE MONDAY NIGHT.  THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS 44 YEAR OLD BARBARA HOOD OF JACKSON, OHIO WAS NORTHBOUND ON I-75 APPROACHING THE TUCKERS GRADE... Read More.

FORMER EMPLOYEE FINGERED IN SWEATSHIRT

CHARLOTTE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DETECTIVES ARRESTED A TROPICAL GULF ACRES MAN IN CONNECTION WITH THE JANUARY 21ST BURGLARY OF AN ENGLEWOOD SUBWAY SANDWICH SHOP.  DEPTUIES SAY SURVEILLANCE VIDEO SHOWED A MAN, LATER IDENTIFIED AS 23... Read More.

BESAW TO BE EVALUATED BY TWO DOCTORS

THE MAN WHO IS ACCUSED OF BLUDGEONING AN EAST ENGLEWOOD ANTIQUE SHOPPE OWNER TO DEATH LAST DECEMBER HAS BEEN ORDERED TO UNDERGO MEDICAL TESTS.  ACCORDING TO THE SUN, THE JUDGE IN THE CASE... Read More.

MAN CAUGHT IN THE ACT

AN ARCADIA MAN WAS ARRESTED SUNDAY AFTER SURVEILLANCE VIDEO CAUGHT HIM IN THE PROCESS OF STEALING COPPER WIRE FROM A SHUTDOWN PLANT IN PUNTA GORDA.  CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY 43 YEAR OLD MARK LYNCH... Read More.

WOMAN LEAVES CHILDREN IN CAR…ONE WANDERS

A PORT CHARLOTTE WOMAN WAS ARRESTED AFTER LEAVING HER CHILDREN IN THE CAR WHILE SHE CLEANED A HOUSE.  CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY 23 YEAR OLD SHANNON WALSH LEFT THE FOUR YEAR OLD GIRL AND... Read More.

CAR CARRIES ILLEGAL CARGO INTO ENGLEWOOD

TWO MICHIGAN MEN STOPPED FOR A MINOR INFRACTION WERE FOUND TO HAVE DRUGS IN THEIR CAR IN ENGLEWOOD YESTERDAY.  A CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTY STOPPED A CAR DRIVEN BY 22 YEAR OLD CHAD MACDONALD OF... Read More.