MAN THROWS DRUGS OUT OF CAR WINDOW

A CLEWISTON MAN IS BEHIND BARS AFTER THROWING DRUGS AND PARAPHERNALIA OUT OF HIS SPEEDING CAR BEFORE HE WAS PULLED OVER BY CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES IN PUNTA GORDA.  A DEPUTY SPOTTED 23 YEAR OLD... Read More.

14 INDICTED ON MORTGAGE FRAUD CHARGES

SARASOTA COUNTY SHERIFF TOM KNIGHT ALONG WITH THE U S ATTORNEY’S OFFICE, THE F B I, AND F D I C ANNOUNCED FRIDAY THE UNSEALING OF A 44-COUNT INDICTMENT CHARGING 14 DEFENDANTS WITH CONSPIRACY... Read More.

HIGH SPEED PURSUIT ENDS IN ARREST

A HOLLYWOOD MAN WAS ARRESTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT AFTER HE TOOK AUTHORITIES ON A HIGH SPEED CHASE THROUGH THREE COUNTIES.  DEPUTIES SAY THEY WERE CONTACTED BY STATE TROOPERS JUST AFTER 6:30PM WEDNESDAY THAT A 2004... Read More.

SARASOTA COUNTY ONLINE SERVICES INTERUPTED

A NUMBER OF ONLINE SERVICES PROVIDED BY SARASOTA COUNTY WILL BE TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE BEGINNING AT 5PM TODAY AND LASTING THROUGH SUNDAY WHILE THEY ARE RELOCATED TO THE COUNTY’S NEW DATA CENTER AT 5875 BAHIA... Read More.

ONE KILLED IN ACCIDENT IN RURAL CHARLOTTE

ONE MAN WAS KILLED AND ANOTHER INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT IN RURAL CHARLOTTE COUNTY YESTERDAY.  THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS 46 YEAR OLD CHARLES JOHNSON OF FORT PIERCE WAS EASTBOUND ON BERMONT ROAD, ABOUT... Read More.

WOMAN USES DAUGHTER TO GET ILLEGAL DRUGS

A SARASOTA WOMAN WAS ARRESTED SUNDAY ON A WARRANT FROM SARASOTA COUNTY NARCOTICS DETECTIVES.  INVESTIGATORS WITH THE PHARMACEUTICAL DIVERSION UNIT FOUND ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS SINCE NOVEMBER THAT 34 YEAR OLD DEANNA ZAPPI CALLED... Read More.

PETS PERISH IN PUNTA GORDA HOUSE FIRE

AUTHORITIES SAY A FIRE THAT CONSUMED A HOME IN RURAL PUNTA GORDA TUESDAY NIGHT KILLED SEVERAL FAMILY PETS.  WE FIRST REPORTED THE BLAZE ON OIL WELL ROAD NOT FAR FROM THE CHARLOTTE... Read More.

NORTH PORT PARES LIST DOWN TO FIVE

THE NORTH PORT CITY COMMISSION VOTED 5-0 ON TUESDAY TO BRING IN FIVE CANDIDATES FOR INTERVIEWS FOR THE OPEN CITY MANAGER POSITION NEXT WEEK.  THE CITY COMMISSION AGREED TO INVITE ALAN COHEN, THE PRESIDENT... Read More.

MAN DIES OF GUNSHOT WOUNDS IN PORT CHARLOTTE

A FORT MYERS MAN WAS SHOT AND KILLED IN PORT CHARLOTTE LATE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.  CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY A RESIDENT SAID SHE HEARD MULTIPLE GUNSHOTS IN THE AREA OF LEONA STREET NEAR VETERANS BOULEVARD,... Read More.