COALITION FILED SUIT AGAINST CHARLOTTE COUNTY

THE GRASSROOTS COALITION KNOWN AS THE FRIENDS OF CAPE HAZE HAS FILED SUIT AGAINST CHARLOTTE COUNTY AND THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS TO TRY AND STOP A PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE.  ACCORDING TO... Read More.

ACCIDENT SENDS TWO TO THE HOSPITAL

TWO ENGLEWOOD BROTHERS WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED IN A MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT IN VENICE SATURDAY AFTERNOON.  THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS 20 YEAR OLD DMITRIJS POLISCUKS WAS NORTHBOUND ON US 41 APPROACHING SEMINOLE DRIVE... Read More.

THREE CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTED MURDER

AUTHORITIES ARRESTED THREE PEOPLE IN CONNECTION WITH A SHOOTING IN ENGLEWOOD ON SUNDAY.  38 YEAR OLD DONALD COSTA OF PORT CHARLOTTE ALONG WITH 38 YEAR OLD DEREK HARRINGTON AND 37 YEAR OLD NICOLE LEDESMA,... Read More.

FOUR ARRESTED IN UNDERCOVER DEAL

FOUR PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED WEDNESDAY FOLLOWING AN UNDERCOVER PURCHASE OF NARCOTICS IN A PLACIDA ROAD PARKING LOT.  CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY THE DRUG BUY WAS FOR OXYCODONE AND ALPRAZOLAM PILLS, AND ONCE... Read More.

ELDERLY SCAMS HIT TWO PORT CHARLOTTE WOMEN

CHARLOTTE COUNTY DETECTIVES ARE INVESTIGATING TWO SCAMS AGAINST ELDERLY WOMEN IN PORT CHARLOTTE.  DEPUTIES RECEIVED THE FIRST CALL WEDNESDAY FROM A 78 YEAR OLD WOMAN WHO SAID SHE RECEIVED A CALL FROM A MAN... Read More.

MAN CAUGHT STEALING FROM VEHICLE

AN ENGLEWOOD MAN IS BEHIND BARS AFTER GOING ON A CRIME SPREE EARLY THIS MORNING.  SARASOTA COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY A RESIDENT CALLED THEM JUST BEFORE 12:30AM TO SAY HE SAW 24 YEAR OLD JOSHUA... Read More.

MAN DEALT STOLEN JEWELRY AT PAWN SHOP

A PORT CHARLOTTE MAN WAS ARRESTED TUESDAY AFTER A CHECK ON AREA PAWN SHOPS SHOWED HE MADE MORE THAN 20 TRANSACTIONS RECENTLY.  PUNTA GORDA POLICE SAY THEY WERE SEARCHING FOR THE TOP FREQUENT PAWNERS... Read More.

WOMAN OFFERED COP SEX FOR MONEY

A PORT CHARLOTTE WOMAN WAS ARRESTED TUESDAY AFTER SHE ALLEGEDLY OFFERED SEX FOR MONEY TO AN UNDERCOVER POLICE OFFICER.  PUNTA GORDA POLICE SAY A WOMAN IDENTIFYING HERSELF AS JADE POSTED ON AN INTERNET SITE... Read More.

POLICE ACTIVITY IN ENGLEWOOD

SARASOTA COUNTY DEPUTIES DESCENDED UPON AN AREA NEAR THE NEW CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUILDING SOUTH OF DEARBORN STREET TUESDAY AFTERNOON.  SHERIFF’S SPOKESPERSON SARAH KENNIFF TOLD WENG NEWS THAT DETECTIVES WERE FOLLOWING LEADS IN THE... Read More.

ROTONDA MAN FINGERPRINTED IN CRIME

A ROTONDA WEST MAN WAS ARRESTED AFTER FINGERPRINTS TAKEN FROM A CRIME SCENE LAST MONTH MATCHED THOSE IN THE NATIONAL SYSTEM AFIS.  DETECTIVES SAY 27 YEAR OLD JAMES GREEN’S PRINTS WERE LOCATED ON AN... Read More.