TWO FOUND DEAD IN SOUTH VENICE HOME

THE SARASOTA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE IS INVESTIGATING A DOUBLE HOMICIDE IN SOUTH VENICE.  EMS WAS CALLED TO A HOME IN THE 2100 BLOCK OF PARK ROAD JUST AFTER 8PM LAST NIGHT AND... Read More.

NORTH PORT COMMISSION DOES NOT VISIT ATV ISSUE

NORTH PORT CITY COMMISSIONERS VOTED 4-1 MONDAY NIGHT TO NOT RE-VISIT THE CITY’S RULES ON ALL TERRAIN VEHICLES DESPITE ONE COMMISSIONER’S ATTEMPT TO GET DIALOGUE STARTED.  COMMISSIONER JIM BLUCHER THINKS THE CITY NEEDS TO... Read More.

MAN SHOT IDENTIFIED; TWO PEOPLE ARRESTED

AUTHORITIES HAVE IDENTIFIED THE MAN SHOT AND KILLED LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AT A PORT CHARLOTTE MOTEL AND HAVE ARRESTED TWO OF THE PEOPLE RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS DEATH.  CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY 40 YEAR... Read More.

ANOTHER DISTRACTION THEFT ON SIESTA KEY

SARASOTA COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY THEY ARE INVESTIGATING YET ANOTHER DISTRACTION THEFT, THIS TIME ON SIESTA KEY.  DEPUTIES RESPONDED TO THE 2300 BLOCK OF SIESTA DRIVE AT AROUND 5:45PM FRIDAY, WHERE AN ELDERLY VICTIM ALLOWED... Read More.

ENGLEWOOD ALCOHOL COMPLIANCE CHECK GOOD

THE JUVENILE OPERATIONS UNIT OF THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SET OUT FRIDAY EVENING TO CHECK A DOZEN ENGLEWOOD BUSINESSES TO SEE IF THEY WERE SELLING TO UNDERAGE DRINKERS.  WHAT THEY FOUND WAS ON... Read More.

9 ARRESTED IN EAST ENGLEWOOD STING

CHARLOTTE COUNTY SHERIFF’S ECONOMIC CRIMES UNIT DETECTIVES IN A JOINT OPERATION WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS CONCLUDED A TWO-DAY STING OPERATION FRIDAY IN EAST ENGLEWOOD WITH NINE ARRESTS.  THE OPERATION WAS SET UP TO IDENTIFY... Read More.

BANK ROBBER SOUGHT IN SOUTH VENICE

AUTHORITIES ARE LOOKING FOR THE MAN WHO ROBBED A SOUTH VENICE BANK.  SARASOTA COUNTY DEPUTIES SAID THE HEIST OCCURRED JUST BEFORE 3:30 THURSDAY AFTERNOON AT THE WACHOVIA BANK AT 1301 SOUTH US 41 BYPASS. ... Read More.

MAN FORCED MOM TO WATCH RAPE OF DAUGHTER

A PUNTA GORDA MAN IS BEHIND BARS AFTER AUTHORITIES SAY HE FORCED A MOTHER TO WATCH AS HE SEXUALLY ASSAULTED HER 12 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER THREE TIMES.  CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY THEY WERE CALLED... Read More.

BURGLAR CAUGHT THANKS IN PART TO NEIGHBOR

A PORT CHARLOTTE MAN WAS ARRESTED WEDNESDAY AFTER TRYING TO BURGLARIZE A HOME WITH SOMEONE INSIDE.  DEPUTIES RECEIVED A CALL ABOUT A BURGLARY IN PROGRESS AT 946 KENWOOD TERRACE FROM THE OWNER OF THE... Read More.

MAN ACCUSED OF BRUTAL ATTACK ON EX

A HOMELESS MAN WAS ARRESTED IN LAKE COUNTY TUESDAY AND CHARGED WITH ATTACKING HIS EX-GIRLFRIEND LAST MONTH.  NORTH PORT POLICE SAY THE WOMAN WHO LIVES IN NORTH PORT BELIEVED THE ATTACKER WAS 42 YEAR... Read More.