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SARASOTA MAN GUILTY OF SEEKING SEX FROM MINOR

Tuesday, February 22

A FEDERAL JURY HAS FOUND 48 YEAR OLD TIMOTHY BIDWELL OF SARASOTA GUILTY OF USING THE INTERNET IN AN ATTEMPT TO INDUCE AND PERSUADE A MINOR INTO COMMITTING SEX ACTS. U S ATTORNEY ROBERT O’NEILL SAID IN A MEDIA RELEASE THAT BIDWELL WAS ARRESTED... Read More.

NORTH PORT CITY MANAGER SEARCH NARROWS

Tuesday, February 22

A SEARCH FIRM FROM PALM BEACH COUNTY IS SCHEDULED TO MEET WITH NORTH PORT CITY COMMISSIONERS TODAY TO DISCUSS THE NINE REMAINING CANDIDATES FOR THE CITY MANAGER POSITION. ACCORDING TO THE SUN, CITY COMMISSIONERS WILL MEET INDIVIDUALLY WITH COLIN BAENZIGER OF COLIN BAENZIGER... Read More.

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LEE ARRESTED FOR VENICE DOUBLE MURDER

Monday, February 21

SARASOTA COUNTY DETECTIVES HAVE ARRESTED 47 YEAR OLD JOHN LEE OF VENICE IN CONNECTION WITH A DOUBLE MURDER LAST MONTH. DEPUTIES PICKED UP LEE THE DAY AFTER HIS FIANCE, 39 YEAR OLD TRACI NABERGALL AND 46 YEAR OLD JASON SALTER WERE FOUND DEAD INSIDE... Read More.

WOMAN KILLED IN NOKOMIS MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT

Monday, February 21

A WOMAN WAS KILLED AND THE DRIVER OF A MOTORCYCLE WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT IN NOKOMIS SATURDAY EVENING. THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS 57 YEAR OLD BARRY ANDERSON OF PORT CHARLOTTE WAS SOUTHBOUND ON US 41 APPROACHING THE INTERSECTION OF... Read More.

WOMAN KILLED IN EAST ENGLEWOOD ACCIDENT

Monday, February 21

A VENICE WOMAN DIED IN AN ACCIDENT IN EAST ENGLEWOOD FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS 16 YEAR OLD BRIAN HAUSCHILD OF PORT CHARLOTTE WAS EASTBOUND ON SOUTH MCCALL ROAD APPROACHING THE INTERSECTION OF OCEANSPRAY BOULEVARD JUST AFTER 2:15PM... Read More.

FOUR ARRESTED FOR PROSTITUTION

Monday, February 21

CHARLOTTE COUNTY NARCOTICS DETECTIVES RAIDED ANOTHER PORT CHARLOTTE HEALTH SPA ON THURSDAY AND ARRESTED FOUR WOMEN FOR PROSTITUTION. DEPUTIES SAY THEY RECEIVED A CRIME STOPPERS TIP IN SEPTEMBER ABOUT POSSIBLE PROSTITUTION AT MANDALA HEALTH SPA ON TAMIAMI TRAIL AND BEGAN CONDUCTING SURVEILLANCE. OVER THE... Read More.

FIVE ARRESTED ON DRUG CHARGES

Monday, February 21

CHARLOTTE COUNTY NARCOTICS DETECTIVES CONTINUE THEIR ROUNDUP OF ENGLEWOOD AND PORT CHARLOTTE AREA CRACK COCAINE, OXYCODONE, AND MARIJUANA DRUG DEALERS. DETECTIVES ARRESTED 18 YEAR OLD RICHARD HENSON OF ENGLEWOOD AND 18 YEAR OLD DAVID LIND OF ROTONDA WEST FOR UNDERCOVER DRUG BUYS IN DECEMBER... Read More.

WOMAN FOUND DEAD IN NORTH PORT

Friday, February 18

NORTH PORT POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING WHAT THEY ARE CALLING A SUSPICIOUS DEATH. A WOMAN’S BODY WAS FOUND BY A NEIGHBOR WALKING HER DOG ON BEEVILLE AVENUE AT AROUND 9:15AM THURSDAY. SHE APPEARED TO HAVE DIED FROM AN APPARENT GUNSHOT WOUND TO THE... Read More.

FOUR ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH SHOOTING

Friday, February 18

FOUR TEENAGERS WERE ARRESTED THURSDAY AS INVESTIGATORS CONTINUE TO PIECE TOGETHER FACTS IN THE SHOOTING OF ANOTHER PORT CHARLOTTE TEEN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. DEPUTIES SAY 18 YEAR OLD MARIAH BYBERG WAS SHOT IN THE ABDOMEN IN A HOME AT 585 NORWOOD STREET AND WAS RUSHED... Read More.

EMBEZZLED MONEY RETURNED TO CHAMBER

Friday, February 18

A FORMER ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT WITH THE NORTH PORT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HAD EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGES DROPPED AGAINST HER AFTER SHE RETURNED THE MONEY SHE HAD TAKEN IN 2009. AN EMAIL FROM CHAMBER PRESIDENT BILL WERDELL SAID THEY RECEIVED A CHECK FOR OVER $22,000, THE AMOUNT... Read More.