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T J MAXX ROBBERS SENTENCED TO EIGHT YEARS

Thursday, December 30

TWO MEN WERE SENTENCED TO EIGHT YEARS IN PRISON EARLIER THIS MONTH IN CONNECTION WITH A ROBBERY ATTEMPT GONE WRONG AT THE VENICE T J MAXX STORE. 23 YEAR OLD JAMES ROGERS AND 20 YEAR OLD JOSHUA ROSE WERE REPORTEDLY LIVING WITH A THIRD... Read More.

SHELTERS OPEN AGAIN TONIGHT

Tuesday, December 28

FOR THE THIRD STRAIGHT NIGHT, THE ST. DAVID’S EPISCOPAL CHURCH COLD WEATHER SHELTER WILL BE OPEN TONIGHT FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT HAVE HEAT OR NEED A WARM PLACE TO STAY. THE SHELTER, LOCATED AT 401 SOUTH BROADWAY IN ENGLEWOOD, WILL ACCEPT RESIDENTS UNTIL... Read More.

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GEORGIA MAN POINTED A GUN AT ANOTHER

Tuesday, December 28

A GEORGIA MAN IS SPENDING A LITTLE EXTRA TIME IN THE AREA AFTER ALLEGEDLY POINTING A GUN AT A MAN AT AN ENGLEWOOD GAS STATION. CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY 24 YEAR OLD BRANDON SADDORIS OF SAVANNAH FIRST STRUCK A WOMAN WHO HAD CLIMBED INTO... Read More.

PAT NEWTON MEMORIAL SERVICE ANNOUNCED

Monday, December 27

PAT NEWTON, A MEMBER OF THE WFLN FAMILY AND A PILLAR IN THE ENGLEWOOD COMMUNITY, LOST HER BATTLE WITH MENENGITIS ON CHRISTMAS EVE. SHE WAS 55. NEWTON WAS THE CO-OWNER OF THE ENGLEWOOD REVIEW WITH HER HUSBAND TOM, AND SHE ALSO OWNED PITTER PAT... Read More.

TEEN SEXUALLY ASSAULTED IN PLAZA LOT

Monday, December 27

SARASOTA COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY A 17 YEAR OLD GIRL WAS SEXUALLY ASSAULTED IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE NORTHEAST PLAZA EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. DEPUTIES SAY THE GIRL WAS WALKING HOME FROM A PARTY AT AROUND 2:30AM THROUGH THE REAR OF THE PLAZA WHEN A... Read More.

MAN TASERED AFTER HITTING POLICE CAR

Monday, December 27

CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES TASERED A PUNTA GORDA MAN AFTER HE FLED FROM THEM AND HIT A PATROL CAR YESTERDAY. DEPUTIES ATTEMPTED TO PULL OVER 34 YEAR OLD DANIEL WEGERT WHEN THEY SAW HIM SPEEDING AT THE INTERSECTION OF GLENDALE AVENUE AND ELKHAM BOULEVARD IN... Read More.

WALLACE INVESTIGATION CONTINUING

Thursday, December 23

THE PUNTA GORDA POLICE DEPARTMENT IS WORKING WITH THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL IN INVESTIGATING A CRASH INVOLVING PUNTA GORDA CITY COUNCILMAN CHARLES WALLACE’S CAR. POLICE SPOKESWOMAN CHRISTY ARNOLD TOLD THE SUN IT WAS DEPARTMENT POLICY TO BRING IN AN OUTSIDE AGENCY TO INVESTIGATE... Read More.

MAN POINTS GUN AT TEENS

Thursday, December 23

A PORT CHARLOTTE MAN WAS ARRESTED TUESDAY AFTER ALLEGEDLY POINTING A GUN AT TWO TEENS. DEPUTIES GOT TWO COMPLETELY DIFFERENT STORIES FROM THE TEENS AND 48 YEAR OLD WILLIAM CRAWFORD. CRAWFORD TOLD THEM HE WAS POLICING HIS NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN THE TEENS APPROACHED HIM. THE... Read More.

POLICE ARREST SEVEN DURING INVESTIGATION

Thursday, December 23

PUNTA GORDA POLICE SAY THEY ARRESTED SEVEN PEOPLE INCLUDING SIX TEENS AFTER INVESTIGATING HOME BURGLARIES THERE. POLICE SAY THE INVESTIGATION BEGAN TUESDAY WHEN SOMEONE WHO WAS WATCHING A HOME REPORTED THAT IT WAS RANSACKED. THE SUSPECTS GOT INTO THE HOME THROUGH A PET DOOR... Read More.

MAN KILLED IN SARASOTA ACCIDENT

Wednesday, December 22

ONE MAN WAS KILLED, ANOTHER INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT IN SARASOTA TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS 42 YEAR OLD KEEFE FUGLEBERG OF SARASOTA WAS WESTBOUND ON BAHIA VISTA STREET IN THE OUTSIDE LANE JUST BEFORE 1:30PM WHEN HE RAN A RED LIGHT... Read More.