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SAVE THE BEACH RALLY SET FOR SATURDAY

Tuesday, August 31

THE OWNERS OF SEVERAL ENGLEWOOD BEACH BUSINESSES WERE AT THE WHITE ELEPHANT PUB MONDAY AFTERNOON TO SHOW THEIR SUPPORT FOR A SATURDAY PROTEST RALLY AGAINST A POSSIBLE TRAILER BEING PUT IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE BEACH. WHITE ELEPHANT OWNER PAT O’CONNOR TOLD WFLN... Read More.

MAN INJURED IN VENICE INTERSTATE ACCIDENT

Monday, August 30

A CAPE CORAL MAN WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED IN AN EARLY MORNING ACCIDENT ON THE INTERSTATE. THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS 44 YEAR OLD JOHN FORTUNATO WAS HEADING SOUTHBOUND NEAR MILE MARKER 195 JUST AFTER THREE THIS MORNING WHEN HIS TANDEM TRACTOR TRAILER DRIFTED FROM... Read More.

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MAN ATTACKED ON HIS BIKE IN NOKOMIS

Monday, August 30

A NOKOMIS MAN WAS ATTACKED LAST NIGHT WHILE RIDING HIS BIKE. SARASOTA COUNTY DEPUTIES SAY 48 YEAR OLD JAMES HOLDER WAS RIDING ALONG TAMIAMI TRAIL NORTH AT AROUND 9:15PM WHEN HE WAS CONFRONTED BY AN UNKNOWN NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO BATTERED HIM. HOLDER WAS... Read More.

SILVER ALERT CANCELLED IN CHARLOTTE COUNTY

Monday, August 30

CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES CANCELLED A SILVER ALERT THAT WAS ISSUED LAST NIGHT. DEPUTIES SAY 81 YEAR OLD DORIS CROTEAU WAS FIRST REPORTED MISSING JUST BEFORE 6PM FROM LEXINGTON MANOR ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY ON VETERANS BOULEVARD IN PORT CHARLOTTE. SHE HAD BEEN LAST SEEN AT... Read More.

TWO ARRESTED FOR NORTH PORT BURGLARIES

Monday, August 30

NORTH PORT POLICE ARRESTED TWO MEN IN CONNECTION WITH A STRING OF BURGLARIES LAST WEEK. POLICE SAY THEY WERE CALLED TO A RESIDENTIAL BURGLARY IN THE 2400 BLOCK OF NORTH BISCAYNE DRIVE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING, WHERE THE CARETAKER OF THE RESIDENCE REPORTED THAT THE... Read More.

TWO ARRESTED AND CAR SEIZED

Thursday, August 26

CHARLOTTE COUNTY NARCOTICS DETECTIVES ARRESTED TWO PEOPLE AND SEIZED A CAR AFTER AN UNDERCOVER PURCHASE OF XANAX PILLS IN PORT CHARLOTTE. DEPUTIES SAY 34 YEAR OLD PAUL CERCE AND 25 YEAR OLD MYRIAH MELTON, BOTH OF PUNTA GORDA, MET DETECTIVES IN THE PARKING LOT... Read More.

TWO ARRESTED AFTER WARRANT SERVED

Thursday, August 26

SARASOTA COUNTY AUTHORITIES RAIDED A NORTH PORT HOME TUESDAY MORNING AFTER THEY RECEIVED INFORMATION THERE WAS ILLEGAL PRESCRIPTION DRUG ACTIVITY THERE. THE PHARMACEUTICAL DIVERSION UNIT AND SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS SECTION, WITH ASSISTS FROM THE FDLE AND NORTH PORT POLICE, SERVED A SEARCH WARRANT AT 3243... Read More.

SKIDMORE EARNS CERTIFIED COMMISH DESIGNATION

Thursday, August 26

THE FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES PRESENTED CHARLOTTE COUNTY COMMISSIONER ROBERT SKIDMORE WITH THE CERTIFIED COUNTY COMMISSIONER DESIGNATION FOLLOWING HIS COMPLETION OF A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY PROGRAM DEVELOPED BY THE ASSOCIATION. SKIDMORE RECEIVED THE DESIGNATION ALONG WITH 48 OTHER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DURING AN AWARDS CEREMONY HELD... Read More.

TATTOO HELPS IDENTIFY MOOSE LODGE THIEF

Thursday, August 26

A PUNTA GORDA MAN IS BEHIND BARS THANKS TO A CRIME STOPPERS CALLER WHO RECOGNIZED A TATTOO IN A PICTURE CIRCULATED BY AUTHORITIES. DETECTIVES SAY 41 YEAR OLD THOMAS PEGG WAS THE MAN WHO BURGLARIZED THE MOOSE LODGE AT 27590 DISSTON AVENUE BACK ON... Read More.

BABYSITTER CHARGED IN COLD CASE KILLING

Wednesday, August 25

THE BABYSITTER SUSPECTED IN THE ELEVEN YEAR OLD COLD CASE OF PILAR RODRIGUEZ WAS ARRESTED MONDAY NIGHT IN WASHINGTON STATE. CHARLOTTE COUNTY SHERIFF BILL CAMERON SAID AT A TUESDAY PRESS CONFERENCE THAT NOW 33 YEAR OLD MELISSA HARDING JONES, AKA MELISSA COOPER, WAS CHARGED... Read More.