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MAN BUYS TWO VEHICLES WITH BAD CHECKS

Friday, April 29

A PORT CHARLOTTE MAN WAS ARRESTED WEDNESDAY AFTER HE PURCHASED TWO VEHICLES WITH CHECKS FROM A CLOSED ACCOUNT. DEPUTIES SAY 27 YEAR OLD RYAN HEMBREE VISITED A PUNTA GORDA DEALERSHIP AND PURCHASED A 2006 HUMMER H3 WITH A $22,000 CHECK EARLY IN THE MONTH. ... Read More.

NATIONAL DRUG TAKE-BACK DAY SATURDAY

Friday, April 29

BOTH THE SARASOTA AND CHARLOTTE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICES WILL BE TAKING PART IN THE DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION’S NATIONAL DRUG TAKE-BACK DAY TOMORROW FROM 10AM-2PM. IN SARASOTA COUNTY, THEY WILL ACCEPT THE DRUGS AT THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE CENTER AT 2071 RINGLING BOULEVARD IN SARASOTA AND... Read More.

BRUSH FIRE IN EASTERN CHARLOTTE COUNTY

Thursday, April 28

A BRUSH FIRE IN EASTERN CHARLOTTE COUNTY HAS CONSUMED NEARLY 130 ACRES. STRUCTURES WERE THREATENED IN THE AREA OF BERMONT ROAD AND STATE ROAD 31, BUT FIREFIGHTERS WERE ABLE TO KEEP THE BLAZE AWAY AND BOTH ROADS OPENED WITH THE HELP OF 36 BAMBI... Read More.

ENGLEWOOD WOMAN HIT BY SUV

Thursday, April 28

AN ENGLEWOOD WOMAN WAS SLIGHTLY INJURED AFTER SHE WAS HIT BY A VEHICLE WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS 46 YEAR OLD MICHAEL ROWLEY OF ENGLEWOOD WAS WESTBOUND ON DEARBORN STREET IN THE LEFT TURN LANE APPROACHING INDIANA AVENUE AT AROUND 9:15AM. HE... Read More.

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CITY OF VENICE SUSPENDS UTILITY RATE INCREASES

Thursday, April 28

THE VENICE CITY COUNCIL ON TUESDAY SUSPENDED PLANNED RATE INCREASES OF WATER AND SEWER CUSTOMERS PENDING A STUDY. THE INCREASES WERE TO GO INTO EFFECT IN THE FALL. A CONSULTANT WILL BE HIRED TO DO A COST OF SERVICE STUDY TO BE COMPLETED BY... Read More.

LOVEBUGS INNUNDATE THE AREA

Thursday, April 28

WELL IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN. IT ACTUALLY HAPPENS TWICE A YEAR. THEY DON’T STING OR BITE, BUT THEY ARE A NUISANCE. I’M TALKING ABOUT LOVEBUGS, AND THEY ARE BACK. THE LITTLE BLACK BUGS HAVE INVADED THE SOUTHWEST PLEX IN THE PAST WEEK,... Read More.

MAN WHO RAN OUT OF GAS ATTACKED

Wednesday, April 27

SARASOTA COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE LOOKING FOR TWO PEOPLE WHO ROBBED A MAN AFTER HE RAN OUT OF GAS IN NEWTOWN EARLY THIS MORNING. DEPUTIES WERE CALLED TO CHILK AVENUE AND MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR WAY AT AROUND 1AM WHERE THE FOUND THE VICTIM AND... Read More.

VENICE HAS NEW POLICE CHIEF

Wednesday, April 27

THE CITY OF VENICE HAS SELECTED CAPTAIN TOM MCNULTY FROM THREE FINALISTS TO RUN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT THERE. MCNULTY WAS NAMED CHIEF OVER FORMER NORTH PORT POLICE CHIEF AND CURRENT INTERIM CITY MANAGER TERRY LEWIS AND CLEARWATER POLICE CHIEF MARK TEUNIS. VENICE INTERIM... Read More.

THREE ARRESTED IN NORTH PORT STABBING

Wednesday, April 27

THREE PEOPLE WERE ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH A STABBING IN NORTH PORT. POLICE SAY THEY FOUND THE 25 YEAR OLD VICTIM WHO HAD BEEN STABBED IN THE LEFT LEG IN THE AREA OF FAY AVENUE AND GROBE STREET JUST BEFORE 5PM ON MONDAY. THE... Read More.

MAN STOLE COPPER WIRE FROM ROOF OF BANK

Tuesday, April 26

A GARDENS OF GULF COVE MAN WAS ARRESTED AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY STOLE COPPER WIRE FROM THE ROOF OF A PORT CHARLOTTE BANK. DEPUTIES SAY THEY RECEIVED A CALL AROUND 10PM SUNDAY OF A SUSPICIOUS PERSON SEEN ON TOP OF THE SUNTRUST BUILDING. DEPUTIES FOUND... Read More.