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JAIL BID LAWSUIT HEADING TO TRIAL

Thursday, October 21

A LAWSUIT OVER A CONTRACT TO PROVIDE MEDICAL SERVICES AT THE SARASOTA COUNTY JAIL IS HEADED TO TRIAL. PRISON HEALTH SYSTEMS CONTENDS THAT FORMER SARASOTA COUNTY SHERIFF BILL BALKWILL SHUT THEM OUT OF THE BIDDING PROCESS BECAUSE OF HIS CLOSE RELATIONSHIP TO... Read More.

DISGRUNTLED MAN THREATENS TO BLOW UP SCHOOL

Wednesday, October 20

A DEEP CREEK MAN WAS ARRESTED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY THREATENED TO BLOW UP HIS CHILD’S SCHOOL. THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE RECEIVED A CALL JUST BEFORE 12:30PM THAT A DISGRUNTLED PARENT, 28 YEAR OLD JASON BEACH, WENT TO DEEP CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO REMOVE... Read More.

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MAN WANTED FOR TRYING TO ROB TEEN AT ATM

Wednesday, October 20

SARASOTA COUNTY DEPUTIES ARE LOOKING FOR HELP IN IDENTIFYING THE MAN WHO TRIED TO ROB A TEEN AS SHE USED A BANK OF AMERICA ATM LAST WEEK. DEPUTIES SAY THE VICTIM WAS TRYING TO MAKE A WITHDRAWAL FROM THE BRANCH AT 3600 BEE RIDGE... Read More.

LEMON BAY PLAYHOUSE HAS ITS OWN DRAMA

Wednesday, October 20

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES MET AT THE LEMON BAY PLAYHOUSE ON MONDAY AND CONTINUED TO PLAY OUT THEIR OWN REAL LIFE DRAMA. PUBLISHED REPORTS SAY THAT FORMER BOARD MEMBER REX GOVORCHIN, WHO HAD VERBALLY RESIGNED HIS SEAT SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, TRIED TO RECLAIM HIS... Read More.

CHARLOTTE COMMISSIONERS REVISITING SEWERS

Wednesday, October 20

CHARLOTTE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ARE GETTING READ TO EXPLORE OPTIONS TO DEAL WITH FAILING SEPTIC SYSTEMS THAT ARE SENDING POLLUTION INTO WATERWAYS. COMMISSIONERS SCRAPPED PLANS FOR A $400 MILLION DOLLAR SEWER EXPANSION FOR 18,000 LOTS IN A PART OF PORT CHARLOTTE BACK IN APRIL, BUT... Read More.

MAN ARRESTED LAST WEEK FOUND DEAD

Tuesday, October 19

A PORT CHARLOTTE MAN WHO TURNED HIMSELF IN LAST WEEK IN CONNECTION WITH MOLESTING A YOUNG BOY WAS FOUND DEAD SATURDAY MORNING. MAJOR CRIMES DETECTIVES SAY 46 YEAR OLD GREGORY PACHECO’S BODY WAS DISCOVERED ACROSS THE STREET FROM HIS ELKCAM BOULEVARD HOME NEXT TO... Read More.

WOMAN CHARGED WITH PROSTITUTION

Tuesday, October 19

AFTER RECEIVING NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT DRUGS AND PROSTITUTION AT A PORT CHARLOTTE BUSINESS, CHARLOTTE COUNTY DEPUTIES ARRESTED A PORT CHARLOTTE WOMAN ON MONDAY AFTER SHE OFFERED SEX FOR MONEY. A NARCOTICS DETECTIVE CALLED A PHONE NUMBER FOUND ON THE INTERNET AND SPOKE TO A... Read More.

THREE CAR PILE UP SENDS TWO TO THE HOSPITAL

Monday, October 18

THREE PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN AN ACCIDENT IN SARASOTA SUNDAY MORNING. THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS 49 YEAR OLD RALPH MCCALLISTER OF SARASOTA AND 55 YEAR OLD ROIN RYDER OF SARASOTA WERE BOTH NORTHBOUND ON BENEVA ROAD IN THE RIGHT LANE, WHILE 74 YEAR... Read More.

BAR OWNERS WANTS EARLIER SALES ON SUNDAYS

Friday, October 15

SARASOTA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ARE GOING TO CONSIDER ENDING BLUE LAWS THAT PROHIBIT SALES OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES ON SUNDAYS BEFORE NOON. JUST LAST MONTH, CHARLOTTE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ENDED BLUE LAWS THERE, ALLOWING ALCOHOL SALES ON SUNDAYS FROM 6AM-2AM AS ON ANY OTHER DAY OF THE... Read More.

PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR RED LIGHT CAMERAS

Friday, October 15

SARASOTA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WILL HOLD THE FIRST OF TWO PUBLIC HEARINGS ON MONDAY TO DISCUSS INSTALLING CAMERAS AT INTERSECTIONS TO CATCH RED LIGHT RUNNERS. THE STATE PASSED A LAW BACK IN MAY ALLOWING RED LIGHT CAMERAS TO BE USED TO CITE DRIVERS WHO CHOOSE... Read More.