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PORT CHARLOTTE BANK ROBBER STILL ON THE LOOSE

CHARLOTTE COUNTY MAJOR CRIMES UNIT DETECTIVES RELEASED NEW VIDEO AND A BETTER STILL PHOTO OF A BANK ROBBER WHO HIT THE RBC CENTURA BANK LAST WEDNESDAY.  DEPUTIES SAY THE ROBBER TOOK OFF A HANDKERCHIEF FOR JUST A MOMENT WHICH WAS CAPTURED BY A SECOND... Read More.

CHARLOTTE TO RAISE MILLAGE…TAXES STILL DROP

A PORTION OF THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY MILLAGE RATE WILL GO UP BY 7% NEXT YEAR, BUT MOST COUNTY RESIDENTS WILL STILL SEE A DROP IN THE TAXES THEY PAY.  COMMISSIONERS VOTED 3-2 TO TAKE THE MILLAGE RATE TO 6.0892, UP FROM 5.7096.  THE INCREASE... Read More.

PORT CHARLOTTE MAN CAUGHT ON CRIME SPREE

A PORT CHARLOTTE MAN WAS ARRESTED YESTERDAY MORNING AFTER HE ALLEGEDLY STOLE A VAN AND BURGLARIZED A HOME TUESDAY EVENING.  DETECTIVES SAY 27 YEAR OLD MICHAEL DUNBAR STOLE A DODGE VAN WHILE IT WAS PARKED AT THE MCDONALD’S AT 4695 TAMIAMI TRAIL IN PORT... Read More.