DeSoto County Sheriff's Office
On Monday, May 20, 2024, the DeSoto County Sheriff's Office deputies conducted a routine traffic stop due to a vehicle with no working lights or tail lights. When the driver, Gregory Paul... Read More.
Criminal Charges After Owner Of 'Booty Patrol' Truck Impersonates Law EnforcementIn October, the DeSoto County Sheriff's Office drew attention to a peculiar case on Facebook involving a truck adorned with lights and decals, deemed to be "impersonating law enforcement." The truck, labeled "Booty Patrol,"... Read More.
DeSoto County Sheriff's Office
This week we are accepting school supply donations to benefit DeSoto County students. All donations will be prepared and distributed to students in our Back-to-School Drive-Thru... Read More.
A 12 year old Arcadia child was killed on Saturday afternoon. Florida Highway Patrol said the boy and two others were injured after they were hit by a pickup truck while crossing the street.Authorities say the truck stopped on West Pine Street at the... Read More.
An unidentified 20-year-old Port Charlotte man died Saturday night falling out of the back of a large truck into oncoming traffic in DeSoto County.The accident occurred at 11:47 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of State Road 70 and NW Pine Level Street. ... Read More.
A FIRE BROKE OUT ON A PROPERTY IN ENGLEWOOD TUESDAY NIGHT, DOING DAMAGE TO A TRUCK AND DESTROYING A SHED. THE ENGLEWOOD FIRE CONTROL DISTRICT SAID THE FIRE BROKE OUT JUST AFTER 6PM AT 2175 BRIDGE STREET. CREWS RESPONDING COULD SEE A COLUMN OF... Read More.
THE DRIVER OF A TRACTOR-TRAILER RAN OFF THE ROAD IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE OF THE INTERSTATE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON. THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS 57 YEAR OLD VERNON IVES OF FT. LAUDERDALE WAS SOUTHBOUND ON I-75 ABOUT A MILE SOUTH OF LAUREL ROAD... Read More.
A TAMPA MAN WAS CITED IN AN ACCIDENT THAT SNARLED TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE TUESDAY MORNING. THE FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS 37 YEAR OLD RAYMOND PADILLA WAS SOUTHBOUND IN THE LEFT LANE OF THE INTERSTATE BETWEEN THE HARBORVIEW ROAD AND KINGS HIGHWAY... Read More.