The Desoto County Sheriff's Office is THRILLED to announce that they back in action, raising funds for the highly anticipated 2023 Annual Shop with the Sheriff event!
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.
This week in News from the Desk of Sheriff James F. Potter, Sheriff Potter is preparing for back to school as the DeSoto County Sheriff's Office continues to work with local schools to provide students with a safe learning environment. The safety of... Read More.
PORT CHARLOTTE —A 9-year-old girl and another person were attacked by a Pit Bull and taken to the hospital today. The Charlotte County deputies and emergency medical... Read More.
DESOTO COUNTY, Fla. – South West Florida Crime Stoppers are still searching for the person who killed of a 36-year-old man who was found dead in a DeSoto County creek in 1980.According to authorities, Merritt Wheeler Sr. was found on October 8, 1980, in... Read More.
THE CHARLOTTE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE HAS ISSUED A MISSING/ENDANGERED ADULT BOLO FOR 92 YEAR OLD GEORGE SUTHERLAND OF SPORTSMAN ROAD IN ROTONDA WEST. A REPORT FROM THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS SUTHERLAND’S FAMILY CALLED THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE ABOUT 5:45 THIS MORNING AND THAT HE TOOK... Read More.
NORTH PORT POLICE WERE CALLED TO A NORTH PORT EMERGENCY ROOM SATURDAY REGARDING A SIX YEAR OLD BEING SHOT. THE INCIDENT HAD OCCURRED INSIDE A HOUSE IN THE 2600 BLOCK OF YAMADA LANE AT AROUND 5PM SATURDAY. THE CHILD’S INJURIES WERE DETERMINED TO BE... Read More.
A PORT CHARLOTTE MAN WHO IS A REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER WAS ARRESTED MONDAY FOR HAVING SEX WITH A 13 YEAR OLD GIRL AS A RESULT OF SEXTING TEXT MESSAGES. DEPUTIES SAY THE MOTHER OF THE GIRL FOUND MESSAGES ON HER CELL PHONE FROM ANOTHER... Read More.