Alejandro Rafael Ortego Perez (06/02/93) Punta Gorda, FL- July 30, 2021 Just before midnight on July 29th, a road patrol deputy conducted a business check of a Punta Gorda gas station located on Jones Loop Road. The deputy noticed a suspicious flatbed water tank truck near the gas pump featuring an external 55-gallon drum on... Continue Reading →
Englewood, FL On Saturday, July 24, a woman opened the rear door of her father’s van outside of his Englewood home and discovered a man asleep inside and the glove compartment rummaged through. She alerted her father, quickly ran back inside, locked the door, and 911 was called. The man, later identified as Dustin Luther (01/09/1991), awoke and exited the vehicle when the woman screamed . He was not wearing a shirt or... Continue Reading →
Port Charlotte, FL - July 26, 2021 Vincent Joseph Robusto (03/03/83) On Friday, July 23, Charlotte County deputies arrived to a home on Ohara Drive in Port Charlotte in reference to a missing juvenile investigation in Dilley, Texas. Several days prior, a 15-year-old female had boarded a plane for what the parents believed to be... Continue Reading →
Tallahassee, Fla. (July 26, 2021) — The Florida Sheriffs Association (FSA) is pleased today to announce Dan Ijpkemeule, a member of the Aviation department for Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office, is the recipient of the 2021 Florida Sheriffs Association’s Civilian of the Year award. This award recognizes exemplary service above self by a civilian employed at... Continue Reading →
Charlotte County, FL - July 21, 2021 Statement from Sheriff Prummell- It is with great disappointment that I report to you today that late yesterday evening the North Port Police Department obtained an arrest warrant for Charlotte County deputy David Motz. He is being charged with aggravated stalking stemming from a complaint from a young... Continue Reading →
Port Charlotte, FL- July 20, 2021 A resident returning home from an afternoon doctor's appointment was greeted by a naked stranger in his pool. At first, only noticing clothing scattered across his lanai, looking around to then notice the nude trespasser. When deputies arrived at the Cambridge Drive home, the suspect was hostile towards law... Continue Reading →
Punta Gorda, FL - July 19, 2021 Charlotte County deputies responded to the area of Espanol and East Twin Lakes Drive in Punta Gorda around 7:14pm on the evening of July 18 in reference to a subject who had been shot and then struck by a vehicle. Once on scene, deputies located the victim (whose... Continue Reading →
Port Charlotte, FL July 16, 2021 On Thursday, July 15, 2021, the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Unit, with assistance from several additional units, executed a search warrant at 3174 Brooklyn Avenue in Port Charlotte. Deputies announced themselves on arrival and commanded the occupants of the home to exit. Two occupants complied; however, two others,... Continue Reading →
Charlotte County, FL July 14, 2021 At approximately 12:30pm, a CCSO Lt. was approached by someone who reported to him of a potentially explosive substance in the trunk of her vehicle. Charlotte County Fire and EMS responded to the area of Gertrude Ave. in Port Charlotte. Due to an abundance of caution, the Lee County... Continue Reading →
Charlotte County, FL- July 12, 2021 Please be advised, on August 2, 2021 beginning at 10:00 AM the Inmate Telephone and Visitation will be having maintenance on their system. Inmate telephone services and Visitation services will be interrupted for the remainder of the day and be available again August 3, 2021. SmartJail Communications will not... Continue Reading →