Charlotte County, FL - August 24, 2022 Between March 5, 2022 through July 25, 2022, the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office along with the Fort Myers FBI Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force began an investigation into the sharing of child pornography. While connected to the internet, an IP address in the Charlotte County area... Continue Reading →
Punta Gorda, FL - August 19, 2022 The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office was contacted yesterday evening to assist with the investigation into a threat that was made by a student that attends Charlotte High School in Punta Gorda. Quickly after, CCSO detectives made contact with the student and his family at their Punta Gorda home.... Continue Reading →
Charlotte County, FL - August 17, 2022 Missing teen safely recovered concealed inside teacher's Port Charlotte home. While investigators were attempting to locate a missing juvenile who was reported by his parents on August 12, 2022, information they received led them to the home of Kelly Simpson (04/08/1991). Investigators successfully recovered the juvenile located inside... Continue Reading →
Charlotte County, FL - August 16, 2022 The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office warns citizens of a recent telephone scam that Charlotte County residents have unfortunately fallen victim to. This scam features a phone call from a person claiming to be from Publishers Clearing House that notifies the person that they have won millions of dollars.... Continue Reading →
Charlotte County, FL - August 10, 2022 Members of the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office Juvenile Unit teamed up yesterday for an enforcement sweep targeting the sale of alcohol to minors. The operation included compliance checks on 10 commercial establishments licensed to sell alcohol products throughout Charlotte County. Of the 10 establishments, only one was found... Continue Reading →
On the morning of Tuesday August 9th, 2022, the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Unit, with the assistance of the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office SWAT team and the Collier County Sheriff's Office SWAT team executed a search warrant at 18012 Ohara Drive, Port Charlotte, Charlotte County Florida. As deputies were approaching the residence, they made... Continue Reading →
Port Charlotte, FL - August 8, 2022 The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office Community Policing Unit, organized Operation Clean Slate just in time for the start of the 2022-2023 school year. With assistance from The Department of Corrections, Keep Charlotte Beautiful, Charlotte County Public Works, and Charlotte County Solid Waste, 10 inactive homeless camps were cleaned,... Continue Reading →
The following is a press release from State Attorney Amira Fox. OFFICE OF THE STATE ATTORNEY TWENTIETH JUDICIAL CIRCUITIN AND FOR CHARLOTTE COUNTY, FLORIDAFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFIRST DEGREE MURDER INDICTMENT Punta Gorda (August 3, 2022) – Today State Attorney Amira Fox convened the Charlotte County Grand Jury, and they have returned an indictment on one count... Continue Reading →