Englewood, FL - September 14, 2022 An Englewood man crushes victim's truck with excavator after battering her over lack of drug money. Richard J. Hamilton (07/24/1986) Charlotte County deputies responded to a domestic dispute on September 11 where the victim had been physically assaulted. Throughout the night of September 10, the suspect, identified as Richard... Continue Reading →
Punta Gorda, FL- September 8, 2022 On November 9, 2020, the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office Major Crimes Unit received a Department of Children and Families investigation for a criminal investigation for allegations of inappropriate sexual abuse of a minor. Robert William Sanchez (02/27/86) was arrested on December 11, 2020, after Major Crimes executed a search warrant... Continue Reading →
Update- September 8, 2022: The female subject who later passed due to a self-inflicted gunshot wound has been identified as Laura K. Sergeant (02/15/1963). Punta Gorda, FL - September 7, 2022 Punta Gorda woman shoots man multiple times before committing suicide. A 59-year-old female made a 9-1-1 call advising she had just shot a man... Continue Reading →
Charlotte County, FL - September 6, 2022 At 6:59 this morning, a caller advised they observed a body hanging from the crest of the southbound Punta Gorda bridge. Multiple CCSO units arrived including Road Patrol, Major Crimes, Crime Scene, Marine, and Punta Gorda Police Department. During the investigation, traffic was limited to the left lane.... Continue Reading →
Charlotte County, FL - September 2, 2022 UPDATE 3/30/2023: On March 30, 2023, Jeffrey Fontenot was sentenced to 6 and a half years to the Department of Corrections and will be registered as a sex offender. ORIGINAL POST: On August 18th 2022, TFO Don Woelke received several Cyber-Tip Reports from the National Center for Missing... Continue Reading →