Charlotte County, FL- October 2, 2022 A State of Emergency was declared by Gov. Ron DeSantis on Sept. 23, 2022, as a result of Hurricane Ian. Any person who does work without the correct licensure during a state of emergency may be charged with a felony. Per Florida Statute 489.127(2)(c): “Any unlicensed person who commits... Continue Reading →

October 4, 2022 - Charlotte County, FL The administrative phone lines of the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office have been restored. Please use (941) 639-2101 for non-emergency situations and 911 for emergencies. Please discontinue using any alternate numbers that were provided following Hurricane Ian. "We are slowly working our way back to normalcy. We know there... Continue Reading →

The curfew for Charlotte County has been amended to 10pm - 6am, effective immediately. As the county continues to recover and areas become safer, the need for the curfew fluctuates. At this time, after evaluating the state of the county, Sheriff Prummell has made the decision to reduce the original mandate. "I know the curfew... Continue Reading →

UPDATE 10/7/22: The connectivity issues at the Jail have been resolved, and visitation services are once again available. --- Due to a Comcast outage, jail visitation services are currently offline. Once Comcast reconciles their outage, we will be able to resume visitations.  Additionally, the USPS has not yet resumed mail delivery to the jail.  “I... Continue Reading →

Hurricane Ian has left the entire county in a bad way – no power, no water in many areas, roads flooded and traffic lights out, and homes destroyed. Some have lost their lives. First responders and utility workers are working around the clock to rectify what we can as quickly as possible. The curfew that... Continue Reading →