Lt. Zakowich official graduation photo Charlotte County, FL - March 30, 2023 Lt. Jason Zakowich graduated from the inaugural National Public Safety Innovation Academy (NIA) in Winter Haven, FL earlier this month. The eight-week executive-level academy for law enforcement and corrections supervisors addresses the challenges facing effective leadership in the ever-changing world of public safety.... Continue Reading →
Punta Gorda, FL - March 28, 2023 https://videopress.com/v/rQyGBV6A?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Charlotte County Deputies and Fire & EMS staff arrived to the Trail Apartments fully ablaze early this morning. Dispatch received the call from a motorist who witnessed flames exuding from the Trail Apartments located at 11021 Tamiami Trail. When deputies arrived moments later, the building was fully... Continue Reading →
March 22, 2023 - Punta Gorda, FL Charlotte County Deputies were notified by Collier County Sheriff's Office with credible intelligence that a criminal suspect identified as James Alan Currie (10/03/71), wanted for several charges to include armed burglary, theft of a firearm, and grand theft, was in Punta Gorda. Charlotte County deputies utilized investigative technology... Continue Reading →
Port Charlotte, FL - March 10, 2023 Charlotte County Major Crime Detectives investigate an unoccupied business shooting on Tamiami Trail Thursday morning. Jirarojn Madsalee (2/20/86) Deputies were dispatched to the Used Car Factory Sales & Service located at 789 Tamiami Trail in Port Charlotte in reference to a shooting at their place of business. Once... Continue Reading →
March 10, 2023 - Punta Gorda, FL A stolen motorcycle from North Port leads to deputies obtaining a narcotics search warrant and arresting two men. After receiving a tip that a motorcycle stolen out of North Port was parked in front of 1419 Hemlock Ave. in Punta Gorda, North Port Police and Charlotte County Sheriff's... Continue Reading →
March 9, 2023 - Port Charlotte, FL For the first time ever, the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office will host an Expo event that will highlight some of the great things the agency is doing and grant kids the chance to have fun with their local law enforcement officers. On Friday, March 24, 2023, the Charlotte... Continue Reading →
Punta Gorda, FL - March 8, 2023 Narcotics Detectives locate a plethora of drugs and contraband inside Burnt Store Village home. Detectives with the Charlotte County Sheriff's Narcotics Unit, along with assistance from SWAT and Aviation, conducted a search warrant at 16256 Mintra Court within the Burnt Store Village Community. Once deputies secured the home... Continue Reading →
Port Charlotte, FL - March 2, 2023 Deputies approaching a vehicle interrupted a passenger attempting to inject Heroin during a traffic stop. A search of the vehicle led to the discovery of various narcotics and ties to a local drug house. On March 1, 2023, Narcotics Detectives investigating several overdoses connected to 480 Fletcher Street... Continue Reading →