April 29, 2024 - Port Charlotte, FL A man was arrested for exposing himself in two separate Port Charlotte businesses within one week - after a similar arrest earlier this month. On April 19, 2024, deputies met with a woman who claimed that a man had been staring at her and masturbating inside of the... Continue Reading →

April 24, 2024 - Port Charlotte, FL A Charlotte County priest was arrested on multiple counts of capital sexual battery stemming from his past work as a priest in Iowa. Detectives from the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office Major Case Unit worked with the Dubuque, Iowa Police Department (Special Victims Unit) to arrest Leo P. Riley... Continue Reading →

April 22, 2024 - Charlotte County, FL Detectives in the Charlotte County Cold Case Unit have closed a homicide case dating back to 1988, learning the offender had died in 2006. Sometime during the evening of Saturday, November 26 or early morning of Sunday, November 27, 1988, 58-year-old Robert Hecht was murdered in his home... Continue Reading →

April 19, 2024 - Englewood, FL A Kissimmee man robbed the Dollar General store on Oceanspray Blvd. in Englewood, FL and attempted to flee from deputies, but was apprehended after a short chase. At approximately 12:30 in the afternoon on Thursday, April 18, 2024, the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office received 911 calls in reference to... Continue Reading →