December 31, 2024 - Charlotte County, FL A former Charlotte County deputy has been identified as the suspect in the killing of a store clerk that occurred in 1979. On Monday November 5th, 1979, at approximately 1:40am, on-duty Charlotte County Sheriff's Office Road Patrol Deputy John J. Greer radioed Charlotte County Sheriff's dispatch center and... Continue Reading →

December 30, 2024 - Port Charlotte, FL A man is in jail after throwing a Molotov cocktail at an occupied vehicle in his driveway. On Sunday, December 29, just before 8:30pm, deputies responded to a residence on Midway Blvd. in Port Charlotte after receiving a call from a man, identified as Jon Scott Warner (05/29/1963),... Continue Reading →

December 27, 2024 - Punta Gorda, FL A man in custody at the Charlotte County Jail passed away following an episode stemming from a medical condition. In the evening of December 26, 2024, 74-year-old inmate Jack Plank (11/01/1950) succumbed to a medical episode while in custody at the Charlotte County Jail. Mr. Plank suffered from... Continue Reading →

December 25, 2024 - Punta Gorda, FL A man is under arrest after shooting another man during a dispute at a Punta Gorda motel. At approximately 11:00pm on Christmas Eve 2024, deputies responded to a call that someone had been shot outside of the Jo El Motel at 11603 Tamiami Trail in Punta Gorda. Upon... Continue Reading →

December 19, 2024 - Charlotte County, FL A man who appeared ready for a firefight is dead after murdering a beloved Charlotte County deputy. Just after 3pm on Sunday, December 15, 2024, Charlotte County Sheriff's Office Corporal (posthumously promoted to Sergeant) Elio Diaz ran the tag on a white pickup truck, which he found had... Continue Reading →

December 13, 2024 - Punta Gorda, FL Tiffany Diann May, the person of interest in a homicide investigation on Nasturtium Drive in Punta Gorda, has been officially charged with 2nd degree murder. On Monday, December 2 at approximately 1am, the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of 16045 Nasturtium Drive, Punta Gorda. Upon... Continue Reading →

December 11, 2024 - Punta Gorda, FL A man wanted for firing a gun into a pregnant woman's home in Osceola County was arrested in Charlotte County after attempting to flee. In the early evening hours of Tuesday, December 10, deputies received a notification that a green 2016 Toyota Camry bearing FL tag CP231 was... Continue Reading →

A Port Charlotte man is in custody on charges of child pornography after detectives received numerous cyber-tips and discovered the material on his XBOX. Between February 2024 through November 2024, Charlotte County detectives, along with members of the FBI Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force, were made aware of potential illicit material on a... Continue Reading →