December 9, 2025 - Port Charlotte, FL A Port Charlotte man was arrested after shooting his father to death and returning to the scene to turn himself in. Just after 7pm on Monday, December 8, the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office received calls and texts to 911 reporting gunshots in the area of Abscott Street in... Continue Reading →

December 1, 2025 - Charlotte County, FL The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office mourns the loss of Corrections Lieutenant William Garlick following a fatal motorcycle accident on Thanksgiving weekend. Heading home from work on the evening of Saturday, November 29, 2025, CCSO Corrections Lieutenant William Garlick's motorcycle collided with another vehicle as it attempted to make... Continue Reading →