Englewood, FL - September 14, 2022 An Englewood man crushes victim's truck with excavator after battering her over lack of drug money. Richard J. Hamilton (07/24/1986) Charlotte County deputies responded to a domestic dispute on September 11 where the victim had been physically assaulted. Throughout the night of September 10, the suspect, identified as Richard... Continue Reading →

Punta Gorda, FL- September 8, 2022 On November 9, 2020, the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office Major Crimes Unit received a Department of Children and Families investigation for a criminal investigation for allegations of inappropriate sexual abuse of a minor. Robert William Sanchez (02/27/86) was arrested on December 11, 2020, after Major Crimes executed a search warrant... Continue Reading →

Update- September 8, 2022: The female subject who later passed due to a self-inflicted gunshot wound has been identified as Laura K. Sergeant (02/15/1963). Punta Gorda, FL - September 7, 2022 Punta Gorda woman shoots man multiple times before committing suicide. A 59-year-old female made a 9-1-1 call advising she had just shot a man... Continue Reading →

Charlotte County, FL - September 6, 2022 At 6:59 this morning, a caller advised they observed a body hanging from the crest of the southbound Punta Gorda bridge. Multiple CCSO units arrived including Road Patrol, Major Crimes, Crime Scene, Marine, and Punta Gorda Police Department. During the investigation, traffic was limited to the left lane.... Continue Reading →

Charlotte County, FL - September 2, 2022 UPDATE 3/30/2023: On March 30, 2023, Jeffrey Fontenot was sentenced to 6 and a half years to the Department of Corrections and will be registered as a sex offender. ORIGINAL POST: On August 18th 2022, TFO Don Woelke received several Cyber-Tip Reports from the National Center for Missing... Continue Reading →

Charlotte County, FL - August 24, 2022 Between March 5, 2022 through July 25, 2022, the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office along with the Fort Myers FBI Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force began an investigation into the sharing of child pornography. While connected to the internet, an IP address in the Charlotte County area... Continue Reading →

Punta Gorda, FL - August 19, 2022 The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office was contacted yesterday evening to assist with the investigation into a threat that was made by a student that attends Charlotte High School in Punta Gorda. Quickly after, CCSO detectives made contact with the student and his family at their Punta Gorda home.... Continue Reading →

Charlotte County, FL - August 17, 2022 Missing teen safely recovered concealed inside teacher's Port Charlotte home. While investigators were attempting to locate a missing juvenile who was reported by his parents on August 12, 2022, information they received led them to the home of Kelly Simpson (04/08/1991). Investigators successfully recovered the juvenile located inside... Continue Reading →

Charlotte County, FL - August 16, 2022 The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office warns citizens of a recent telephone scam that Charlotte County residents have unfortunately fallen victim to. This scam features a phone call from a person claiming to be from Publishers Clearing House that notifies the person that they have won millions of dollars.... Continue Reading →

Charlotte County, FL - August 10, 2022 Members of the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office Juvenile Unit teamed up yesterday for an enforcement sweep targeting the sale of alcohol to minors. The operation included compliance checks on 10 commercial establishments licensed to sell alcohol products throughout Charlotte County. Of the 10 establishments, only one was found... Continue Reading →