Charlotte County, Florida
Charlotte County is one of the latest communities to go live with Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP), a technology that automates communication between alarm monitoring central stations and 911 centers, resulting in improved accuracy and speed of emergency response. The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office is the 5th Emergency Communications Center in the State of Florida... Continue Reading →
A shoplifting incident ended in multiple criminal charges for Kristina Perkins (DOB 4/9/82) of North Fort Myers, after she climbed into the ceiling of the Big Lots store in Port Charlotte on Thursday evening. Perkins was eventually arrested after a search of the ceiling that involved multiple deputies and assistance from personnel with the Charlotte... Continue Reading →
Cold Case Detectives at the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office continue to seek justice for Sharon Gill, the victim of an unsolved homicide that occurred in Deep Creek in 1990. An update was posted in June of this year after a tip was received regarding this case. You can read that update by clicking here. The... Continue Reading →
On October 1, 2019, at approximately 4:00 pm, Charlotte County Sheriff's Office Deputy Cody Forbus, conducted a routine traffic stop of a white KIA on East Marion Ave., Punta Gorda. The vehicle was being driven by Brytanee Backus, dob 11/28/1990, who was the sole occupant. Brytanee was subsequently found in possession of a pipe commonly... Continue Reading →
Members of the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office Juvenile Unit teamed up on September 28th for an enforcement sweep targeting the sale of tobacco, nicotine products, and nicotine dispensing devices to minors. The operation included compliance checks on seven (7) commercial establishments licensed to sell tobacco products throughout Charlotte County. One establishment was found in non-compliance... Continue Reading →
Update 10/31/19 - Sheriff Bill Prummell announces the filing of additional charges on Ryan Cole, related to the murder of Khlyer Edman. Ryan Cole is now charged with Second Degree Murder and First Degree Burglary with Assault of Battery. https://youtu.be/ngHLAVACs1I Update 10/9/19 - Update from Sheriff Bill Prummell on the status of the investigation into... Continue Reading →
The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office has partnered with Habitat for Humanity to provide jail detainees the opportunity to learn new job skills by participating in home builds with the organization. Through a new program, detainees are able to receive on the job training with the Habitat for Humanity construction managers. The program's first build began... Continue Reading →
Jason Vasilly Cedric Poirier (04/11/1982) was sentenced today for child pornography charges stemming from a 2017 arrest. Charlotte County Sheriff's Office Detective Donald Woelke, assigned to the FBI Child Exploitation Task Force, arrested Poirier after an investigation into his online file sharing activities. The investigation began after a tip was received from Twitter that child... Continue Reading →
The Florida Department of Juvenile Justice has launched a new awareness campaign aimed at addressing school threats made by students in Florida. The “It’s No Joke” campaign seeks to educate our young people about the consequences of making school threats and how doing so can lead to being arrested and charged with a felony."The safety... Continue Reading →
The below editorial, published in the Tampa Bay Times on September 13th, was authored by Charlotte County Sheriff Bill Prummell in his capacity as Chairman of the Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches Board of Directors. Sheriff Prummell touches on concerns shared by many Florida Sheriffs about stripping away funding from high quality residential group homes when... Continue Reading →