Charlotte County, Florida
Members of the Juvenile Unit teamed up on Friday, February 2, for an enforcement sweep targeting the sale of alcohol and tobacco to minors. The operation included compliance checks on seven commercial establishments licensed to sell alcohol and tobacco products. Six of the seven establishments checked were in compliance. Commercial establishments checked that DID NOT... Continue Reading →
Deputies with the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office assisted State Probation with a probationary search at 27100 Sunnybrook Rd Unit #9, standing by as security for the Officer during the residence check. The subject of the search was Stacey Wright (4/26/94). Stacey Wright was present and provided entry into his residence, at which time the deputies... Continue Reading →
A suspect is in custody today on multiple charges, including Attempted Murder, after Deputies responded to the 41000 block of Cook Brown Road in Punta Gorda for a domestic disturbance. At approximately 11:00pm on Monday evening, deputies responded to a reported domestic disturbance on Cook Brown Road. The victim advised 911 dispatcher that Joshua Tanner... Continue Reading →
A student at Port Charlotte High School was arrested this afternoon for Disruption of a School Function. On January 26th at approximately 8:00am, a teacher on campus advised the School Resource Officer that a public WiFi network labeled with a bomb threat directed at the school was showing on her laptop as an available network.... Continue Reading →
We've noticed some confusion in social media comments about the current state law on sexting. The safety and well-being of the youth in our community is always a top priority - please read about our civil citation program and how it will help promote education about the problem to encourage prevention.
A traffic stop for a simple equipment violation led to two arrests and a criminal citation for the three occupants of the vehicle on Friday evening. On January 19, in the area of Harborview Road and Cortez Street, a Deputy conducted a traffic stop on a Gold Chevrolet for an inoperable tag light. The driver... Continue Reading →
Charlotte County detectives have arrested two suspects were arrested in a string of copper wire thefts targeting construction sites in the Port Charlotte area.
On January 11, 2018, Charlotte County deputies responded to two separate overdose incidents involving heroin in Punta Gorda. The overdose calls occurred during the 3:00pm hour and were within 2 miles of each other. In both cases, Charlotte County EMS personnel responded and utilized NARCAN for lifesaving measures. Due to the close proximity and similar... Continue Reading →
How the Scam Works Scammers may call, place alarming pop-up messages on your computer, offer free “security” scans, or set up fake websites – all to convince you that your computer is infected. The scammers try to get you on the phone, and then work to convince you there’s a problem. Finally, they ask you... Continue Reading →
The investigation into a string of vehicle burglaries that occurred in the evening hours of January 6th ended in the arrest of a suspect within hours of the first crime's occurrence.