A 70-year-old Englewood woman was seriously injured Sunday night when a patrol car from the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office ran into the car she was driving. ...more

May 12, 2008

Peace Pec was named for the place and manner of his injury. The 4- to 5-year-old manatee was found struggling in the mouth of the Peace River in July, tangled in a crab-trap line. ...more

May 9, 2008

Peace Pec was named for the place and manner of his injury. The 4- to 5-year-old manatee was found struggling in the mouth of the Peace River last July, all tangled up in a crab trap line. The entanglement had cut off circulation to his left pectoral fin and, to save him, veterinarians were forced to amputate. ...more

May 8, 2008

CHARLOTTE COUNTY - Sheriff's deputies arrested a 25-year-old man last week on suspicion of sexually assaulting a 3-year-old girl and using knives and a machete to threaten her mother. ...more

May 5, 2008

Missing Iraq war veteran Eric Hall phoned a longtime friend in Indiana on Wednesday, his family announced. ...more

February 23, 2008

DEEP CREEK — Missing Iraq war veteran Eric Hall phoned a longtime friend in Indiana on Wednesday, his family said. ...more

February 22, 2008

A childhood friend talked by telephone on Wednesday to missing Iraq war veteran Eric Hall, his family reported at 3 p.m. today ...more

February 21, 2008

Multiple breakdowns in Charlotte County's emergency communications center let Denise Lee and the man accused of abducting and killing her slip through law enforcement's fingers, according to an internal investigation and data released by the sheriff's office Friday. ...more

February 16, 2008

The reliability of Charlotte County's 911 system came into question Friday after more details were released about an emergency call that might have saved the life of slain North Port mother Denise Lee. ...more

February 16, 2008

Two employees of Charlotte County's 911 call center are being punished after an internal investigation into the handling of a call concerning a North Port woman who was later found dead, Sheriff John Davenport announced today. ...more

February 15, 2008