Sarasota police say they found another victim of a Sarasota High School ROTC instructor arrested in May on charges he molested a student. ...more

June 16, 2008

Sarasota deputies have arrested a man they say used a hammer to kill a 76-year-old woman and then stole her car. ...more

June 9, 2008

SARASOTA — Hotel owner Czelaw "Chester" Jarosz fought back when a robber came into his North Trail motel office, police said. ...more

June 7, 2008

SARASOTA - Allan Eva got tired of his 36-year-old son begging for money, and he finally "snapped" — blasting a shotgun as the son tried to walk away, deputies say. ...more

May 27, 2008

SARASOTA A father is accused by deputies of shooting his son Sunday night after the two had an argument, the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

May 25, 2008

SARASOTA - Jesse Knowlin, 24, was hired this year by Wilkinson Elementary School and abruptly resigned Tuesday -- saying in a letter to the principal and district officials that he "violated" two teenage boys he met at church. ...more

May 23, 2008

SARASOTA — Jesse Knowlin wanted to become a teacher's aide and seemed to be the perfect candidate. He was a youth minister at a Newtown church. He had part-time work at a summer camp. He helped children get ready for the FCAT at the Boys & Girls Club of Sarasota. And those who knew Knowlin raved about his honesty, his creativity and his patience with children. Knowlin, 24, was hired this year by Wilkinson Elementary School but he abruptly resigned on Tuesday — writing a letter to the principal and district officials that said he "violated" two teenage boys that he met at church. ...more

May 22, 2008

A state lab has matched Michael Lee King's DNA to DNA found on the body of Denise Lee, according to documents filed with the courts. ...more

February 13, 2008

The sheriff's office could have answers this week about how it handled a 911 call from a witness it thinks pinpointed the location of Michael King and Denise Lee shortly before Lee's slaying Jan. 17. ...more

February 7, 2008

A Sarasota bank branch manager built up a false trust with an 86-year-old Bradenton man and stole thousands of dollars from him, Manatee County deputies say. ...more

February 5, 2008