As burned investors tallied their losses, law enforcement authorities pressed their search Saturday for missing hedge fund operator Arthur G. Nadel of Sarasota. ...more

January 18, 2009

A Sarasota fund principal who vanished this week was last heard from Wednesday afternoon when he called his stepson to retrieve a note he had left at home, said the Sarasota County Sheriff's spokesman. ...more

January 17, 2009

Ozzwald, a Belgian Malinois from Holland who served as a member of the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office, has died. The dog, known as "Ozzi," was 8 years old. ...more

January 16, 2009

A 59-year-old woman died this morning in a Sarasota house fire. Sarasota County deputies and firefighters responded to the blaze about 6:43 a.m. at 4913 Habana Drive. ...more

January 14, 2009

Two Sarasota men who robbed two women and stole their cars have been arrested, the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office says. ...more

January 7, 2009

Four of the Tampa Bay area's top lawmen, some of whom have handled some of the area's most significant catastrophes or crimes, were sworn in today, or were expected to be. ...more

January 6, 2009

Deputies have arrested two Venice residents who investigators say robbed a Bank of America in Sarasota today. ...more

January 2, 2009

A Silver Alert was issued for 87-year-old Ben C. Picauly who went missing Thursday, according to the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office. ...more

December 25, 2008

Sarasota deputies have arrested a man they say raped a 15-year-old girl at gunpoint this month. Marcoust Dula, 36, was arrested Wednesday night in Sarasota and is charged with sexual battery of a child, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, grand theft and kidnapping. ...more

December 11, 2008

A man accused of robbing a Lakeland bank on Friday was arrested today in Sarasota, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

December 8, 2008