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

- Two teenagers have been charged with the theft of $27,000 in jewelry they reportedly said they later traded for drugs. ...more

November 15, 2008

The narcotics-sniffing dog Zuul smells drugs on almost every car he checks. But that does not necessarily mean there are drugs on board. ...more

September 21, 2008

The lockdown of five Sarasota schools was lifted at 4:30 p.m. today after police arrested two armed men they say entered a home on Victoria Avenue and attacked a person inside. ...more

September 16, 2008

NORTH PORT - Police arrested a North Port man for allegedly threatening to kill a Sarasota County sheriff's deputy last week. ...more

September 4, 2008

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to a person who killed a Sarasota man in his car. ...more

August 26, 2008

Clay and Becky Halbert of North Port planned to have a midwife deliver their son at a Sarasota medical center. Things did not go according to plan. ...more

August 18, 2008

SARASOTA — A deputy and his wife were suspended after they fought in public and lied about it during an internal inquiry, according to documents released by the sheriff's office. ...more

July 3, 2008

SARASOTA - Authorities are looking for a woman who they say called 911 and told dispatchers that she had been blindfolded and was being held inside a car against her will, the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

June 24, 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