SARASOTA — A telephone scam that targets residents of Sarasota County is playing on the fear of arrest, authorities said. ...more

December 13, 2007

SARASOTA - Police blew up a suspicious package found Monday morning in a stairwell at a county-owned parking garage, ending an investigation that closed Ringling and East boulevards for more than two hours. ...more

December 4, 2007

VENICE - A 5-year-old boy was accidentally shot in the stomach by a ricochet bullet on Wednesday at the Venice Police gun range. ...more

November 21, 2007

SARASOTA COUNTY - An 87-year-old woman found dead inside of a trash can earlier this week suffocated, authorities said today. ...more

November 14, 2007

SARASOTA COUNTY - A jail nurse has been hit with a felony drug charge for replacing an inmate's oxycodone pills with Tylenol and taking the prescription drug home, the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

November 13, 2007

Cold-case playing cards released by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement have led to the arrest of a Riverview man. ...more

November 8, 2007

SARASOTA COUNTY - Sheriff's detectives said Wednesday a Wachovia Bank customer in Venice found a device on an ATM machine late last month that electronically copies personal account information. ...more

November 7, 2007

APOLLO BEACH – A trio wanted in connection with a series of smash-and-grab vehicle burglaries from Pasco to Miami-Dade counties were arrested Thursday on Interstate 75 in southern Hillsborough County, authorities said. ...more

November 2, 2007

A local rancher is offering a $500 reward for any information leading to an arrest in connection with the shooting of two of his cows. ...more

October 29, 2007

A school employee is under arrest, accused of sending nude pictures of himself to a 15-year-old student at YMCA Triad Alternative School in Sarasota. Delco Ray Rowley of 3331 Plantation Drive was hired in August as a behavioral specialist. ...more

October 26, 2007