The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: • Miranda Nicole Wells, 33, 1500 block of Persay Ave., Punta Gorda. Charges: possession of not more than 20 grams of … Find out how to read more online.

The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: • Jack Newton Breithaupt, 50, 41100 block of Little Farm Road, Punta Gorda. Charge: aggravated battery. Bond: $12,000. • Rance Lee … Find out how to read more online.

The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: • Dawn Marie Rowe, 35, 2700 block of Jerry Ave., Punta Gorda. Charge: battery. Bond: $1,500. • Ashley Grace Vogel, 28, … Find out how to read more online.

The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: • Michael Paul Gordon, 58, 800 block of Marlin Drive, Punta Gorda. Charge: driving while license is expired more than six … Find out how to read more online.

The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office made the following arrests: • Angela Nichole West, 20, 1600 block of Yellow Pine Court, Punta Gorda. Charge: battery. Bond: $10,000. • Terry Wayne Gilley, … Find out how to read more online.

The body of John King, 74, of Englewood, was found Saturday after a five-day search at Douglas Lake in Jefferson County, Tennessee. According to WBIR-TV and the Knoxville News Sentinel, … Find out how to read more online.

The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: • Valerie Ann Ventura, 56, 400 block of Charlotte St., Punta Gorda. Charge: battery. Bond: $2,500. • Monica Michelle Esparza, 18, … Find out how to read more online.

The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: • James Mansi, 51, 1900 block of Mark Ave., Punta Gorda. Charges: burglary of an unoccupied dwelling, grand theft from posted … Find out how to read more online.

The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: • Jeffrey Alan Cook, 55, of Sarasota. Charges: possession with intent to sell Schedule I or II synthetic narcotic and possession … Find out how to read more online.

The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: • Wren Andrew Miller, 27, 25400 block of Saint Helena Lane, Punta Gorda. Charge: possession of controlled substance without a prescription. … Find out how to read more online.

PORT CHARLOTTE — A 52-year-old Port Charlotte bicyclist was struck and killed by a car early Sunday morning on State Road 776 near Cochran Boulevard, according to the Florida Highway … Find out how to read more online.

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PORT CHARLOTTE — A Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office investigation resulted in the arrest of eight women for alleged prostitution, as well as a number of drug charges. On Wednesday, the … Find out how to read more online.

ENGLEWOOD — A Rotonda West teenager was critically injured in a single-vehicle wreck Saturday night near the intersection of Manasota Key Road and Gnarled Oak Road. According to the Florida … Find out how to read more online.

The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: • Douglas Graham Gorman, 48, 2500 block of Rio Palermo Court, Punta Gorda. Charge: contempt of court. Bond: $300 cash purge. … Find out how to read more online.

PORT CHARLOTTE — A driver blocking both lanes of traffic on Gertrude Avenue caught the attention of a Charlotte County Sheriff’s deputy Friday, leading to his capture on drug charges. … Find out how to read more online.

Joshua Damien Fulgham, already serving consecutive life sentences in the state prison system, has been charged with the attempted murder of another inmate at Charlotte Correctional Institution. Fulgham, 34, allegedly … Find out how to read more online.

The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: • Tony Eric Dupin, 33, 11000 block of Grapefruit Lane, Punta Gorda. Charge: aggravated battery. Bond: none. • Melanie Marie Dunn, … Find out how to read more online.

The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: • Patrick Joseph Striplin, 67, of Stuart, Fla. Charges: battery of a person age 65 or older, aggravated assault of a … Find out how to read more online.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY — Beginning Monday, the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office will increase traffic enforcement at the following locations: Speed enforcement: • Entire length of Melbourne Street, Charlotte Harbor. • Placida … Find out how to read more online.

PORT CHARLOTTE — A 9-year-old girl sustained minor injuries when her bicycle was struck by a vehicle in an incident Sunday that resulted in one arrest, according to the Florida … Find out how to read more online.

NORTH PORT — A man survived after suffering multiple stab wounds on Myrtle Road on Friday night. The North Port Police Department’s investigation led to a warrant issued for 25-year-old … Find out how to read more online.

The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: • Ryan Richard Reese, 28, 9400 block of President Circle, Port Charlotte. Charges: felony battery and battery. Bond: none. • Kyle … Find out how to read more online.

PUNTA GORDA — A man holding up a sign outside the Charlotte County Justice Center this week in support of the Louisiana and Dallas shootings that claimed the lives of … Find out how to read more online.

SARASOTA — A 14-year-old boy was killed in an accidental shooting at a local gun range Sunday, according to the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office. The shooting happened around 3:45 p.m. … Find out how to read more online.

The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: • William Louis Deroover, 18, homeless in Punta Gorda. Charges: selling meth, carrying a concealed weapon, possession or use of drug … Find out how to read more online.

NORTH PORT — No one was injured in a six-vehicle crash on Interstate 75, near Sumter Boulevard, in the pre-dawn hours of Memorial Day. All vehicles were traveling southbound on … Find out how to read more online.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY — A man was seriously injured Sunday morning after losing control of his motorcycle while leaving the parking lot of Cavalry Assembly of God Church in Port Charlotte, … Find out how to read more online.

PORT CHARLOTTE — A motorcyclist and his passenger were airlifted to Lee Memorial Hospital on Saturday night after a collision with a car at State Road 776 and Kerrigan Circle … Find out how to read more online.

PUNTA GORDA — For those who may have noticed a substantial amount of police activity in the area around the Charlotte County Justice Center Wednesday night, there was no need … Find out how to read more online.

ENGLEWOOD — For more than a year, his white Boxer suffered with a cancerous mass on her genitals, but Timothy Earl LaPointe reportedly did nothing. As a result, Shady had … Find out how to read more online.

The Charlotte County Sheriff’s office reported the following arrests: • Diego Rolando Tojin, 22, 3100 block of Crestwood Drive, Port Charlotte. Charge: violation of probation. Bond: $900. • Lezmore Anthony … Find out how to read more online.

PUNTA GORDA — The executive director of an assisted living facility in Punta Gorda Isles was arrested Tuesday for stealing drugs. Beth Ann Kohl, 59, was charged with two counts … Find out how to read more online.

PORT CHARLOTTE — A 31-year-old passenger, who was sitting on the door of a truck bed with his feet inside the moving vehicle, suffered a serious head injury Friday when … Find out how to read more online.

PORT CHARLOTTE — A 26-year-old man was arrested Thursday on child pornography charges. At about 7 a.m., members of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Child Exploitation Task Force, which includes … Find out how to read more online.

LEE COUNTY — A 69-year-old Punta Gorda resident was killed in a single-vehicle motorcycle wreck on Interstate 75 Sunday afternoon. The driver of the 2016 Victory motorcycle has not been … Find out how to read more online.

PUNTA GORDA — Punta Gorda Police detectives and state investigators from the Division of Alcoholic Beverages teamed up Tuesday, visiting a dozen local businesses to target the sale of alcohol … Find out how to read more online.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY — Beginning Monday, the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office will increase traffic enforcement at the following locations: Speed enforcement: • Duncan Road (U.S. 17), between Bermont Road and the … Find out how to read more online.

The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests: • Daniel Blake, 68, 5200 block of River Bay Drive, Punta Gorda. Charge: battery. Bond: $1,500. • Cory Alan Boyd, 23, … Find out how to read more online.

NORTH PORT — A North Port woman was arrested after attacking both a man known to her and a police officer. She also allegedly hit herself to make it look … Find out how to read more online.