The new year is quickly approaching, and thousands of Floridians have made plans or are starting to think about how to say goodbye to 2015 and ring in 2016. But before you solidify your New Year’s Eve plans, fire officials have some tips for residents and visitors when it comes…
Thanksgiving is a time of year when families get together to celebrate memories and honor traditions. However, this is also the time of year when law enforcement agencies gear up to catch drunk drivers on our roadways. Most law enforcement agencies, receive federal grants to increase their staffing levels during…
As a U.S. citizen, you have what is known as Miranda Rights. The term Miranda Rights has its origins in a 1966 U.S. Supreme Court Case known as Miranda v. Arizona. The court’s ruling on this matter gives anyone in police custody or facing potential criminal charges to be advised…
You want to avoid getting arrested for DUI in Florida on New Year’s Eve and “becoming a statistic.” New Year’s Eve is a holiday that it is both cause for celebrating and relaxing. After the stress of getting ready for Christmas, people usually take this time to enjoy the end…
Florida will have 159 new laws starting Tuesday that address various issues, including college tuition, corporate tax credits, abortions and sex offenders. One of the most prevalent laws is one that aims to protect children and others from dangerous sex offenders. The laws are intended to keep the most violent…
State investigators arrested a Charlotte County man last week on several counts of possessing child pornography. Agents raided the 43-year-old’s house on Mango Drive in Punta Gorda where they claim they discovered a computer that was advertising videos and images of young children being raped. This man’s arrest was part…
On Wednesday, New Hampshire’s highest court ruled that the state infringed the free speech rights of a man who wished to have “COPSLIE” on his license plate. The state Supreme Court agreed with the arguments of the man in a unanimous decision. The man said he wanted the vanity plate…
Five people working at clinics in Fort Myers and Port Charlotte were arrested after police concluded an investigation into alleged false personal injury claims at these facilities. The arrests included clinic owners, massage therapists and chiropractors who have been charged with patient brokering and solicitation in support of what police…
A Punta Gorda woman was arrested Sunday night on sexual battery charges after an alleged altercation in Port Charlotte from which she tried to escape by hiding in the trunk of a car. Detectives arrested the 34-year-old woman on charges of Sexual Battery, Felony Battery by Strangulation and Resisting Arrest…
The Charlotte County Sheriff’s office arrested a 29-year-old Port Charlotte man Wednesday after he allegedly sent a comment to his “friends” alerting them of a bomb at Town Center Mall. One of the man’s “friends” called CCSO immediately. Deputies and Charlotte County Fire/EMS went to the mall and began evacuating…
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