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Schools across the Suncoast are promising to keep children safe by increasing police presence on campus.

ENGLEWOOD — The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office investigated shots fired into an Englewood home  Monday morning. "This is an isolated incident with no threat to the community," CCSO posted on its social media pages and its mobile app Monday. No one was injured in the incident, CCSO reported. Forensic investigators and deputies cordoned off the house and spent Monday at the home, which is on the northeast corner of the David Boulevard and Willmington Boulevard intersection. A K-9 unit arrived. The dog first sniffed the trash cans at the curb and then joined investigators inside the h...

Not only do crooks steal cars and any belongings left inside, but they are also targeting a part inside of the vehicle. The Charlotte County Sheriff’s alerted the public of an uptick in thefts of catalytic converters. Catalytic converters are part of the vehicle’s exhaust system and with the right tools can be removed quickly. […]

Tweet In the first two years that Florida’s red flag firearms seizure law was on the books, more than 3,500 petitions were filed with courts across the state, and the orders were approved more than 95% of the time. Critics of the law have pointed out that individuals can be stripped of their right to own a firearm even though they’ve not been arrested or even charged with a crime, and while the red flag law requires a court hearing within two weeks of an order being granted, low-income gun owners are not entitled to a public defender or free legal representation because the court proce...

Death investigation underway at Charlotte County Jail after inmate found unresponsive jail death investigation (Source: WIS) By ABC7 Staff | December 27, 2020 at 6:10 PM EST - Updated December 27 at 6:10 PM CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) -An inmate at the Charlotte County jail was found unresponsive and alone in his cell on Saturday evening. The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer says 57-year-old Doug Gow was found in his cell with a piece of fabric around his neck. Jail staff say they immediately began trying to save the man’s life as EMS was on their way ...