The Venice Police Department reported the following arrests:
The Venice Police Department reported the following arrest:
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VENICE — A bicyclist was struck by a Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office patrol vehicle in front of Venice Regional Bayfront Health.
NORTH PORT — A 15-year-old who girl told police she was sexually assaulted by a stranger now faces criminal charges for filing a false report — one for the reported sexual attack, and another for a report of another battery this week.
The Venice Police Department reported the following arrest:
SARASOTA — The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Bradenton man for trafficking in methamphetamine.
The Venice Police Department reported the following arrests:
Sex offender registration:
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SARASOTA — A Sarasota man who had been a church bishop is facing charges of sexual battery on a child under the age of 12 that allegedly took place in 1990.
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VENICE — The Venice Police Department released the name of a man found dead in a shopping plaza parking lot.
A Sarasota woman was arrested Tuesday on a felony count of exploitation of the elderly, accused of having stolen more than $1.1 million from a Nokomis woman for whom she was a caregiver.
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A New Jersey man told several people in Sarasota that he was Sheriff Tom Knight, despite not looking much like the sheriff.
ENGLEWOOD — Olivia Van Buren watched as a man on a motorcycle weaved in and out of traffic on Tuesday afternoon before suddenly hitting the mirror of another driver’s car.
TALLAHASSEE — As of Jan. 1, motorists in Florida can be stopped and cited for texting and driving while holding a wireless device in a designated school crossing, school zone or active work zone.
January is “Move Over” month, and the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles is urging all motorists to move over for emergency and service vehicles stopped along the roadway.
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A New Jersey man told several people in Sarasota that he was Sheriff Tom Knight, despite not looking much like the sheriff.
2019 was a busy year for law enforcement.
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NORTH PORT — Robert Junior McKenzie, the man accused of raping a 72-year-old homeless woman in a public gazebo in North Port three weeks ago, has been arrested in West Virginia, authorities said Monday.
The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office reports the following arrests: