SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. - The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) conducted a comprehensive county-wide sweep for ...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WFLA) — A man was arrested Thursday in connection with a robbery at a 7-Eleven, the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office said.

Breeze OnDemand, Sarasota County’s public ride-sharing program, has exploded in popularity since its launch in 2021. Now, as demand grows and the federal grants that sustain it seem more ...

Deputies arrested a 19-year-old Bradenton man who they say robbed a Sarasota convenience store at gunpoint with an AR-15 rifle. According to the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office, a masked man ...

Two additional changes were announced in April by Sarasota County Schools district leaders. Mindy Long, former principal at Alta Vista Elementary, has moved to lead Atwater Elementary School in ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis addressed elected officials and business groups in Sarasota on ... SB 322’s bill analysis says it would create a procedure outside of the courts for the county sheriff ...

I have 20 years experience serving in law-enforcement. My law-enforcement career started with the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s office in 2005 where I held numerous leadership roles.

The North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton metro area (which spans Sarasota and Manatee counties) added roughly 76,392 people between 2020 and 2023, according to the most recent U.S. Census Bureau estimates.

Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez was arrested on Thursday and faces multiple charges linked to a major Central Florida gambling operation, according to the state attorney general.In a press ...

The special election to replace former Sheriff Chuck Wright has attracted numerous candidates so far. A primary is set for Aug. 5, election on Nov. 4.

He was sworn in on January 5, 2021, and became the first Hispanic sheriff in the county and state. Lopez joined the sheriff’s office in 2003 while he was serving in the Navy Reserve, the website ...