The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office has arrested Suresh Kumar Kanti, 45, on two counts of sale of a controlled substance. On Friday (April 18), detectives with the Special Investigations Section … Find out how to read more online.

The Florida Highway Patrol is seeking a man who fled the scene of a Wednesday morning crash on foot, after reportedly striking a car carrying four young people. According to … Find out how to read more online.

The Venice Fire Department was among emergency crews responding to a vehicle accident on East Venice Avenue near Auburn Road this week. The crash took place shortly after 8 a.m. on … Find out how to read more online.

A South Venice man got into a tussle with his friend after the friend told him his kids need to go to college or they would end up like him. … Find out how to read more online.

An Osprey man was arrested on March 11 after he bashed out the window of a car that had been speeding through a residential area.According to a Sarasota County Sheriff’s … Find out how to read more online.

Saturation patrols last month by the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office resulted in eight DUI arrests and 118 citations for traffic offenses in Sarasota County. These numbers do not include DUI … Find out how to read more online.

A Venice man is in jail on $100,000 bond for pulling a gun on his wife and her daughter — allegedly because he does not like the wife’s daughter living … Find out how to read more online.

A Venice man is in jail for capital sexual battery after Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office picked the man up on a Pasco County warrant. In addition, Daniel Michael Vincent Colarusso, … Find out how to read more online.

A Venice man was out in his driveway when a man with a pickup truck stopped by because the driver noticed the man’s lawn sprinklers were on. The driver told … Find out how to read more online.

A salon worker came to the rescue of a woman when she happened to see a couple walking down Business 41 get into a fight. According to a Venice police … Find out how to read more online.

Two Nokomis men were arrested over the weekend for placing large amounts of hand dispenser soap into the fountain at Nokomis Beach. The fountain was overflowing with bubbles, witnesses reported. … Find out how to read more online.

A Venice man was arrested for threatening his girlfriend with a knife. According to a Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office report: The man and his girlfriend had been living together for … Find out how to read more online.

A former boyfriend and girlfriend, who still live in the same residence together and have a child in common, got into a fight over who the better parent is. According … Find out how to read more online.

A man picked New Year’s Eve to drop by an acquaintance’s residence and pull a gun on her, demanding the money she owed him. According to a Sarasota County Sheriff’s … Find out how to read more online.

A Nokomis man was arrested after he was identified on a security camera stealing copper wire from a cell tower. According to a Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office report: Numerous cell … Find out how to read more online.

A man was charged with child neglect Wednesday because authorities claim he took the kids with him while he attempted to fill multiple prescriptions at pharmacies around Venice in order … Find out how to read more online.

A Venice woman in a car stopped by a deputy was told she was free to leave. Instead, she consented to a body search that revealed she was holding illicit … Find out how to read more online.

The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Venice woman this week on two counts of child neglect after deputies discovered toddlers living in bad conditions. Deputies went into a mobile … Find out how to read more online.

A Nokomis man spent the Thanksgiving holiday in jail after bragging about a burglary. According to a Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office report: Tyler Scott Matthews, 24, considered a “prolific offender,” … Find out how to read more online.

A 17-year old girl had the presence of mind to video a Venice man who exposed himself. According to a Venice Police Department report: George Thomas Tison, 45, also known … Find out how to read more online.

Two men are in trouble for pulling the same shoplifting stunt twice at Walmart. According to a Venice Police Department report: On March 16 around 8 p.m. Jacob Cole Crowder, … Find out how to read more online.

A Venice man was arrested for domestic battery after putting his wife in a headlock and choking her. According to a Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office report: Daniel P. Ricker walked … Find out how to read more online.

A 66-year-old man got more than he bargained for after he began taking pictures of a garage sale. According to a Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office report: The man noticed a … Find out how to read more online.

The Venice Fire Department’s Rescue Boat 51 was launched this weekend in search for a vessel in distress. Units from several agencies including Sarasota Sheriff’s Office, Venice Police Department, and … Find out how to read more online.

A Venice man was seriously injured early Thursday morning when his car struck a set of palm trees on Siesta Key, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. His injuries were … Find out how to read more online.

A woman working as a clerk at an East Venice 7-Eleven was charged Tuesday with stealing more than $20,000 worth of lottery tickets over the course of a year, according … Find out how to read more online.

A frequent offender is in jail on six fraud-related charges after she had a debit card from the account of an Idaho woman sent to her Venice address and used … Find out how to read more online.

A woman had to push a would-be burglar from her home before Sheriff’s deputies caught up with the subject at a nearby drug house. According to a Sarasota County Sheriff’s … Find out how to read more online.

A South Venice man who law enforcement describe as a prolific offender is in jail again, this time for threatening a housemate with a gun. According to a Sarasota County … Find out how to read more online.

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A Nokomis woman is under arrest for trying to strangle her roommate after she learned the roommate was taking over the apartment and intended to get a restraining order placed … Find out how to read more online.

A Nokomis man was grilling in his driveway around 6 p.m. Wednesday when his girlfriend suddenly got upset and started hitting him over the head with a metal grill brush. … Find out how to read more online.

Members of the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office Marine Patrol Unit arrested three Sarasota County men on drug charges Friday after they were found in possession of methamphetamine. At about 5:20 … Find out how to read more online.

A Venice woman refused to put on any clothes after she was told she was being arrested for battery. According to a Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office report: Frances Madden, 68, … Find out how to read more online.

A Venice Gardens man was arrested for aggravated assault for allegedly sneaking into a woman’s bedroom and pointing a rifle at her boyfriend. According to a Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office … Find out how to read more online.

Venice Police officers arrested two people accused of armed home invasion in Bradenton. On Dec. 8 around 4:30 a.m., officers received a be-on-the-lookout notice. The license tag on the vehicle being driven … Find out how to read more online.

The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an attempted sexual battery involving a young girl. Around 3 p.m. Monday afternoon, the girl was dropped off at her bus stop near … Find out how to read more online.

Two people were arrested this week for selling crack cocaine to undercover deputies near a church. According to the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office: Undercover detectives made the crack purchases just … Find out how to read more online.

A man and woman have both been charged with simple assault on a law enforcement officer following a Nov. 6 incident. According to a Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office report, a … Find out how to read more online.