The Sarasota Police Department (SPD) is issuing a public warning about an increasing trend in thefts of e-bikes and dirt bikes sold through online marketplaces like Facebook Marketplace and Craigslist. Multiple incidents have recently been reported where sellers, deceived during transactions, have lost their motorized bikes. In these cases, sellers,Continue Reading
A Charlotte County deputy was killed Sunday afternoon, December 15, 2024, during a traffic stop in Charlotte Harbor. The suspect, later identified as 24-year-old Andrew Mostyn Jr., was found and shot dead by law enforcement after a manhunt. Around 3 p.m., Charlotte County Deputy Cpl. Elio Diaz pulled over aContinue Reading
Tiffany Diann May, the person of interest in a homicide investigation on Nasturtium Drive in Punta Gorda, has been officially charged with second-degree murder. On Monday, December 2, at approximately 1 a.m., deputies with the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office responded to 16045 Nasturtium Drive, where they discovered 63-year-old Denis “Doc”Continue Reading
A man wanted for allegedly firing a gun into the home of a pregnant woman in Osceola County was arrested on Tuesday, December 10, after attempting to flee from law enforcement in Charlotte County. The suspect, 25-year-old David Gomez-Posso, was driving a green 2016 Toyota Camry with Florida tag CP231Continue Reading
A yearlong investigation by the Collier County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) has culminated in the arrest of the man responsible for supplying more than 10,000 fentanyl-laced pills that were disguised as prescription painkillers. Jose Manuel Pereyorosello, 35, of Panama City, has been arrested and charged with trafficking fentanyl in quantities ofContinue Reading
A 24-year-old documented gang member in Collier County, Ruuderston Scott Ashle Antoine, has been charged with three new counts of fentanyl trafficking. Detectives allege that Antoine sold 51.3 grams of fentanyl to undercover Collier County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) Vice and Narcotics Bureau detectives in May and June, an amount capableContinue Reading
A 20-year-old Golden Gate Estates resident, Cesar Ramirez-Lopez, was arrested Thursday following an investigation by the Collier County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) and its task force partners. The arrest took place at Ramirez-Lopez’s residence on 711 21st St. S.W. in Naples after CCSO, in collaboration with the Southwest Florida INTERCEPT TaskContinue Reading
On December 3, 2024, Johanna Michely Garcia, 41, of Broward County, Florida, was sentenced to 240 months in prison for leading a massive Ponzi scheme through her company, MJ Capital Funding, LLC. Garcia pled guilty on July 16, 2024, to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, admitting her roleContinue Reading