Sarasota County Sheriff's Office

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office has reaped hundreds of thousands in taxpayer dollars to fund the effort through reimbursements from the state’s Immigration Enforcement Board and tens of thousands for its work at Alligator Alcatraz.

They're warning of a looming budget crisis after efforts to trim spending fell far short, with constitutional officers offering just $2.2 million in concessions toward a gap of more than $20 million.

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The charges are separate from two felony exposure charges Piccolo already faces in Manatee County.

A basic search of Sarasota County’s clerk of court records would have turned up all three cases. Nothing in Piccolo’s personnel file suggests New College checked that source.

Evan Keats, who assumed the role earlier this year, says he is interested in continuing to build new connections with the community on behalf of law enforcement.

At a Sarasota news conference, Attorney General Ashley Moody says xylazine is being mixed with other, more common illegal drugs, and being sold to unsuspecting users.

That practice has sparked a legal challenge involving the identity of two police officers in Tallahassee that is now before the Florida Supreme Court.

First Step of Sarasota will provide mental health professionals who will assist on crisis calls.

In the addiction recovery pod at the Sarasota County Jail, large windows flood the detention unit with sunlight. Two stories of jail cells frame an open…

By Daylina MillerThousands of Floridians – including children - who receive public assistance benefits like food stamps and Medicaid had their personal…

A Sarasota felon has been sentenced to five years in prison for possessing nearly four tons of explosive fuses.Court records say 57-year-old Marc Jason…