A Venice teen planning a mass shooting and hostage taking at a local church shared a 61-page, AI-generated manifesto online, reports said.
Law enforcement agencies in four Tampa Bay-area communities have recently reported finding vandalized Flock cameras, reports said.
A suspect in a 2025 armed robbery of a Bradenton Dollar Tree was arrested in Los Angeles, CA, police said.
A Sarasota County man was convicted of witness tampering and 13 counts of violating pretrial release in a domestic violence case.
A Sarasota County firefighter was hospitalized after a medical emergency while responding to a house fire now under state investigation.
A North Port man was killed after his car struck another vehicle and crashed into a tree on Interstate 75 in Sarasota County.
Police said a Sarasota man admitted throwing a brick at a synagogue window because it was a Jewish place of worship.
A Palmetto man is wanted on firearm charges connected to a shooting incident at Booker High School, Sarasota police said.
A middle school teacher was arrested and charged with sexual battery and lewd and lascivious molestation of a child, Sarasota sheriff said.
Shots were fired in a Sarasota high school parking lot during an event held on campus by an outside organization, the principal said.
A head-on crash in Longboat Key sent both drivers to Blake Medical Center with serious injuries, Sarasota police said.
A Parrish woman, 18, was thrown from her SUV after it hit a concrete barrier and overturned on I-75 in Sarasota County, FL troopers said.
A 17-year-old from Manatee County was charged with second-degree murder in connection with a fatal shooting in Sarasota, police said.
The sentence for the former Sarasota Little League treasurer who stole $200K from the organization includes jail time, reports said.
A man found bleeding on the ground near Central Avenue died on the way to Sarasota Memorial Hospital, police said.
A missing 81-year-old woman was found dead in the woods near a Sarasota senior living facility, the sheriff’s office said.
Troopers arrested the man after pulling over his Ford Mustang late Friday night.
Sarasota police said a real-time alert helped officers stop a man driving a Mercedes-Benz tied to Brevard County burglaries.
Sarasota County officials say repeated wire thefts have darkened stretches of road and raised safety concerns for drivers.
After stealing $20K in scratch-off tickets from the gas station he worked at, a Bradenton man reportedly asked to be rehired to repay debt.
Investigators are asking the public for tips after a late-night shooting in the Sarasota area.
Watch the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office Aviation Section help FWC officers track "a potential poacher" at Myakka State Park.
A pick-up truck drove through a stop sign into a Sarasota home, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
A Clearwater man was arrested the day after fatally shooting a man during an argument at a Pinellas Park business, deputies said.
A brush fire in southern Sarasota County has led to the evacuation of a Venice neighborhood, firefighters said.
A man adjusting his holstered gun while shopping at Walmart accidentally shot himself in the leg and groin, Sarasota County sheriff said.
A man who reportedly went into the waters off Siesta Key and never returned to shore was found safe at a Sarasota intersection, SCSO said.
A bobcat kitten, just a few weeks old, was found meowing and crawling through ashes at the site of a FL brush fire.
Sarasota police said officers found Glock magazines on the 18-year-old suspect and later recovered a firearm near the arrest scene.
Construction workers found skeletal remains at a Newtown construction site, which investigators continue to search, reports said.
A 23-year-old Sarasota man was arrested after having sex with an underage girl he met on Snapchat, police said.
A Sarasota woman was arrested after firing a gun at an empty vehicle, police said.
A man was charged with animal cruelty, 2 counts of murder for fatally shooting his girlfriend, son and family dog in Sarasota, SCSO said.
The shooting occurred shortly after 11:20 a.m. in Sarasota's Artistry neighborhood.
A 67-year-old Sarasota man faces 2 felonies after offering two girls, 12 and 13, a ride and trying to lure them into his truck, police said.
Police said a suspect hiding near a Sarasota home fired multiple shots at a vehicle as a man pulled out of his driveway.
A Sarasota man was charged with DUI manslaughter in connection with a 4-vehicle crash on I-75 that left a Bradenton woman dead, FHP said.
The Medical Examiner's Office is working to determine the cause of death of a child found unresponsive on Dixie Avenue, police said.
The woman was convicted in January of posting a video on TikTok calling for MAGA supporters to be shot on sight.
A child found unresponsive later died at Sarasota Memorial Hospital, police said.