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Sheriff: Woman arrested after setting car, house on fire
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A woman is in jail, charged with arson after allegedly setting a vehicle and home on fire. Rebecca M Groh, 43, was arrested by Sarasota County Sheriff Deputies after the fire that happened at July 4. A man working near the residence tried to extinguish the fire but suffered some injuries. He was taken to the hospital for injuries.
Woman charged with murder during a New Year’s Day celebration found guilty
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A Sarasota woman charged with shooting a man to death on New Years Day has been found guilty of the crime. Accroding to prosecutors Latoya Johnson, shot the man during a fight inside a restaurant on Main Street. A Jury presented the verdict on Friday of...
Deadly bicycle crashes on the Suncoast raising concerns
BRADENTON, Fla. (WWSB) - Several fatal crashes involving bicyclists and pedestrians on the Suncoast are raising concerns. On Monday afternoon, a driver hit and killed a bicyclist crossing an intersection at Cortez Road and 24th Street West in Bradenton. Days before this, Thursday, before midnight, a woman was riding her...
Holiday traffic frustration prompts two road rage incidents
10:52 p.m., North Polk Avenue at John Ringling Boulevard. Road rage: A battery call turned out to be a case of road rage between drivers of two vehicles stuck in holiday traffic. An officer arrived on the scene to find one man, who was shirtless and disheveled, advising that he and his family were stuck in eastbound traffic at John Ringling Boulevard as they approached North Polk Avenue. That’s when he noticed a Chevrolet Malibu facing northbound, attempting to merge into eastbound traffic and exited his vehicle to impede its progress “to the chagrin of the Malibu occupants,” the incident reports reads.
North Port man sentenced to 35 years in prison for drug trafficking
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. — A North Port man has been sentenced to 35 years in prison after being found guilty of drug trafficking as a repeat offender. Clayton Waidelich, 27, was found guilty and sentenced to 35 years in prison, followed by 10 years of probation. In January 2021,...
Helicopter near Nathan Benderson Park for training
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - If you see a helicopter near Nathan Benderson Park, don’t worry, a training is happening today for SURF (Sheriff’s Underwater Recovery Force). The SURF Unit is called upon to search for evidence of crimes and victims of drowning, water accidents and foul play. The...
Help Sarasota Police 'Pack the Patrol Car'
To help ensure underprivileged students are prepared for their return to school, the Sarasota Police Department is holding its “Pack the Patrol Car” school supplies drive now through Aug. 2. The SPD is partnering with the YMCA to accept donations of only new school supplies. Donations may be...
Two SPD K9 units now qualified for explosives detection
The Sarasota Police Department has developed a higher sense of smell as officers Jake Nelson and Adam Bearden, alongside their dedicated four-legged partners K9 Brody and K9 Bruin, recently completed explosive ordnance detection (EOD) training. Teaming up with Cory McDonnell from Grassroots K9 Sarasota, the officers trained more than 120...
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