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Police Beat for July 13, 2026
The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office reported the following arrests:
Area woman killed in Sunshine Skyway Bridge crash
TERRA CEIA — A crash near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge led to the death of an area woman over the weekend.
Cops: Belligerence gets driver busted
VENICE — A Venice woman turned a traffic stop for running a red light into a trip to the Sarasota County Jail.
Cops: No liquor means no liquor
NOKOMIS — A Nokomis woman on DUI probation that prohibited drinking alcohol was arrested on multiple charges after deputies saw her patronize a liquor store.
Two arrests made after robbery, battery
NORTH PORT — A man and a minor were arrested after a drug deal allegedly turned into a robbery and battery on a victim over 65 years old earlier this month, according to authorities.
Two killed in two crashes two hours apart on I-75
Two young drivers were killed 7 miles and two hours apart overnight on a stretch of Interstate 75 in Sarasota and Manatee counties, the Florida Highway Patrol said early Friday. The 18-year-old Parrish woman and 22-year-old Bradenton man were not identified by name. The FHP said…
Manatee teen charged in Sarasota homicide
A Manatee County teen faces a murder charge in connection with the discovery early July 7 of an 18-year-old man found wounded near 15th Street and Central Avenue, police said. William Rosencrantz, 17, was arrested in Manatee County on Wednesday, July 8, police said. He was…
Bring unwanted guns to Sarasota Police on Saturday
Unwanted firearms, pellet guns and BB guns will be accepted at Sarasota Police Department on Saturday, July 11 during the Done with the Gun turn-in event. From 1-5 p.m. at police headquarters, 2099 Adams Lane, officers will accept a variety of items including non-working…
Sarasota Little League treasurer sentenced to 1 year, restitution
The woman who plead no contest to stealing more than $200,000 last year from Sarasota Little League was sentenced Monday to a year in Sarasota County Jail and was ordered to begin paying $176,000 in restitution upon her release. In court documents, 35-year-old Ahnaysa Kristina…