A Venice man was arrested after he succeeded in upsetting his girlfriend with text messages. According to a Venice Police Department report: Brandon Garrett Conti, 28, advised an officer he wrote the text messages to intentionally upset his live-in girlfriend, … Find out how to read more online.

An Osprey man’s mother returned a pill bottle to its rightful owner, but the son was still arrested. According to a Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office report: On January 30, Joshua Michael Raimondo, 21, was socializing at the victim’s home when … Find out how to read more online.

A South Venice woman was arrested after she sold an undercover deputy fake drugs. According to a Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office report: Nicole Leigh Stout, 29, met with an undercover detective in January. She sold the detective four suspect dilaudid … Find out how to read more online.

The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents about distraction burglaries, a common but preventable crime this time of year. A distraction burglary occurs when one suspect contacts the homeowner and identifies themselves as a utility worker, salesperson or laborer. … Find out how to read more online.

An Osprey man kicked in his ex’s door after she texted him with a request that he pay her rent. According to a Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office report: The couple had been married for one year. The victim allegedly texted … Find out how to read more online.

A man caught a week ago burglarizing a rural Venice home is now being charged with three earlier burglaries at the same location. According to the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office: Kevin Hunter, who remains in the Hillsborough County Jail, will … Find out how to read more online.

A Venice Gardens man saw his female friend talking to another man in a bar, and it sent him into a rage. According to a North Port Police Department report: Ruben Francisco Zamora, 44, and the woman were at a … Find out how to read more online.

The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office arrested two men for burglary yesterday after they were caught on camera outside a Venice home. Deputies responded to an alarm and recovered images from home security cameras of a suspect and a rental vehicle … Find out how to read more online.

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Authorities have arrested a suspect accused of robbing a Sarasota bank. On Tuesday, March 19, around 9:25 a.m., a white male in his 20s robbed the Bank of America at 3175 Fruitville Road. The suspect, identified as John Eilermann of … Find out how to read more online.