Javaris Williams, 42, of Sarasota, has been arrested and is facing multiple charges after a traffic stop on Monday morning. Williams has nine felony convictions in the State of Florida.
09/07/2022 2:04 PM
Lashay D. Smith, 32, of Bradenton, has been arrested by the Sarasota Police Department and is facing multiple felony charges following a traffic stop on Monday.
09/02/2022 3:35 PM
The Sarasota Police Department Traffic Unit is investigating a fatal crash that happened just after 11:30 p.m. on Monday, August 22, 2022, in the City of Sarasota.
08/23/2022 12:24 PM
Officers with the Sarasota Police Department have arrested Jeremy Trebbles, Jr., 22, of Lakewood Ranch after he was found in possession of a firearm and several forms of narcotics. Trebbles is on active probation until 2024 and was found to be in violation of his probation.
08/22/2022 1:07 PM
The Sarasota Police Department is working alongside the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to decrease impaired driving.
08/17/2022 2:48 PM
The Sarasota Police Department is again implementing a High Visibility Enforcement program to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety. The City of Sarasota ranks in the top 25 cities in the state of Florida for traffic crashes resulting in serious and fatal injuries to pedestrians and bicyclists.
08/11/2022 9:16 AM
Students will head back to class in the City of Sarasota on Wednesday, August 10, 2022. As classes resume, the Sarasota Police Department wants to remind drivers there is a zero-tolerance policy for speeding in school zones and passing school buses that have stop signs extended.
08/08/2022 12:56 PM
The Sarasota Police Department is investigating a burglary in the San Remo neighborhood in the City of Sarasota. The burglary happened at a home on Tangier Way on Thursday, August 4, 2022, after 6:30 p.m.
08/05/2022 12:10 PM
Officers with the Sarasota Police Department will be taking part in Operation Southern Slow Down (formerly known as Operation Southern Shield). The Sarasota Police Department is partnering with law enforcement agencies from throughout Florida, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
07/15/2022 8:23 AM
Students in Sarasota return to school on August 10, 2022. The Sarasota Police Department, in partnership with the community, wants to ‘Pack the Patrol Car’ with new school supplies for the upcoming school year for the fifth year in a row before students head back to class.
07/07/2022 2:58 PM
The 37th annual Sarasota Powerboat Grand Prix is happening July 1 - July 3, 2022, at Lido Beach. Bayfront Fireworks Spectacular will take place Monday, July 4, 2022, at the Sarasota Bayfront at 9 p.m.
06/30/2022 10:28 AM
The Sarasota Police Department executed a search warrant at an apartment at 4900 North Tamiami Trail, Unit 157, Sarasota, on Wednesday, June 15, 2022, at 4:30 a.m. This is after members of the Probation and Parole conducted a probation search of the residence and found several items of contraband.
06/16/2022 11:36 AM
John Pyle, 65 of Sarasota, was arrested in Mexico over the weekend. He was arrested by the Sarasota Police Department in 2016 on charges of child pornography and failed to show up for court in 2017. On June 11, 2022, Pyle was booked into the Miami Dade Corrections and Rehabilitation Center.
06/13/2022 9:53 AM
The Sarasota Police Department executed a search warrant at a home at 1331 15th Street, Sarasota on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, just after 7 a.m. This is the second time a search warrant has been executed at this home in the last several months.
06/09/2022 1:30 PM
William Devonshire, 52, a suspect in two homicides in the City of Sarasota from earlier this year, died over the weekend at the Sarasota County Jail. The Sarasota Police Department will now close the homicide case that happened in February 2022 and the homicide case that happened in March 2022.
06/06/2022 10:47 AM
The Sarasota Police Department has completed its High Visibility Enforcement program to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety. The City of Sarasota ranks in the top 25 cities in the state of Florida for traffic crashes resulting in serious and fatal injuries to pedestrians and bicyclists.
05/26/2022 2:32 PM
The annual Memorial Day Parade will be held on Monday, May 30, 2022, beginning at 10 a.m. at Main Street and Osprey Avenue in Sarasota. There will be several tow-away zones and street closure notices that will be in place on Monday.
05/26/2022 8:26 AM
The Sarasota Police Department is reminding drivers about the lifesaving benefits of wearing a seat belt this spring, during the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) national Click It or Ticket high-visibility enforcement effort.
05/24/2022 9:23 AM
The Sarasota Police Department Traffic Unit is investigating a fatal crash that happened just before 5 p.m. Monday, May 23, 2022, in the City of Sarasota.
05/24/2022 9:21 AM
Sarasota Police are investigating a missing person after a woman went into the water with a friend off of South Lido between 7:30 p.m and 8 p.m on May 21, 2022. The friend made it back to shore but the woman did not return to shore. On May 22, 2022, the missing woman's body was recovered.
05/24/2022 9:19 AM