Sarasota FL

Eight suspects had accounted for 111 prior felony charges and 117 prior misdemeanor charges. From Nov. 18 through Nov. 20, the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office’s Tactical Unit, Intelligence Unit, Criminal Investigations Section and Patrol Bureau conducted a holiday retail theft operation at the Mall at University...

BRADENTON Fla. (WWSB) - Bradenton police are hoping new video of a woman accused of using stolen credit cards at two locations last month will help identify her. Investigators say the woman used the cards at a Starbucks on Manatee Avenue and a Wawa on First Street on Nov. 5.

A Hillsborough County man has been arrested on a murder charge out of New York.

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - Venice is known as the shark tooth capital of the world, with people coming from near and far to look for teeth every day. So why are there so many shark teeth? Dr. Harry Maisch, a professor at Florida Gulf Coast University, says it’s because of the environment, with a lot of shallow marine...

As the crowd heads toward the exits following an appearance by Dr. Anthony Fauci at the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall, a woman hands an employee what appears to be a suspicious package. Alerted to the incident, an analyst in the Sarasota Police Department’s Real-Time Operations Center monitoring live security...

An unusual incident took place around 4:30pm on Park Blvd involving a Tesla car that reversed across all four lanes at full speed. The car, which is believed to have been parked at Charley's Cheesesteaks, accidentally accelerated and collided with 3-4 vehicles. The incident was witnessed by a driver who was right...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WWSB) - Manatee County commissioners on Dec. 2 discussed joining the state’s Department of Government Efficiency initiative (DOGE) as the first county to take part in an AI pilot program aimed at improving government efficiency. The pilot would use the same dataset that the county previously...

Thanks to a 4-3 vote, Tal Siddique will wield the gavel in 2026. He was swept into office last fall on a wave of voter discontent. Host: The Manatee County Commission has a new chair. The vote was a tight one, and some of the rhetoric in the run-up of the vote Tuesday reflected the tidal change that brought in three...

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A woman who worked in a now-closed Sarasota health clinic has been found guilty of practicing medicine without a license. Jaqlyn M. Tinaro, 31, was found guilty Nov. 26 of four felony counts of unlicensed practice of a healthcare professional, Sarasota County court records show. She...

Oh, what fun it is to … recover your illegally parked car from a towing service?. No, that’s not how the holiday ditty is supposed to go. So, to avoid creating a new Christmas classic based on frustration and unexpected costs, the Sarasota Police is warning anyone who normally leaves cars and trucks curbside in the...