Tag: Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office

Jet Skier rescues seaplane after Stump Pass forced landing

An experimental SeaRey airplane made an emergency water landing just off Palm Island at Stump Pass on Sunday at around 4:20 p.m. Palm Island beachgoers, as well as a Jet Skier, came to the rescue...

Case closed: Jewelry found in … another case

September 4, 2025
Staff Report
News, Police & Fire

Last week, the Beacon published information from a Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office report of a possible jewelry theft from the Boca Grande Resort on Aug. 24. Shortly after the items were...

Possible jewelry theft at Resort

August 28, 2025
Staff Report
News, Police & Fire

On Sunday morning, Aug. 24, a possible jewelry theft was reported from the Boca Grande Resort on the north end of Gasparilla Island, according to a Charlotte County police report. The caller...

Sheriff report: Missing ring at club spurs Charlotte deputy visit

August 7, 2025
Staff Report
News, Police & Fire

Around 2 p.m. last Thursday, July 31, Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to the Boca Grande Club on a report of a missing wedding band. According to details listed on a Charlotte...

Rash of golf cart thefts reported to Charlotte, Lee sheriffs

On Tuesday, May 27, Lee County Deputy Sheriff David Scozzafava, while on marked patrol, observed a white Club Car golf cart parked behind the Crews Bank and Trust, matching the description of a...

Sheriff honored by House Speaker

Charlotte County Sheriff Bill Prummell was cited by House Speaker Mike Johnson for his work with immigration and the Trump Administration. In a list of 100 Americans who helped in the first 100...

Charlotte Sheriffs show capabilities

September 19, 2024
Staff Report
News, Police & Fire

The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Department showed its capabilities with a view of its technology center on Sept. 6. At their offices near the Punta Gorda Airport, the staff reviewed how its...

50,000 expected at Boca H20 Saturday

No permit required, but fire, sheriff and Coast Guard present Possibly over 50,000 people are anticipated to attend the Boca H20 Music Festival, to be held on Saturday just off the north end of...

Prummell elected president of Florida Sheriffs Association

August 1, 2024
Staff Report
News, Police & Fire

Charlotte County Sheriff Bill Prummell is the newly elected president of the Florida Sheriffs Association. Prummell will work with the staff and board of directors to guide the efforts and...

Editorial: Bingo Prummelled on McCall Road

December 29, 2023
Garland Pollard
Editorial, Opinion

Raid sets standards for local retail shopping centers Just before Christmas, the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office and the Florida Gaming Control Commission executed a search warrant of two...