Chief Abbott will not be fired from police department SARASOTA - Sarasota Police Chief Peter Abbott will keep his job as head of the Sarasota Police Department, but the officer who was shown on surveillance video kicking an inmate man will be fired.
Plane crash lands in Port Charlotte PORT CHARLOTTE - The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office released more details of the blue and white Cherokee plane that crashed around 11:30 a.m. this morning in Port Charlotte.
Rabid raccoon alert in Venice VENICE - On Thursday, Sarasota County Sheriff's Office Animal Services received a report that a raccoon attacked two people in the 100 block of Rimini Way in Venice.
CA man allegedly paid teens to spit in his face THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) - A 39-year-old Thousand Oaks man has been arrested for misdemeanor child annoyance after allegedly paying a teenager $31 to spit in his face.
Teens taped themselves stealing presents UPPER DARBY, Pa. (AP) - A suburban Philadelphia police chief says two teenagers are being held after officers arrested them and found video recordings they made
Colo. man comes home, finds squatter in underwear GOLDEN, Colo. (AP) - Authorities in Colorado say a homeowner who was selling his house returned to the property to find a 24-year-old squatter wearing only underwear.
