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Cold-weather shelters open tonight
Frigid air continues to grip the eastern half of the country, and Southwest Florida is expected to experience low temperatures again tonight.
According to the Charlotte County Office of Emergency Management, temperatures tonight will range from 30 to 35 degrees, and inland temperatures will drop to near freezing. Wind chill temperatures will be in the upper 20s. Patchy frost is expected overnight.
Continue reading this story…Englewood man charged in sex assault
Norman D. Garrison
Submitted by Charlotte Co. Sheriff’s Office
Norman Daryl Garrison, 44, 12200 block of Maltz Ave., East Englewood, was arrested by Charlotte County Sheriff’s Major Crimes Unit detectives and charged with Sexual Assault Causing Serious Injury; he remains in the Charlotte County Jail on $500,000 bond.
CCSO received a call Dec. 28 that Garrison and the 38-year-old woman had both been drinking in her apartment in the presence of her teenage children. Detectives said one of them saw Garrison place two Ativan pills in their mother’s vodka bottle.
Attention readers
Happy New Year!
Starting today, we are adding a police blotter for Englewood incidents covered by the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office. Go to the news page and find the blotter on the right side of the page, along with the Sarasota Police /Englewood Fire Blotter, Englewood Arrests and Charlotte Arrests.
We hope you enjoy this new feature.
Charlotte Police Blotter: Dec. 31, 2011-present
Englewood area incidents reported by the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office
Last updated 12:27 a.m. Jan. 31
Monday, Jan. 30
9:20 p.m.: A disturbance was reported in the 6400 block of Hamlet Drive.
Sarasota Co. offices close for Christmas holiday
Submitted by Sarasota County
Most Sarasota County government offices and services, including libraries, the History Center and recreation centers, will be closed Friday, Dec. 23, through Monday, Dec. 26, for the Christmas holiday.
• Arlington Pool will be open noon–5 p.m. on Dec. 23, and closed on Dec. 24, 25 and 26.
• Payne Park Tennis Center will be open 7:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 23 and closed on Dec. 24, 25 and 26.
• Knight Trail Park gun range will be open 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. on Dec. 23 and closed on Dec. 24, 25 and 26.
Cyclist hit by car suffers minor injuries
An Englewood bicyclist suffered minor injured Thursday when he was struck by a car at North Indiana Avenue and Foxwood Boulevard.
Charles E. Sparks, 55, was riding his Shimano bike north in the right lane of North Indiana Avenue about 9:345 a.m. Thursday when, according to the Florida Highway Patrol report, a 2011 Cadillac in the southbound left turn lane of South Indiana driven by Clara Portera, 82, of Englewood, began its turn, striking Sparks.
Rotonda woman critical after accident
A 77-year-old Rotonda West woman was listed in critical condition Monday night following a single-car crash in Rotonda.
Joyce N. Mathews was taken by helicopter to Lee Memorial Hospital Monday after her 2008 Honda Accord failed to negotiate a curve on Rotonda Boulevard West east of Placida Road.
Sarasota Co. lists Christmas weekend hours
Most Sarasota County government offices and services, including libraries, the History Center and recreation centers, will be closed Friday, Dec. 23, through Monday, Dec. 26, for the Christmas holiday.
• Arlington Pool will be open noon to 5 p.m. on Dec. 23, and closed Dec. 24, 25 and 26.