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Public Safety
Sarasota, Manatee sheriffs help recover 46 children in state's largest operation
The Sarasota and Manatee county sheriff's offices participated in Operation Statewide Shield, Florida's largest-ever child recovery initiative, which recovered 163 missing children statewide with the Tampa Bay region leading all regions at 46 recoveries.
Public Safety
Sarasota agencies debut helicopter hoisting in joint water-rescue drill
Sarasota Police, the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office and the Manatee County Sheriff's Office held their biannual helicopter-and-dive training at Nathan Benderson Park on Aug. 21, adding a new hoisting extraction technique made possible by the Sheriff's Office's recently acquired helicopter.
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Public Safety
Sarasota, Manatee sheriffs help recover 46 children in state's largest operation
The Sarasota and Manatee county sheriff's offices participated in Operation Statewide Shield, Florida's largest-ever child recovery initiative, which recovered 163 missing children statewide with the Tampa Bay region leading all regions at 46 recoveries.
Sarasota, FL
80°F
Sunny
Feels like 86° · 7% rain
SatMostly Sunny93°F38%
SunMostly Sunny92°F76%
MonMostly Sunny92°F81%
TueMostly Sunny92°F83%
WedMostly Sunny91°F72%
ThuScattered Showers And Thunderstorms91°F68%
FriIsolated Showers And Thunderstorms90°F60%
Public Safety
Sarasota, Manatee sheriffs help recover 46 children in state's largest operation
The Sarasota and Manatee county sheriff's offices participated in Operation Statewide Shield, Florida's largest-ever child recovery initiative, which recovered 163 missing children statewide with the Tampa Bay region leading all regions at 46 recoveries.
Sarasota, FL
80°F
Sunny
Feels like 86° · 7% rain
SatMostly Sunny93°F38%
SunMostly Sunny92°F76%
MonMostly Sunny92°F81%
TueMostly Sunny92°F83%
WedMostly Sunny91°F72%
ThuScattered Showers And Thunderstorms91°F68%
FriIsolated Showers And Thunderstorms90°F60%
Public Safety
North Port Fire Rescue practices flood rescues as hurricane season peaks
North Port Fire Rescue conducted water rescue training drills during the week of Aug. 4, simulating Category 4 hurricane conditions at multiple locations as Sarasota County enters peak hurricane season.
Public Safety
Water main break shuts down Beneva Road for hours near Markridge intersection
An overnight water main break at Beneva Road and Markridge Road closed lanes on a major Sarasota corridor for most of Wednesday, Aug. 5, before all lanes reopened by 5:45 p.m.
Public Safety
Sheriff's office targets 14 high-crash roads in pedestrian and bike safety blitz
The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office will deploy extra deputies along 14 high-crash corridors starting Aug. 10 as part of a state-funded pedestrian and bicycle safety enforcement program running through May 2027.
Public Safety
Storms cut power to 3,000 in Sarasota County; wet pattern continues through weekend
Thunderstorms that hit Sarasota County early Thursday, July 30, knocked out power to more than 3,000 Florida Power & Light customers and prompted a National Weather Service Flood Advisory, with forecasters warning the wet pattern will continue through the weekend along with high rip current risk at area beaches.
Public Safety
Sarasota's driest stretch since 1911 depletes aquifer, leaves reservoir near empty
Sarasota is in its driest nine-month stretch since 1911, with the Floridan Aquifer depleted, the region's main reservoir at 15% capacity, and Phase III water restrictions extended through October — and officials say recovery will take months of above-average rain.
Public Safety
Sarasota sheriff's office hosting free online safety seminar for parents
The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office will host its free "Digital Parenting 101" seminar on Thursday, Sept. 10, giving parents tips from detectives on monitoring devices and protecting children from online predators.
Public Safety
Sarasota County emergency officials addressed neighborhood leaders on hurricane preparedness
Sarasota County Emergency Services Director Rich Collins and Chief of Emergency Management Sandra Tapfumaneyi spoke at the July 14 CONA meeting on hurricane preparedness, days before Tropical Depression Two formed in the Gulf.
Public Safety
North Port lifts outdoor burn ban but warns drought conditions persist
North Port Fire Chief Scott Titus rescinded the city's outdoor burning ban on Monday, July 20, citing seasonal rains, but cautioned residents that dry conditions remain and strict water restrictions stay in effect through October 1.
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