PORT CHARLOTTE — Charlotte County Sheriff’s Cpl. Joey Shaw patrols District Two, spanning from Midway Boulevard and U.S. 41 to the Sarasota County line north and west to the Myakka River.
Crimes and situations can be unpredictable. One recent night, it was broken tail lights and lost swimming trunks that could have led to indecency citations — but there was no intent.
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