Sarasota Police interview of Christian Ziegler over rape accusations

Sarasota Police released a redacted recording of an interview conducted with former Sarasota County Commissioner Christian Zielger, who was accused of rape, in which he gave a DNA sample and provided information on cloud backups of his computer files. He was not charged. Read the story.

Sarasota Police third interview of Christian Ziegler over rape accusations

Sarasota Police released a redacted recording of the third interview conducted with former Sarasota County Commissioner Christian Zielger, who was accused of rape. He was not charged. Read the story.

Sarasota Police first interview of Christian Ziegler over rape accusations

Sarasota Police released a redacted recording of the first interview conducted with former Sarasota County Commissioner Christian Zielger, who was accused of rape. He was not charged. Read the story.

Sarasota Police interview of Bridget Ziegler from Christian Ziegler rape investigation

Sarasota Police released a redacted recording of the interview conducted with Sarasota County School Board member Bridget Ziegler while they were investigating a rape allegation against her husband. He was not charged. Read the story.

911 audio related to sexual battery allegations against Christian Ziegler

This 911 call was made Oct. 4, 2023, by the friend and co-worker of the woman who accused Sarasota GOP Chair Christian Ziegler of sexual battery. The caller reports that her friend was despondent over what happened she was worried she was suicidal. Read the story. (Audio from the Sarasota County Sh…

911 calls: Sharkey's Pier airplane crash

The two couples who were killed in the crash had just finished having dinner at Sharky’s on the Pier and departed from the airport at 9:35 p.m. The single-engine Piper PA-32R had started its initial climb and crashed minutes later.

Florida gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist says DeSantis appealing to 'hard right, toothless crowd'

Crist’s description of DeSantis as appealing to the "toothless crowd" came during an event in Lakewood Ranch that featured all three leading Democrats running for governor. It was the first time all were on stage together answering questions from a moderator in a debate-like format.

Audio: 911 calls in Sarasota officer-involved shooting

Authorities released the autopsy results and 911 call audio of a standoff with police, which showed that a Sarasota man who killed a woman in front of an officer died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Audio: Sarasota 911 caller reports officer believed to be in trouble

Two women were arrested after they pulled over a car while impersonating law enforcement officers and streamed the event on social media early Sunday, the Sarasota Police Department reports. Read the story.

911 call audio: Sarasota man bitten by shark

The victim of a Dec. 15, 2020, shark bite has been identified as a 39-year-old man who had his arm and hand bitten while he was swimming off of Siesta Key. A caller said he was "bleeding to death." Read the complete story.