
Melissa Perez-Carrillo
Freelance Reporter at Orlando Weekly
Reporter at Sarasota Herald-Tribune
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2 months ago |
heraldtribune.com | Melissa Perez-Carrillo
Skip to main contentShow Caption Hide Caption 2024 Venice High School Parade Honoring Football and Wrestling2024 Venice High School Parade Honoring Football and Wrestling State ChampionsSarasota-Bradenton will have a brief return of overcast, cold weather heading into the weekend. There’s a small craft advisory through Friday afternoon in Sarasota and Manatee counties, and a high risk of rip currents through Friday morning.
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2 months ago |
news.yahoo.com | Melissa Perez-Carrillo
Sarasota deputies arrested a Palmetto man and a Bradenton teenager in connection with a November 2024 Twin Lakes Park shooting that killed a teenager. Carlos Romero-Tomas, 20, was arrested on Thursday for the Nov. 3 shooting and faces charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, discharging a firearm in public and giving false information concerning the commission of a crime. A Bradenton teenager was arrested on Jan.
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2 months ago |
news.yahoo.com | Melissa Perez-Carrillo
North Port man shot friend during argument, victim died on the way to hospital: policeA 26-year-old North Port man was arrested Thursday for homicide after shooting his friend several times following an argument. North Port officers responded to 8171 Rocliff Avenue at 9:18 p.m. after reports of a shooting were made. When officers arrived, they found Michael Reinel, 26, who was leaving the residence with his hands up.
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2 months ago |
news.yahoo.com | Melissa Perez-Carrillo
A Manatee County man was extradited from Colorado on Wednesday for murder charges related to a Bradenton burglary. Aldo Armijos-Castillo, 32, was transferred to the Manatee County Jail, according to the Manatee County Sheriff’s arrest log. A felony arrest warrant was issued for Armijos-Castillo on Jan. 6 in relation to a Dec. 26 home invasion that left one man dead.
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2 months ago |
news.yahoo.com | Melissa Perez-Carrillo
A Sarasota man was arrested in Louisiana on Wednesday in connection to the killing of a woman. Djalma Johan Gordon, 41, faces charges for the murder of a woman in the 2200 block of Ringling Boulevard. Sarasota Police detectives responded to the residence to conduct a welfare check on Tuesday at 8 p.m. After entering the home, officers found a woman dead. Investigators determined that she was the victim of homicidal violence.
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