Port Charlotte stolen truck found in North Port canal

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla.- Detectives are asking the public for information concerning a truck that was reported stolen from a Charlotte County residence and recovered in a canal in North Port.

On Wednesday May 13, the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a black 2006 Dodge 1500 pick up missing out of the driveway of a residence in the Murdock area of Port Charlotte.

Later that same day, North Port Police Department notified the sheriff’s office they had located the truck in a waterway in their jurisdiction.

Anyone with information concerning this vehicle is asked to please call the sheriff’s office at 941-639-2101 and ask for the District Detectives.