WINK Digital Team
•8/7/2026

PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. (WINK)—The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office administrative phone lines are down due to a storm.
The 911 emergency lines are still working. Anyone needing to reach the sheriff's office for non-emergency matters will need to wait until the administrative lines are restored.
The sheriff's office has not provided a timeline for when the administrative phone lines will be back in service.
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