Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno’s tech-heavy approach to lowering crime

Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno walks into the Real Time Intelligence Center, a technology-packed room at the sheriff’s headquarters in south Fort Myers from which staff can monitor the whereabouts of deputies during dangerous situations, as well as civilian traffic—both cars on the ground and planes in the air.

“And this,” Marceno says, placing his right thumb and index finger on a touch-screen computer tablet that’s at least two feet wide, “is the world’s largest iPad.”

The sheriff demonstrates how the device provides live looks at traffic cameras across the county, and zooms in over sites of interest.

Marceno often uses the phrase “law and order,” but he also talks about the business side of being Lee County’s top cop. He talks about budgeting, and keeping that in order, too. Last year, for the first time, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office budget eclipsed more than a quarter of a billion dollars.

But in addition to being the county’s chief law enforcement officer and the office’s CEO, Marceno also has emerged as a marketing master—and, some have said, a local celebrity.

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