Sanibel residents can now apply for FDEM debris removal program

Sanibel residents can now apply for debris removal on private and commercial properties through the Hurricane Ian Debris Cleanup Program. The program is managed by the Florida Division of Emergency Management. It includes displaced and abandoned vehicles, vessels, and other titled property from qualifying private and commercial properties, as well as waterways throughout Lee County. […]

Duo arrested after curfew on Fort Myers Beach, facing drug possession charges

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office says it arrested two people on Fort Myers Beach after curfew on Saturday night. Deputies say they responded to a home on Washington Avenue around 11:15 p.m. after receiving a report of suspicious people in the house. According to deputies, the home appeared destroyed and uninhabitable. Inside, they found Jeffrey […]

Shooting suspect

Suspect arrested for a Fort Myers shooting in June that left one paralyzed

A suspect has been arrested for a June shooting in Fort Myers that left one person paralyzed. The Walton County Sheriff’s Office says, with the help of the United States Marshals Florida Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force, they arrested Carlos Alonso Ramirez, 19, in DeFuniak Springs. Ramirez was wanted by Fort Myers police for suspected […]

Matthew Cross

State corrections officer arrested, accused of accepting money for contraband

The Office of Inspector General for the Florida Department of Corrections says a Florida corrections officer accepted money from an inmate in exchange for contraband. According to a probable cause affidavit from the Office of Inspector General, Matthew Cross, 34, a corrections officer at Charlotte Correctional Institution, was involved in a conspiracy to bring contraband […]

Temporary emergency room opens on Fort Myers Beach

A temporary emergency room has been opened on Fort Myers Beach for people in need of emergency medical care. The temporary location is at 6890 Estero Boulevard and is open 24/7 for anyone in Fort Myers Beach. The Town Of Fort Myers Beach says the emergency room will be collecting insurance information from people who […]

Immokalee man facing more than 100 child pornography charges

The Collier County Sheriff’s Office has arrested an Immokalee man for several child pornography-related charges. Detectives arrested Jeremiah Gutierrez, 24, following an investigation that began with tips provided by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. According to the arrest report, Gutierrez was arrested in a home that also had three children living in […]

Braydon Ricker

Expelled Cypress Lake High School student arrested for trespassing on school grounds

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a former Cypress Lake High School student after they say he was trespassing on school property. According to deputies, Cypress Lake High School students in south Fort Myers reported to school resource officers that Braydon Ricker, 18, was on school property on Monday. The sheriff’s office says Ricker […]

Boil water notice issued for homes along Lamplighter Drive in Marco Island

Marco Island has issued a precautionary boil water notice for the area of Lamplighter Drive and connected roads. The city says the notice is due to a water service interruption that occurred while work was being done on a water main in the area. The area marked in red on the map above shows which […]

Cesar Chavez

Georgia man arrested for impersonating a law enforcement officer in Charlotte County

Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office deputies have arrested a man they say was impersonating a law enforcement officer. Deputies stopped Cesar Chavez, 28, of Hampton, Georgia, just after noon on Monday. They say Chavez was driving a white Dodge Charger with black wheels, a push bar on the front, and blue lights all around the car. […]

Johan Alexander Munoz Fuentes

Cape Coral man sentenced to 10 years for crimes against a child

A Cape Coral man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for crimes against a child. The State Attorney’s Office says Johan Alexander Munoz Fuentes, 19, of Cape Coral, was sentenced on Monday after being found guilty of lewd or lascivious battery, transmission of material harmful to a minor, and lewd or lascivious molestation. […]