Teen arrested in Cape Coral, accused of burglarizing vehicles

Two people were arrested on Wednesday after Cape Coral police officers were called to investigate a burglary. The burglary was reported in the 2200 block of NW 2nd Place at around 2 a.m., according to the Cape Coral Police Department. Jason McGee, 18, and a 17-year-old boy were arrested and face burglary charges. A homeowner […]

Report: Battery of man in wheelchair happened after calling teens n-word

Two teens arrested by Lee County deputies on Monday for allegedly hitting a man in a wheelchair in North Fort Myers said the man was calling them derogatory terms, according to the arrest report. The incident happened outside of Farmer Jack’s at 2249 Laurel Lane and led to the arrest of 18-year-old Jeremiah Perez, a […]

Lee Health identifies previously unidentified patient with help from community

Lee Health is thanking the public for helping identify one of their patients. Lee Health confirmed the man is 41-year-old Steven Edwards and he remains in critical condition. The man was admitted to Gulf Coast Medical Center with a head injury on July 22. He had no identification on him and was not alert at […]

Semi-trailer fire closes I-75 South in Charlotte County

The lanes of I-75 South have been shut after a semi-trailer filled with chlorine caught on fire about three miles south of the Tuckers Grade exit in Charlotte County. The Florida Highway Patrol said the roadway would be closed for about two hours as they offload the chlorine and clean the scene. No one was […]

Deputy chase and illegal harvesting of saw palmetto berries leads to arrest in Collier

A 29-year-old Immokalee man was arrested after he attempted to flee from a traffic stop before he was found with illegally harvested saw palmetto berries. Delmar Vasquez-Ramirez faces a charge of fleeing and eluding deputies while their sirens are activated. He also faces charges of harvesting the endangered plant without a permit and driving while […]

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Lee County motorcyclist dies in crash in south Fort Myers

Troopers are investigating a crash that left a motorcyclist dead in south Fort Myers. According to a Florida Highway Patrol press release, it happened on College Parkway just west of Winkler Road at around 3:30 a.m. A 29-year-old man, of Lee County, was on a motorcycle traveling east on College Parkway, approaching a curve, when […]

Suspects wanted in multiple thefts at Costco locations in Southwest Florida

Deputies are searching for two suspects they say stole a wallet from a woman at a Costco. The theft happened on Tuesday at the store at 7171 Cypress Lake Drive, according to Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers. The suspects are accused of making two charges at the Walmart on Six Mile Cypress and US-41. The same […]

Collier County man arrested for battery on a law enforcement officer

A 64-year-old man accused of leading deputies in a standoff at his home is in trouble with the law again. According to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, Eugene Paul Teter is accused of lunging at a deputy in the Immokalee Jail Center. Teter, was previously arrested on July 10 after he shot at Collier County […]

North Fort Myers man to serve 25-year prison sentence for drug trafficking

A North Fort Myers man will spend 25 years in prison for four drug cases. According to the State Attorney’s Office, Anthony Winn Cole, 51, was adjudicated guilty. In 2019, Cole was arrested for selling trafficking amounts of Fentanyl on two occasions, as well as crack cocaine during another drug sale, according to the State Attorney’s […]

Church volunteer arrested, accused of stealing donation box

A 57-year-old man was arrested after Collier deputies say he stole the donation box from an Ave Maria church. Timothy Brennan faces burglary and grand theft charges for the Monday incident at The Ave Maria Catholic Parish Church, according to an arrest report from the Collier County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office said surveillance video […]