Chilly Friday morning with sunny skies expected in the afternoonRuling on abortion amendment expected on Monday
CHARLOTTE COUNTY 3 Charlotte County students save toddler from drowning in swimming pool The Charlotte County Sheriff’s office says three elementary school students recently saved a toddler from drowning in a swimming pool According to CCSO, the students come from two different elementary schools. They saw a toddler face-down in the pool at a gathering and pulled him out. CCSO commended the three children for their quick, life-saving […]
FORT MYERS Man accused of threatening to kill people with chain at City of Palms Park A man was arrested at City of Palms Park on Sunday evening after Fort Myers police say he threatened to kill people with a chain because his bike was missing. According to the Fort Myers Police Department, Charles Smith, 51, was arrested after officers responded to reports of a man threatening people with a 3-foot […]
FORT MYERS 2 face drug charges after Fort Myers police search Henderson Ave home Two people were arrested on Thursday morning after the Fort Myers Police Department and a SWAT team searched a home on Henderson Avenue and found numerous drugs. According to FMPD, Jimmy Diggs, 56, and Marsheila Salters, 51, were arrested after a vice narcotics unit and SWAT searched the home at around 5:45 a.m. on Thomas […]
COLLIER COUNTY 3 men arrested, accused of dumping boat in Collier County canal Three Collier County men were arrested and face felony illegal dumping charges after being arrested on Tuesday night. According to the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, Yosmani Caceres, 29, Jorge Luis Fernandez Machado, 28, and Roger Eduardo Otero Ochoa, 31, were arrested after a deputy driving on Everglades Boulevard around 6 p.m. saw a blue Ford […]
SOUTH FORT MYERS Tips lead to arrest of suspect in south Fort Myers beauty store robbery One woman was arrested Friday night as one of four suspects in the July robbery of a beauty store in south Fort Myers, while another known suspect remains at large. According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, Kayla Stone, 27, was arrested at around 10:15 p.m. in the wake of an investigation stretching back to […]
ESTERO 2 women wanted as suspects in Estero check fraud investigation Deputies need help identifying two women suspected of cashing a fraudulent check at an Estero bank in March. According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, the women, seen pictured inside a vehicle, are suspected of cashing the fraudulent check on March 7 at a TB Bank located at 8660 Corkscrew Road. Anyone with information on […]
LEHIGH ACRES Man accused of reckless driving in Lehigh Acres A man was arrested on Saturday after deputies say he was seen driving recklessly at nearly twice the speed limit in Lehigh Acres According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, Benny Gonzalez, 18, was seen driving recklessly and failing to maintain a lane on Milwaukee Boulevard. The posted speed limit along Milwaukee is 35 mph, […]
COLLIER COUNTY Woman killed in SUV crash on Santa Barbara Boulevard in Collier County A woman was killed in an SUV crash on Santa Barbara Boulevard in Collier County early Tuesday morning. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, an SUV driven by a 37-year-old Naples woman was traveling north on Santa Barbara Boulevard, just north of Davis Boulevard, around 3:10 a.m. As she approached a curve, her SUV went […]
BONITA SPRINGS Tips sought in Sunday hit-and-run that hospitalized man in Bonita Springs Authorities need tips from the public to help find the driver responsible for a hit-and-run crash that hospitalized a man in Bonita Springs early Sunday morning. According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, a 40-year-old Lee County man is struggling to recover from multiple injuries sustained in a hit-and-run crash that occurred in the area […]
FORT MYERS Suspect caught on camera burglarizing Fowler St business in Fort Myers Police are looking for a suspect caught on surveillance footage burglarizing a Fort Myers business early Monday morning. According to the Fort Myers Police Department, detectives need help identifying a man suspected of burglarizing a business located at 3525 Fowler St. at around 6 a.m. He was able to remove the cash register with an […]