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LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. — Lee County deputies are seeking information on a woman accused of stealing an Amazon package from the porch of a Lehigh Acres home. According to Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers, a woman is accused of stealing the package from the victim's porch in Lehigh Acres on September 18.

NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. — Three teens were arrested after investigators said they threw fireworks at multiple businesses at a North Fort Myers shopping plaza Thursday, sparking a fire at a Dollar General that damaged merchandise. According to the Lee County Sheriff's Office, Bruce Williams, 17, Jermaine Williams, 16,...

A homeowner in Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida, wanted a plumber to supply and install a new water heater. In a thread from September 2024, the homeowner reported calling other places that wanted $1,600 to $2,100. The turn came later that day: a new heater was installed for $1,155.

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. — An Englewood man was arrested on super speeder charges after deputies with the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office say he reached speeds of 106 mph in a 45 mph zone. According to CCSO, deputies were patrolling in the area of Winchester Boulevard and Lake Emily Drive...

LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. — A man was arrested in Lehigh Acres on Tuesday after being accused of exposing himself near a child care center. According to the Lee County Sheriff's Office arrest report, at around 12:28 p.m., deputies responded to a complaint from a victim, who told them that she had been driving her 4-year-old d

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — "No fishing" signs at Jaycee Park in Cape Coral are drawing mixed reactions from neighbors. Stephanie Rizzo, a Cape Coral resident, said, "There's not a ton of space. With a lot of people fishing here, you know, not picking up their hooks, just leaving stuff all over the place with kids running aroun

FORT MYERS, Fla. — For the first time in almost a year, sections across the Gulf Coast are no longer in a drought. The latest drought monitor released on October 1st shows that areas of Lee and Collier Counties have erased drought conditions. Moderate to severe drought conditions continue...

A Florida man who crashed a Tesla into a light pole and two trees apparently had no intention of reporting the wreck to police. Fortunately for deputies, his iPhone was feeling civic-minded. According to a ... Read more

ESTERO, Fla. — Story update 11:23 a.m.: The Lee County Sheriff's Office confirmed that the package had nothing in it. The scene is now clearing. A suspicious package in a post office on Three Oaks Parkway in Estero prompted a response from the Lee County Sheriff's Office's bomb squad.

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — A man was arrested by officers with the Cape Coral Police after they say he trespassed on a property and was in possession of prescription drugs, a credit card and a birth certificate that were not his. According to an arrest report, officers were traveling...