Fort Myers man wanted on dozens of child exploitation charges in Louisiana arrested in...
CAPE CORAL, Fla. — A Fort Myers man wanted in Louisiana on dozens of charges related to the alleged production of child sexual abuse material involving children under 13 was arrested in Cape Coral after a joint effort between the Cape Coral Police Department, the FBI, and the Louisiana State Police.
Charlotte County Man, 38, Busted Dancing Naked by Roadside, Blames Drug Blackout
Piper Rd. & Henry St. — Reported Public-Exposure Incident Area. A 38-year-old man was arrested early Sunday morning after Charlotte County deputies say they found him naked and touching himself near Piper Road and Henry Street, in an incident he later told investigators he could not remember because he had blacked out
Fort Myers police seek assistance in locating missing teen
FORT MYERS, Fla. — The Fort Myers Police Department is seeking the public's help in locating a missing teen. According to FMPD, 17-year-old Dezzira Hum was last seen on September 27 at around 10:59 p.m. in the 3600 block of Central Avenue in Fort Myers. She was seen wearing a gray sweater with the word "Lifeguard" writ
NORTH PORT: Cape Coral man killed in crash was father of five
NORTH PORT — Ian Cain, a father of five from Cape Coral, was killed in a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 75 near Mile Marker 175 earlier this month.
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Suspect Arrested in Shooting Outside Local Bar
Cape Coral, FL — On Sunday, September 20, 2026, Cape Coral Police officers responded to Cape Coral Hospital after a male arrived with a gunshot wound. Officers spoke with the man, who stated he had been at Mermaids Liquor Bar on Del Prado Boulevard North when an unknown male shot him in the parking lot. He suffered a g
Man accused of exposing and touching himself near road in Charlotte County
CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. — A DeSoto County man was arrested on Sunday after he was accused of exposing and touching himself in public in Charlotte County. According to the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office report, Matthew James Bean, 38, was accused of being naked and inappropriately touching himself in the area of Piper
Charlotte County deputies search for missing endangered juvenile
PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (WWSB) - The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help locating Khai’ari L. Barfield, an endangered juvenile last seen in Punta Gorda. Barfield was last seen the evening of Sept. 27 near Taylor Road and Education Avenue, according to the sheriff’s office. She...
Florida Man Tries To Break Into Pickup Before Taking His Escape Through a Canal,...
A Florida man accused of trying the door of a stranger’s pickup truck apparently decided a nearby canal offered his best chance of getting away when police found him. Cape Coral Police say 43-year-old Antonio Palhares Desouza jumped into the water and swam to the opposite bank, only to find officers waiting in the surr
New information delays sentencing in 2024 Cape Coral vehicular homicide case
FORT MYERS, Fla. — The sentencing of Anastasiya Zadorozhna, convicted of vehicular homicide in Cape Coral, was delayed Monday in Lee County after new information revealed her co-defendant, Chase Magruder, may have lied in court. "This was new information; apparently, the judge went back and listened to or looked...

















