FGCU student sexually assaulted after mistaking car for rideshare service
FORT MYERS, Fla. A sexual assault was reported Friday night at Florida Gulf Coast University after a student got into a wrong car, the Florida Gulf Coast University Police Department said. The victim...
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2 Fort Myers men arrested in credit card skimmer bust
FORT MYERS, Fla. Two men were arrested Friday in connection with a credit card skimmer bust, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office said. Fort Myers residents Marcos Antonio Gomez Cardenas, 27, and Idelberto...
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Rain, flooding continues across SWFL
Flood water rose near a home Sunday morning on Morton Avenue and Morton Grove Drive in Bonita Springs.(Submitted photo) FORT MYERS, Fla. Lee County schools will be open Monday, the district announced...
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Suspects sought in Cape 7-Eleven armed robbery
CAPE CORAL, Fla. An armed robbery took place early Monday morning at a 7-Eleven on Del Prado Boulevard, the Cape Coral Police Department said. It happened around 3:30 a.m. at the convenience store at...
View ArticleFort Myers police officer fired, accused of lying under oath
FORT MYERS, Fla. A Fort Myers police officer who was fired Wednesday lied under oath and falsified information in an arrest affidavit, according to complaints filed by an assistant U.S. attorney. Sgt....
View ArticleArrest made 18 months after deadly I-75 crash in North Fort Myers
NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. A man was arrested Monday in connection to a deadly wreck that took place more than 18 months ago. Mark Troy Piche, 48, of North Fort Myers, is facing a third-degree felony...
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Bank robbed on Daniels Parkway in south Fort Myers
SOUTH FORT MYERS, Fla. A Chase Bank was robbed Monday afternoon near Daniels and Six Mile Cypress parkways, Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers said. A man wearing a white shirt and baseball cap...
View ArticleArrest made in downtown Fort Myers shooting
FORT MYERS, Fla. A 26-year-old man is accused of a weekend downtown shooting that injured one person. Derek Alexander Riccobono, of the 15100 block of Port of Iona Drive in south Fort Myers, was...
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Rain stops, flooding impact doesn’t for many in SWFL
CAPE CORAL, Fla. Five days of persistent rain is done, but the effects of flooding linger in some places around Southwest Florida. It could be another five days before floodwaters recede in some parts...
View ArticleFort Myers to consider nixing police substation near Club Blu site
FORT MYERS, Fla. A police substation may not moving in next to the site of the Club Blu mass shooting after all. City Manager Saeed Kazemi is asking the city to pull out of its agreement with Carrell...
View ArticleTrial set to begin for suspect in deadly 2016 Fort Myers hit-and-run
FORT MYERS, Fla. A trial date was set Tuesday for the owner of the pickup truck involved in a deadly June 2016 hit-and-run crash on Colonial Boulevard. Adam Costello, who is accused of hitting...
View ArticleSuspect in disappearance of Diana Alvarez to appeal child porn conviction
FORT MYERS, Fla. The only suspect in the disappearance of a missing San Carlos Park girl filed a notice to appeal two federal convictions Tuesday. Jorge Guerrero, 29, was found guilty on May 16 of...
View ArticleCape Coral gets defensive in win at South Fort Myers
Cape Coral wins at South Fort Myers, 17-2.
View ArticleRed Cross relief underway as flooding still menaces SWFL
SOUTH FORT MYERS, Fla. Flooding victims in Lee County got some relief Wednesday. Local Red Cross volunteers began distributing 200 clean-up kits full of mops, buckets, bleach, trash bags and other...
View ArticleThreatening flyer taped to door of Cape council candidate
CAPE CORAL, Fla. A flyer with an image of a KKK member and a threatening message was taped to the door of a City Council candidate. District 5 candidate James Schneider, who is openly gay, said he...
View ArticleSuspects sought in Cape Coral 7-Eleven armed robbery
CAPE CORAL, Fla. An armed robbery took place early Thursday morning at a 7-Eleven on Andalusia Boulevard, the Cape Coral Police Department said. The armed robbery happened around 12:20 a.m. at the...
View ArticleMan, 23, killed at North Fort Myers home
NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. A man was killed Thursday morning inside a home on Tucker Lane, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office said. The body of Johntavius Johnson, 23, was discovered when deputies responded...
View ArticleFort Myers woman accused of selling cocaine with toddler in backseat
CAPE CORAL, Fla. A 20-year-old woman is accused of selling cocaine to an undercover police detective with her 2-year-old child in the backseat of a car. Darian M. Nare, of the 18000 block of Sunflower...
View ArticleBusiness 41 reopens after drug bust in North Fort Myers
NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. Nine people were arrested Thursday and six suspects remain at large after a drug bust that closed southbound lanes of Business 41. The drug-related arrests took place in the...
View ArticleSome flooded areas dry out, others still underwater in SWFL
SOUTH FORT MYERS, Fla. Island Park Road is safe for all drivers again, the San Carlos Park Fire Department said. The road and the neighborhood were hit hard by recent flooding, forcing the evacuation...
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