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Sheriff Carmine Marceno

Thanks for visiting the Lee County Sheriff’s Office home page. I can’t tell you how excited and humbled I am to serve as your Sheriff.

Keeping you safe is my number one priority. That means having only the best law enforcement team you can find. We are forward thinkers, innovative and effective in every aspect of this agency.

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SHERIFF CARMINE MARCENO’S JULY 2025 SAFETY & SECURITY TIP: PREVENTING HOME BURGLARY

Home burglary resulted in the loss of over $3 billion in 2019 and, according to a recent collegiate study, a home burglary occurs every 15 seconds in the United States[…]

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SHERIFF CARMINE MARCENO’S MAY 2025 FRAUD ALERT: SEXTORTION AND OUR CHILDREN

It often begins in a friendly manner. Your child/teen meets someone online and the conversation begins. The meeting can occur in a messaging platform, through online video games, a text…virtually[…]

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𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞!🐍Remember the Ball Python LCSO rescued from a pool deck in Lehigh Acres?𝗦𝗴𝘁. 𝗩𝗮𝗻𝗣𝗲𝗹𝘁 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐀𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐫𝐮𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐬𝐤 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐝𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐝—𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐝—𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐧𝐚𝐤𝐞!Proof that not all heroes wear capes… some adopt snakes. 🐍💚 ... See MoreSee Less
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𝗟𝗘𝗛𝗜𝗚𝗛 𝗔𝗖𝗥𝗘𝗦 𝗠𝗔𝗡 𝗞𝗜𝗗𝗡𝗔𝗣𝗦 & 𝗛𝗢𝗟𝗗𝗦 𝗩𝗜𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗠 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗦𝗢𝗠A Lehigh Acres man was arrested Tuesday after he 𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝘂𝗽 𝗮 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗺'𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁.On Monday, July 7th, the victim had planned to meet with his friend,𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘀 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀 (𝗗𝗢𝗕 𝟭𝟮/𝟬𝟯/𝟭𝟵𝟵𝟮), at his home to purchase a PlayStation 5. While inside the home, Flores retrieved a machete and choked the victim unconscious. 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗺 𝘄𝗼𝗸𝗲 𝘂𝗽, 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘇𝗶𝗽 𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗽𝗲.Over the next several hours, detectives say Flores made several transactions from the victim's bank account to his own.In the early morning of Tuesday, July 8th, the 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗺 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽.The victim was transported to the hospital, where he was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.Deputies later located and arrested Flores at his home. He faces charges of𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝘄𝗲𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗻, 𝗸𝗶𝗱𝗻𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲.A search warrant of the home revealed items used to tie up the victim, along with a cocaine and fentanyl mix. ... See MoreSee Less
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⭐ 𝐋𝐂𝐒𝐎 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐀𝐂𝐀𝐃𝐄𝐌𝐘 𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐑𝐄-𝐂𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 ⭐️𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙇𝙚𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙮 𝙎𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙛’𝙨 𝙊𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙞𝙣-𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙘𝙖𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙮—𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙤𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙪𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙡𝙖𝙬 𝙚𝙣𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙘𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙇𝙚𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙮.After a thorough inspection, the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission approved the Lee County Sheriffs Office Criminal Justice Academy recertification request for a five-year period, through June 30, 2030. The Lee County Sheriff's Office Criminal Justice Academy received its initial certification May of 2024 as a type "A" Certification, which grants a training center to deliver Criminal Justice Standards Training Commission approved Basic Recruit Training for law enforcement, corrections, as well as advanced and specialized training course programs.𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐚𝐰 𝐞𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐬! ... See MoreSee Less
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𝐖𝐄'𝐑𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐘-𝐖𝐈𝐃𝐄 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐂𝟒 𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐃𝐄 ! 🚯🗑️Check this C4 squad out, Lee County! We are checking off 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙨𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙪𝙨 𝙙𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙮. During your commute, if you see an area that needs attention, you know what to do.👇🏼 Email 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐂𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐩𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐰@𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐟𝐥.𝐨𝐫𝐠 and let us know where you'd like to see us! 𝙹𝚘𝚒𝚗 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚂𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚏𝚏, 𝙲𝚊𝚛𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚎 𝙼𝚊𝚛𝚌𝚎𝚗𝚘, 𝚝𝚘 𝚑𝚎𝚕𝚙 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚞𝚎 𝚒𝚗 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝙻𝚎𝚎 𝙲𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚝𝚢 𝙿𝙰𝚁𝙰𝙳𝙸𝚂𝙴 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚊𝚕𝚕. ... See MoreSee Less
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Thank you, to the amazing Valerie's House, for allowing us to participate in this amazing event. We are grateful for your partnership and feel honored to assist in supporting your mission here in Lee County! 🥰🤝🏽🫆#nochildgrievesalone#fingerprintevent#teamLCSO ... See MoreSee Less
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LCSO benefits plans are designed to ensure the health, satisfaction and peace of mind for every member of our team as they contribute their knowledge and skills to helping us serve our community. They consist of FRS retirement plans, LCSO Self-Funded Health Insurance Plan along with an employee health clinic and life insurance. In addition, employees begin accruing sick, vacation, and personal time on their first day of employment.

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