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Sheriff Carmine Marceno

Thanks you 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 OCTOBER 2025 SAFETY & SECURITY TIP: FALL INTO GOOD HABITS

Even without falling temperatures, October in Florida brings a change in pace—shorter daylight hours, seasonal celebrations, and new safety considerations Unfortunately, the change of season can also present new opportunities[…]

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We’d tag Danny, but he doesn’t get notifications in jail.😈Danny was arrested during Operation Wild Wheels. 🛞Shortly after fleeing deputies, he posted this video on his TikTok account— leading to his arrest.🚔#DangDanny#GotEem#ThankYouForPosting#TheOneWhoAlmostGotAway #TradingInHelmetsForHandcuffs ... See MoreSee Less
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𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐟 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐀𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐎𝐧𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐓𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 ⭐🏁 This morning, Sheriff Marceno announced another round of arrests as a result of an ongoing traffic initiative dubbed 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐬. This operation targeted reckless driving, super speeders, street takeovers, and illegal ATV operations occuring specifically on east Lee County roadways. "𝘞𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸: 𝘸𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘦'𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘭𝘺," stated Sheriff Marceno. As a matter of fact, to show you just how serious we are... take a look at these statistics: This year alone, LCSO has received over 𝟕𝟐𝟏 calls in reference to reckless driving in Lehigh Acres; 𝟏𝟓𝟎 of which were ATV related. 𝘖𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦, 𝘖𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘞𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘺𝘦𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨:⭐𝟐𝟑𝟖 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝⭐𝟐𝟒𝟕 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐝⭐𝟑𝟐𝟔 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐝👐𝟏𝟑 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝟏 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞𝐝𝘔𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 2𝘯𝘥 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘵, 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘵, 𝘈𝘷𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 have worked diligently to target these individuals who lack any regard for personal and public safety and put an immediate stop to the behavior. "I couldn't be more proud of this dedicated group of individuals tasked with enforcing these issues on our roads. They worked tirelessly day and night to ensure the safety of our streets, and hold reckless drivers accountable" added Sheriff Marceno. #teamLCSO is sending a clear message: 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐞𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲, 𝐲𝐨𝐮'𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐲. Our residents have the right to enjoy their ATV's, motorcycles, and vehicles... but we need you to operate them responsibly. Operations such as this WILL continue here county-wide. If you choose to get behind the wheel and operate in a reckless manner, this team will catch up to you, and you will be charged. 𝐖𝐄 𝐖𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐇𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐋𝐀𝐖 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐈𝐍 𝐋𝐄𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐓𝐘! ... See MoreSee Less
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🎰UPDATE: LCSO has partnered with the Flordia Gaming Commission to shut down these three illegal arcades around Lee County. More information & forfeiture totals will be available Thursday morning. 🎰We can confirm an active investigation is underway by LCSO at the following locations:Miscue Lounge, 2011 Carrell Rd, Ft. MyersVegas Knights, 13971 N Cleveland Ave, Unit 14, N. Ft. MyersRoyal Arcade, 4901 Palm Beach Blvd, Unit 320, Ft. MyersAdditional updates forthcoming.g wdiormsab ... See MoreSee Less
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🚨Public Information Release🚨LCSO is aware of the swatting threats that occurred overnight to Lee County Schools. We take threats of ANY kind, especially to schools, very seriously. School Threat Enforcement Detectives have been investigating throughout the night.LCSO will increase patrols in and around our schools, as well as school functions to ensure the safety and security of students, staff, and parents. We remain vigilant in our efforts to keep you safe.As with any threat, we ask for the public’s assistance by reporting any suspicious behaviors observed to law enforcement. See it, say it, make the call! ... See MoreSee Less
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𝖢4 𝖨𝖲 𝖧𝖤𝖱𝖤 𝖥𝖮𝖱 𝖸𝖮𝖴! 🗑️🚮ℂ𝕒𝕣𝕞𝕚𝕟𝕖’𝕤 ℂ𝕠𝕣𝕣𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤 ℂ𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕟𝕦𝕡 ℂ𝕣𝕖𝕨 is out and about beautifying Lee County! Do you have a spot that needs a lil touch up? Hit us up! 👇𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙘𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙣𝙪𝙥𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙬@𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙡𝙚𝙚𝙛𝙡.𝙤𝙧𝙜 ... See MoreSee Less
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