Proud to Serve
Thank you for visiting the official website of the Lee County Sheriff’s Office. It’s an honor and privilege to serve as your Sheriff.
Your safety is my top priority. I am committed to ensuring our community is protected by the most skilled, dedicated, and innovative law enforcement team. We’re constantly looking ahead, embracing new ideas, and striving for excellence in everything we do.
🎒𝟐𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐁𝐢𝐠 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭🎒
Get ready for one of the biggest community events of the year!
📅 Sunday, July 26th
⏰ 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
📍 Fort Myers Skatium
We’re helping students start the school year strong by providing FREE backpacks and essential school supplies while supplies last! 🎒✏️📓
Come out and enjoy a fun, family-friendly event focused on supporting local students and families in need.
✔ Free backpacks (while supplies last)
✔ School supplies giveaways
✔ Community resources
✔ Positive vibes & support
💙 Let’s come together and make a difference in our community!
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🪚 𝐌𝐀𝐍 𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐀𝐅𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐂𝐔𝐓𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐄 𝐈𝐍 𝐆𝐀𝐒 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐑𝐎𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐎 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐈𝐓 𝐁𝐔𝐑𝐆𝐋𝐀𝐑𝐘🪚
A Fort Myers man was arrested Wednesday after 𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐠𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐲, 𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐬 and leading deputies on a foot pursuit into the water.
"Criminals can run, hide, or even jump into a pond, but they will not escape the Lee County Sheriff's Office," said Sheriff Carmine Marceno. "Breaking into a gas station is not the way to make quick cash. It will only earn you a quick ride to the Marceno Motel and, in this case, a quick deportation."
Around 3:00a.m., deputies responded to the Super America Gas Station on Alico Road after an employee reported seeing a man inside the business on surveillance footage.
Deputies arrived within minutes and immediately 𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐞, 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐟 hiding behind an air conditioning unit. After ignoring multiple commands from deputies, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐲 𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐝.
Deputies pulled the man out of the water and discovered cash, cigarettes, and a saw blade in his pockets. A bag containing additional cash, cigarettes, and lottery tickets was also recovered from the roof.
4th Precinct Crime Sector detectives identified the suspect as 𝐋𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐨 𝐂𝐫𝐮𝐳 𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐚. Detectives learned Cruz Pena had used a Sawzall to cut through the roof and gain access to the store. Once inside, he pried open multiple cash registers, stealing cash and other merchandise before climbing onto a drink cooler and escaping back through the roof.
Leonardo Cruz Pena was arrested and charged with 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐲, 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐟𝐭, 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐟, 𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐟𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞. His criminal history is short and includes only a DUI. However, due to an 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐈𝐂𝐄 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫, his time in the United States may be even shorter.
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𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐩 𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤-𝐈𝐧: 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧'𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲... 𝐨𝐤𝐚𝐲, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲'𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭. 😎
Another action-packed week at Sheriff Carmine Marceno's Summer Youth Program means new adventures, big laughs, awesome friendships, and memories that will last long after summer ends. 🎉💙
Swipe through and see what our campers have been up to—spoiler alert: they've been busy making this the best summer ever. 🔥☀️
#TeamLCSO #SummerYouthProgram #CampLife #SummerVibes #MakingMemories #BestSummerEver
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🎣 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞, 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞!
LCSO partnered with Bass Pro Shops in Gulf Coast Town Center to provide fishing rods and reels to local youth, including participants in the LCSO Summer Youth Program.
This generous donation helps create opportunities for outdoor recreation, skill-building, and positive engagement for children throughout our community.
A big thank you to Bass Pro Shops for investing in our youth and helping us create memorable experiences that encourage learning, confidence, and a love for the outdoors.
💙 𝚃𝚘𝚐𝚎𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛, 𝚠𝚎'𝚛𝚎 𝚋𝚞𝚒𝚕𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚐𝚎𝚛 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚗𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚋𝚛𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚏𝚞𝚝𝚞𝚛𝚎𝚜.
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🔥 𝐂𝐑𝐈𝐌𝐄 𝐈𝐒 𝐃𝐎𝐖𝐍 & 𝐒𝐀𝐅𝐄𝐓𝐘 𝐈𝐒 𝐔𝐏 🔥
Tune in tomorrow morning as 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐟 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐨 𝐠𝐨𝐞𝐬 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐉𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝟗𝟐.𝟓 𝐅𝐎𝐗 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐑𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐨!🎙️
Hear how crime is dropping across Lee County and get an inside look at the strategies, technology, and teamwork helping keep our communities safe.
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🚨Traffic Advisory Ft. Myers🚨
Vehicle crash with injuries at Daniels Pkwy and West Links Drive westbound. One lane closed, two lanes open but heavy congestion.
Westbound traffic is backed up all the way to Gateway.
Drivers should find alternate route to avoid congestion.
🚨TRAFFIC ADVISORY🚨
Please be aware of low visibility in the area of Alico Rd & Ben Hill Griffin Pkwy from a grass fire.
LCSO is in the area assisting with traffic control. There are no road closures at this time.
What you should do:
📵 Hang up
🚫 Don’t pay
🤐 Don’t give info
📞 Then report it to LCSO’s Fraud Line at 239-258-3292
🚨RECURRING SCAM ALERT🚨
If someone calls saying you missed jury duty, have a warrant, and need to pay a fine right now, BEWARE, this is a SCAM!
Because real law enforcement does NOT:
❌ Call you like a debt collector
❌ Threaten arrest over the phone
❌ Ask for money, gift cards, Zelle, Cash App, Venmo, or “urgent payments”
If the government really wanted you, they wouldn’t be calling from an unknown number at 3:47 PM.
PRO TIP: Share this so scammers stay mad. 💅🔥
🚨MISSING ENDANGERED ADULT🚨
The Lee County Sheriff's Office is requesting the public's assistance in locating a missing/endangered adult Terry Shea (DOB: 3-06-1967).
If you have any information on the whereabouts of Terry please contact the Lee County Sheriff’s Office at 239-477-1000 or SWFL Crime Stoppers at 1-800-780-TIPS.
Carmine Marceno
Bad guys take the L in Lee County, the Everblades take the Kelly Cup 😈🏆 Sheriff Marceno welcomed the team to Headquarters today to congratulate these guys on their hard work and well-deserved championship win!
A recent call for service pulled on the heartstrings of our 1st Precinct Crime Section Detectives. One of Benjamin’s favorite activities is riding his bike — so when detectives found out his bicycle was stolen from his residence, they knew they had to jump into action to replace it and ensure he had fresh wheels for the summer 🚲 ☀️. Detective Fischer even went above and beyond by getting a bike that was similar to the one stolen. We hope you enjoy your new ride, Benjamin!
𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 🧨💣
What started as deputies searching a wooded area near NE 24th Ave. and Diplomat Pkwy. E. for a wanted subject quickly turned into a Bomb Squad callout.
While checking a transient campsite, deputies spotted several suspicious devices that appeared to be homemade explosives. The Lee County Sheriff`s Office Bomb Squad responded and safely secured the scene while detectives launched an investigation.
A search warrant later led to the recovery of seven explosive devices. Investigators discovered modified fireworks and a metal pipe device containing energetic powder. Several of the devices had been altered with paper clips, pellets, and BBs designed to act as fragmentation projectiles upon detonation.
During the investigation, 𝟐𝟏-𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫-𝐨𝐥𝐝, 𝐉𝐨𝐬𝐡𝐮𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐲 admitted to constructing the devices and adding the projectiles. He claimed the devices were intended to scare away animals.
"𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐞𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲. 𝐈 𝐰𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐁𝐨𝐦𝐛 𝐒𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐭 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬. 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐣𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝," 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐟 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐨.
Antley was arrested and charged with: 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 and transported to the Lee County Jail.
Keeping our beaches takeover-free all summer long ⛱️☀️😉
𝐁𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐀 𝐒𝐏𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒 𝐀𝐑𝐌𝐄𝐃 𝐑𝐎𝐁𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐘 𝐒𝐔𝐒𝐏𝐄𝐂𝐓 𝐂𝐀𝐔𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐈𝐍 𝐀𝐋𝐀𝐁𝐀𝐌𝐀
A 17-year-old Bonita Springs teen has been arrested after 𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐯𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞, 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐯𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐚𝐦𝐚 𝐥𝐚𝐰 𝐞𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐮𝐢𝐭.
On June 4, Violent Crimes Detectives began investigating an armed robbery at OG Smoke N Vape in Bonita Springs. Surveillance footage showed a masked male entering the business, brandishing a firearm, and demanding several products before fleeing the scene.
At the time, an extensive search was completed, but the male was not found.
The following day, detectives located video of the suspect walking around the area before the robbery, with no mask.
Simultaneously, deputies received a missing person’s report for 𝟏𝟕-𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫-𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐗𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥, who was last seen wearing clothing identical to that worn by the robbery suspect. 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 and reported that a safe inside their home had been damaged and a handgun was missing.
On June 5, detectives were notified by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency that 𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐮𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐧 𝐯𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞. The vehicle had been reported stolen from Collier County the day after the robbery.
𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐬
𝐀 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞: 𝐖𝐖𝐈𝐈 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐰𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚 🇺🇸
After more than 𝟖𝟎 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬, a Southwest Florida hero has finally returned home.
On June 5, 2026, the remains of 𝐔.𝐒. 𝐀𝐫𝐦𝐲 𝐀𝐢𝐫 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡. 𝐒𝐠𝐭. 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐂. 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐉𝐫. arrived at Southwest Florida International Airport, where he was honored during a private military ceremony. Palmer was just 20 years old when the B-24H Liberator bomber he served aboard was shot down over Kassel, Germany, on September 27, 1944, during WWII. LCSO’s Traffic Unit and 4th Precinct personnel were on hand and had the honor to assist with the escort.
For decades, his family waited for answers. Thanks to the dedication of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency and advances in forensic science, Tech. Sgt. Palmer has now been identified and will be laid to rest with full military honors on June 8 at Sarasota National Cemetery.
His return brings long-awaited closure to loved ones, including his 98-year-old cousin in Bonita Springs, and serves as a powerful reminder that the sacrifices of our nation’s heroes are never forgotten.
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