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Summer is here but criminals don't go on vacation...
Be Smart.
Secure your valuables and lock the criminals out!
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🇺🇸 Happy 251st Birthday to the United States Army! 🎉
𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝟐𝟓𝟏 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞, 𝐬𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞. 🇺🇸
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What an exciting night for hockey fans in SWFL! 🚨🔥
Check out Sheriff Carmine Marceno in attendance at tonight’s game, cheering on our boys to another HUGE victory in Game 5 of the Kelly Cup Finals! We’re SO close to another title, let’s keep up the momentum!
#LetsGoBlades
#OneWinAway
#BringItHomeBoys 🫡🏒💚💙
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🌟 𝗟𝗖𝗦𝗢 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗨𝗿𝗻 🌟
LCSO deputies located an urn on Turner Beach earlier this afternoon.
If this urn belongs to you, or someone you know, please contact us at 239-477-1000, and ask for our Evidence Division. We would like to make sure this gets to its rightful owner.
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🌟𝐒𝐏𝐎𝐓𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐒𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐃𝐀𝐘🌟
𝚅𝙲𝚄 𝙳𝙴𝚃𝙴𝙲𝚃𝙸𝚅𝙴: 𝙼𝙸𝙲𝙷𝙰𝙴𝙻 𝙱𝙴𝚁𝙽𝙳𝚃
As a New York City police officer, Michael Berndt recalls that during the George Floyd protests in 2020 he decided a change of venue was warranted. Berndt was part of NYPD’s Criminal Response Command (the department’s heavily armed counter-terrorism unit) and faced angry rioters, Molotov cocktails being thrown at police, and widespread mayhem throughout the streets.
“We had several vans with eight or ten of us packed into each one in full, heavy-combat gear driving through the city and I remember we turned a corner and there was just this wall of fire as people burned everything in sight,” he said. “I was thinking, ‘What am I doing here? What is this city becoming?’ ”
Born in Queens, New York, Michael graduated from Holy Cross High School in 2007. He earned a bachelor’s degree in history from Queens College in 2012. A few after graduation he shipped off to Parris Island to begin basic training in the U.S. Marine Corps reserves.
He served from 2012 to 2018 as a field radio operator, while also working full-time in Emergency Medical Services. In July 2016, Berndt followed several uncles and other relatives into the NYPD. He started on the road before moving to the Counter-Terrorism Bureau for about two and a half years.
Following his experiences during the 2020 riots, Berndt immediately began applying for law enforcement jobs in Florida and was hired by the Marco Island Police Department in December of 2021. He took about a 65-percent pay cut to move south but tried to make up for the lost income by working as many details as possible.
Beginning on road patrol, Berndt was promoted to detective working mostly property crimes for the next few years before seeking a greater challenge. He came to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office in 2024, working road patrol in the 3rd Precinct.
After about nine months, he joined LCSO’s Violent Crimes Unit as a Detective.
“It’s a fast-paced department and VCU is the best place I’ve worked,” Det. Berndt said. “Helping victims, and solving cases are the biggest rewards, of course, but also there is a sense of teamwork in VCU. Everyone looks out for you, and each person brings individual strengths to the table.”
Det. Berndt lists his own strength as interviewing victims and witnesses. “I guess I’m just good at talking to people,” he said. “With our cases, there is a lot of information to be processed and a team, we’re very good at that.”
Away from work, Det. Berndt is passionate about golf, working out, and fishing. Cooking pasta dishes and grilling steaks are also favorite pastimes.
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#OneMoreWin #LetsGoBlades! 🔥💙💚
BLADES TAKE SERIES LEAD IN GAME 5🎥https://youtu.be/wJAtG4ms79A
🚨TRAFFIC ADVISORY🚨
Be advised, there was a vehicle crash near the intersection of Metro PKWY and E Pine PKWY.
NB lanes are blocked and being diverted to Commerce Park Dr.
Please use caution & seek an alternate route.
This suspect chose the wrong store… Let’s make things a little less ‘convenient’ for him. Help us ID this man & cut his getaway short! 😎
SUSPECT SOUGHT IN 7-ELEVEN ARMED ROBBERY
Can you help us ID this guy? He robbed the 7-Eleven store at 6715 Winkler Road, Fort Myers, early this morning. According to detectives with the @SheriffLeeFL , the suspect entered the store at 3:32 a.m. and demanded all the cash from the
🚨MISSING ENDANGERED ADULT🚨
The Lee County Sheriff's Office is requesting the public's assistance in locating a missing/endangered adult 24-year-old Samuel James Mckenzie III
McKenzie III is 5’10, 180lbs, with brown hair and brown eyes. His last known location was within the 400 blk of Windermere Dr in Lehigh Acres.
If you have any information on the whereabouts of McKenzie III, please contact the Lee County Sheriff’s Office at 239-477-1000 or SWFL Crime Stoppers at 1-800-780-TIPS.
Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno highlighted the results of a major illegal gambling crackdown in Southwest Florida where authorities seized nearly $300,000 in cash, confiscated 479 machines and made six arrests.
@SheriffLeeFL: "Today's operation sends a clear message:
Carmine Marceno
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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The tea? We let him go after this.
We’re not trying to ruin your summer, just making sure it’s safe and legal!!
We’d advise you not to, but if you do… takeover & find out
We are out in full force with ZERO tolerance, Lee County
If you think you’re going to take over the streets of Lee County… think again.
Our deputies are out in FULL FORCE — patrolling, monitoring, and deterring senseless crimes before they start.
Street takeovers, reckless driving, and dangerous stunts will NOT be tolerated. We will continue to put in the work to keep our Lee County roads safe.
Play games, win expensive tickets… or a trip to jail.
Don’t scare us going into the summer! Remember boating safety this season Lee County!☀️⛱️⛵️
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With school out for the summer, families are spending more time at the beach, on the water, and enjoying outdoor activities. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office encourages everyone to keep safety in mind while having fun in the Florida sun. Water Safety Swim in designated areas and pay attention to beach warning flags. Never swim alone. Closely supervise children near...
It’s reported Floridians lost more than 9 million dollars to job scams in the last year with Florida ranking second in the nation as scams grow alongside rising unemployment. The Federal Trade Commission is warning of a new text scam. It involves fake recruiters offering fake jobs, stealing real money. Here’s how these scams work — and how to avoid...
Do you live alone? The Health Planning Council of Southwest Florida finds nearly 22 percent of seniors, 65 and older live alone, putting them at risk for social isolation and other safety concerns. Maybe you’re not a senior, but are still living solo. Living alone safely requires proactive habits: locking all doors/windows, using deadbolts, and installing smart cameras or video...
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office has been nationally accredited through the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement (CALEA) since 1991. The accreditation program requires agencies to comply with state-of-the-art standards in four basic areas: policy and procedures, administration, operations and support services.
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office invites the public to offer comments, commendation and other information regarding the Sheriff’s Office quality of services and performance or other information relevant to the accreditation process on the CALEA public access portal. To access the Public Comment Portal, go to http://cimrs2.calea.org/58.
