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Sheriff Carmine Marceno

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SHERIFF CARMINE MARCENO’S APRIL 2025 FRAUD ALERT: “WRONG NUMBER TEXT SCAMS”

They’re becoming more prevalent and many of us have received them. “I’m running late…be there in 15 minutes.” “They mistakenly left your package on my doorstep.” “I can’t believe she[…]

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SHERIFF CARMINE MARCENO’S APRIL 2025 SAFETY & SECURITY TIP: THE VALUE OF LIGHTING

The list of proactive security measures that can be taken to protect your home and/or business is lengthy. Some are more effective than others. Surprisingly, few of these measures are[…]

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𝙇𝘾𝙎𝙊’𝙨 𝙉𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙨 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙩 𝘼𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙨 𝙎𝙪𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘾𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙚“I am extremely proud of the hard work and dedication our Narcotics Unit has shown in removing drug dealers from our streets,” said 𝙎𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙛𝙛 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙚 𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙤. “Thank you to everyone involved in the arrest of this man, now preventing him from trafficking drugs throughout Lee County.” In recent months, detectives within our Narcotics Unit began looking into 24-year-old 𝙅𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙇𝙖𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙚, 𝙖 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙙𝙧𝙪𝙜 𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙧 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣 𝙇𝙚𝙚 𝘾𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙮Throughout the course of the investigation, detectives successfully purchased trafficking amounts of cocaine from Lamarre on separate occasions, 𝙩𝙤𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 132 𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙢𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙘𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙚.Last week, detectives executed a search warrant on Lamarre’s residence in Fort Myers. During the search, detectives located additional narcotics and paraphernalia commonly used when selling narcotics. Lamarre was within the residence at the time of the search warrant and was taken into custody without incident. He was taken to the Lee County Jail and charged with 𝙛𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙨 of 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘾𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙚. ... See MoreSee Less
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Sheriff Carmine Marceno stopped by our Communications Center to spend time meeting with personnel to show his appreciation in honor of #NationalTelecommunicatorsWeek. They’re our lifeline, our backbone, and the calm in the chaos. We’re SO very grateful for our dispatchers, call takers, and entire communications division, who often go unseen, but are truly vital to the interworkings of law enforcement. Can’t wait to see what day 3 brings tomorrow! 🎧⭐️#HeroesBehindTheLines#ThankYou ... See MoreSee Less
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𝐋𝐂𝐒𝐎 𝐢𝐬 ‘𝐎𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜’ 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 — It’s been a productive morning at #teamLCSO! BRINC Drones is here training our team as we prepare for 𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 implementation. DFR is paving the way for enhanced responses to calls for service, by deploying drones to provide real-time situational awareness and support to ground units. 🕹️🚔⭐️ ... 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. Check them out assisting with beach clean up & everything in between! 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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Today, members of our 3rd Precinct, Community Response Unit, and Public Affairs joined forces with Iona McGregor Fire Department, Lee Health staff members, and Lee County EMS to celebrate a very special young man Mason as he got to go home from Golisano Children's Hospital today!We were so happy to be a part of today, and could not be more proud of you Mason! ... See MoreSee Less
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