SHERIFF CARMINE MARCENO’S NOVEMBER 2023 SAFETY & SECURITY TIP:  THOUGHTS FOR VACATIONERS

The year has certainly flown by! It’s November, Thanksgiving is weeks away and many of us are beginning to make plans for holiday vacations. While our focus is on family gatherings, purchasing airline tickets and reserving hotel rooms, please include home security as a component of your planning. Before we address residential security practices, it…
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SHERIFF CARMINE MARCENO’S OCTOBER 2023 FRAUD ALERT: UNSOLICITED ENCOUNTERS

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office, in an effort to protect the residents of our county, will always share information regarding newly created scams and trending fraudulent practices. Despite these efforts, the volume and variety of these scams makes it nearly impossible to catalogue and to combat. What is feasible is to make our residents aware…
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SHERIFF CARMINE MARCENO’S OCTOBER 2023 SAFETY & SECURITY TIP: PEDESTRIAN SAFETY

Our county is growing and, with that growth comes an increase in the number of vehicles, more pedestrians, additional cyclists and construction to alter, repair and improve roadways. All of the aforementioned variables are capable of compromising pedestrian safety…especially for children walking to and from school and/or bus stops. As part of Sheriff Carmine Marceno’s…
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SHERIFF CARMINE MARCENO’S SEPTEMBER 2023 FRAUD ALERT: CONCERT TICKET SCAMS

The days of purchasing tickets at the box office and/or waiting for concert tickets to arrive in the mail are behind us…replaced by digital versions of the once-paper tickets. As is the case with many technological advances, digital concert tickets are easy to use, easy to transfer and never left home on the kitchen countertop.…
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IMPORTANT SAFETY & SECURITY TIP: REMOVING VALUABLES FROM VEHICLES

IMPORTANT SAFETY & SECURITY INFORMATION Sheriff Carmine Marceno and the Lee County Sheriff’s Office remind you of the importance of removing ALL valuables upon exiting your vehicle. Those leaving their vehicles for lengthy periods of time should ensure that items of value are not visible to passersby. Soon, we will be at the start of…
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