Garrett Ammesmaki
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Cape Coral Police announce 2 programs focused on opioid addiction, education
Heroin, Opioid Prevention and Education (HOPE) focuses on training officers and combining resources that will help them better serve the community. → Read More
'Pathway to violence.' How parents can prevent — and respond to — active shooting threats
The Lee County Sheriff’s Office along with the School District of Lee County held a presentation on how parents can prevent and respond to active shooting threats. → Read More
Carjacker shot out window, took SUV at Colonial Boulevard intersection, witnesses tell FMPD
Fort Myers Police responded to a carjacking where a man shot out a window before taking SUV at Colonial Boulevard and Six-Mile Cypress Wednesday → Read More
‘That’s the times we live in.’ Parents and students react to loaded gun on Cypress Lake High School bus
Lee County deputies arrested Jose Amieva, 17, Thursday, saying they found a loaded Glock pistol in his book bag on a Cypress Lake High School bus. → Read More
Four arrested in North Fort Myers drug bust that included fentanyl, meth and heroin
Officers raided a home Thursday at 502 Clark Street, blocks from the J. Colin English Elementary School, confiscating meth, heroin and crack. → Read More
Family still seeks closure 2 years after Lehigh woman killed in hit-and-run
Kee Kee Shanks' killer has not been found. All leads were exhausted and her case has gone cold. No one came forward with any information to give her family justice or closure. → Read More
Lake Boyz defendant sentenced to 10 years for trafficking heroin
Mark Walker is the suspected primary supplier of heroin for the Lake Boyz, a gang that operated out of Harlem Lakes in central Fort Myers → Read More
'Everybody is kind of wishy-washy': SWFL hotels, motels report cancellations, evacuees ahead of Dorian
Some Southwest Florida hotels and motels are experiencing a wave of bookings followed by cancellations as a direct result of Hurricane Dorian’s path. → Read More
Rolling Video Games Fort Myers puts mobile spin on video gaming
The family-owned Rolling Video Games Fort Myers offers Xbox One, Playstation 4 and Nintendo Switch games in a state-of-the-art gaming trailer. → Read More
Fort Myers man accused of slaying Tanner Crowley sentenced to 25 years in prison
Willie Davis, 20, was sentenced for one count each of second degree murder with a firearm and robbery with a firearm, the release said, for the slaying of Tanner Crowley. → Read More
'Cutting-edge' tribal school puts emphasis on collaborative learning, Seminole culture
The Seminole tribe cut the ribbon on a $15 million building for the Ahfachkee school that will prepare 200 students for future. → Read More
Traffic backed up on NE Pine Island Road in Cape Coral after multi-vehicle crash
Witnesses say a blue Bentley crashed into a silver Honda SUV while traffic was stopped for another accident that was farther down the road. → Read More
Police: North Fort Myers man attacked friend with a sword after argument over penmanship
Shawn Taylor, 54, is suspected of cutting a friend with a sword after a drunken argument over his penmanship, the victim told police → Read More
Two arrested after robbery spree in Cape Coral, North Fort Myers
Noah Voll, 19, and Jahiem Lovett, 17, were found around 2 p.m., hiding out in the attic space of a Motel 6 on Marinatown Lane in North Fort Myers. → Read More
Teenager missing from Bonita Springs
Fabiola Godinez-Lopez was last seen by her father on August 6 in Bonita Springs. She was last seen wearing a blue shirt and purple pants. → Read More
Deputies investigating bank robbery at BB&T branch in Fort Myers
Lee County Sheriff's patrol cars swarmed the BB&T bank in west Fort Myers on Friday afternoon. → Read More
Fallen Sanibel officer Anthony Neri honored in Fallen Officers Memorial
The Southwest Florida Public Service Academy added its 41st brick to the Fallen Officers Memorial on Friday morning, in honor of Sanibel Police Officer Anthony Neri. → Read More
Cape Coral man arrested on 17 charges including trafficking methamphetamine and heroin
The three-year investigation into Andrew Horner began in May 2017 when police received a lead that he was trafficking cocaine, heroin and molly. → Read More
Fisherman reported missing in Texas waters worked out of Fort Myers
Richard Beale was reported missing by the crew of The Galaxy, launching a 64-hour search over 3,509 square miles, the U.S. Coast Guard reported. → Read More
Lee sheriff data show nearly all crimes in the county down for first six months of 2019
Uniform Crime Reporting stats law enforcement agencies send to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement show crime is down in Lee County. → Read More