The COPS TV show is back in Lee County and Lehigh Acres. The crew has been…
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Know Before You Go
Summer Travel Safety Tips
Written by the Lee County Sheriff’s Office Are you planning a road trip this summer? If…
Lee County Deputies
Raid Buckingham Property
Investigators with the Lee County Sheriff’s Office swarmed a property off Staley Road in Buckingham Wednesday.…
State Attorney Office
Investigating Fire Dept
It’s been confirmed the State Attorney Office of the Twentieth District in investigating the Lehigh Acres…
New Neighborhood Signs
Aimed At Solving Crime
On Wednesday, July 8, 20 new Crime Stoppers signs will be posted in targeted areas throughout Lehigh Acres,…
Facebook Post May Have
Sparked Shooting In Lehigh Acres
The shooting happened sometime before 9 pm Monday night at the corner of 44th Street Southwest…
Lehigh Acres Man Dies In
Crash In South-Central Montana
A 26-year-old Florida man has died in a single vehicle crash in south-central Montana. The Montana…
Crews Repairing 12 Inch
Water Main Break
UPDATE: 2:00 p.m. The Precautionary Boil Water Notice Advisory issued Sunday (July 5th) at 7:15AM, to approximately 2,000 Lehigh Acres…
Alva’s Chastain Hoping
To Celebrate At Daytona
Alva native Ross Chastain is hoping to celebrate the 4th of July in Victory Lane. He’ll…
Over 18 Brush
Fires In Lehigh Acres
Intense lightning is believed to be responsible for over 18 fires in Lehigh Acres Thursday night…
Lehigh Acres Man Charged
with Aggravated Child Abuse
On Thursday, July 2, 2015, Lee County Sheriff’s Office Special Victims Unit Detectives arrested a Lehigh…
Sexual Predator On The Move
Pursuant to Florida Statute 775.21 the Public Safety Information Act of 1997, the Lee County Sheriff’s…
Youth Arrested After
Cleaning Up Vandalism
Four youth were forced to clean up their vandalism before being arrested Friday after breaking into…
Three Fire Commissioners Whitewash Anglickis’ Complaint
Click here to read Richard Anglickis complaint. During the meeting the commissioners refuse to apologize for…
Fire Dept Faces Possible Lawsuit
The Lehigh Acres Fire Department is now facing the possible lawsuit from LAMSID (ECWCD). The Fire…
4-Year-Old Drowns
In Family Pool
Lee County Sheriff’s Office deputies are at a home in the 6900 block of Circle Drive…
Will Chief John Wayne
be fired Tuesday night??
Will Fire Chief John Wayne be fired at the upcoming board meeting Tuesday night or will…
Fatal Crash Victims
Are Identified
The two people who did not survive a crash on Homestead Road in Lehigh Acres Friday…
Authorities Name Victim In Homicide
Lee County Sheriff’s Office on Saturday said Tehran Leaphart was killed in the early morning homicide…
2 Dead, 2 Injured In Crash
The Florida Highway Patrol responded to a fatal crash on Milwaukee Boulevard and Homestead Road in Lehigh…
30 Years of Service
Sheriff Mike Scott would like to thank Administrative Assistant Wendy Armstrong for her 30 years of…
Family of Teen Killed Fights For More Lights and Sidewalks Along SR-82
A Lehigh Acres family is fighting for more lighting and sidewalks along State Road 82. A…
Early Morning Fire
Consumes Camper
A fire destroyed a camper in Lehigh Acres Saturday early morning. The fire occurred in the…
The Musical Drama “GODSPELL” To Be Performed
The music group ELATION of St. Stephen United Methodist Church in Mesquite, Texas, will appear in…
Homicide Victim Identified
Lee County sheriff deputies are investigating what they say is a homicide after a man’s body…
Scheduled Free Chlorine Burn – FGUA Lehigh Acres System
The Florida Governmental Utility Authority (FGUA) will be conducting a routine chlorine burn and flushing as…
Old Mirror Lakes Pool is History
Today demolition was started on the old Mirror Lakes pool on Bell Boulevard. Many people in…
LCEC Prepares For
Hurricane Season and Offers Tips
LCEC’s preparation begins long before a hurricane threatens to make landfall in Southwest Florida. To ensure…
Sexual Predator On The Move
Sexual Predator Notification Pursuant to Florida Statute 775.21 the Public Safety Information Act of 1997, the…
LCSO Deputies Investigating Death
Lee County Sheriff deputies are investigating after a body was found on the side of the…
ECWCD is now LAMSID
House Bill 1255 passed last week renaming the East County Water Control District to the Lehigh…
Lee County Wants Input
On New Park In Lehigh Acres
Plans for a new park in Lehigh Acres have drawn mixed reviews from residents as Lee County continues…
5 Injured in Two Vehicle Crash
According to FHP five people were injured in a two-vehicle crash in Lehigh Acres Saturday. The…
Watch, Listen, Watch, Call
Written by Larry F. Gutridge Crime Prevention Specialist LCSO The East district of the LCSO has…
Learn What Foods
To Grow In Summer
Bring your questions and issues! Speaker Karen Harty is a UF/IFAS Lee County Master Gardener, VegHeads youth 4-H…
The Foundation for Lee County Public Schools and The Salon Professional Academy Award Scholarships
In partnership with The Salon Professional Academy (TSPA), The Foundation for Lee County Public Schools, Inc.…
Salvation Army Opens
Location in Lehigh Acres
The Salvation Army’s opening its first service center in Lehigh Acres, a community the charity says…
LCSO Deputies On
Scene of Home Invasion
LCSO Officials are on the scene of a home invasion. It happened around 8:30 a.m. Thursday…
From the Lehigh
Gazette’s Crime Blotter
A Fort Myers woman was arrested at a Popeyes Chicken in Lehigh Acres on Tuesday after hitting a man in…