Police & Fire
Reminder list on hurricane preparations, calm season so far
July 23, 2026
Above, storm preparation in years past. File photo
Nearly two months into hurricane season, the island has finally begun to see some precipitation; as the season progresses, now is the time to pr…
Some kind of ‘strike’ on 4th
July 23, 2026
On Sunday, July 12, around 5:20 p.m., Deputy David Scozzafava with the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, responded in reference to a third-party complaint about a man and woman in a physical altercation…
Fire Department plans millage, preps for union; gate access talk
July 16, 2026
The Boca Grande Fire Department is planning a 7.8 million budget for the next fiscal year, and plans to advertise a millage rate of 1.7605, up from 1.706 last year.
“We’ve bumped up the reserves…
Red, white and bruised on the 5th
July 16, 2026
Only ‘sparks’ were flying fists, cut cheek and scraped knees
Just before 11 p.m. on Sunday, July 5, Lee County Deputy Nicholas Garber responded to Miller’s Dockside in reference to a physical alt…
Foundation next step for replacement sheriff’s cottage on Wheeler Road
July 16, 2026
Above, the empty spot where the sheriff’s house was located, taken this week. Photo by Garland
A house for a resident Lee County sheriff’s deputy is finally moving forward at Wheeler Road, thoug…
Don’t wake me ‘till we hit Mexico
July 9, 2026
Floater ‘drifts off’ near South Beach
Tuesday, July 7 just after 1 p.m. there were two 911 calls regarding a motionless woman in the Gulf near South Beach Bar & Grille, about 25 yards from sh…
Houseboat fire on Little Gasparilla
July 2, 2026
A houseboat caught fire last Friday, June 26, just off Little Gasparilla Island. Charlotte Fire & EMS Marine 1 extinguished the flames.
Photo by Chuck Heyl
Near drowning at Range Light
July 2, 2026
On Sunday, a two-year-old almost drowned near the Range Light. The call came in at 12:41 p.m. on June 28.
“We had another near drowning,” said C.W. Blosser, Boca Grande Fire Department chief. The…
Boat ramp investigation
June 25, 2026
On Saturday evening June 20 at the Placida Boat Ramp, there was a report of an altercation and hit and run between two pickups with boat trailers.
Christopher Hall, spokesman for the Charlotte C…
Battery arrest on Memorial Weekend
June 4, 2026
During Memorial Day weekend, a 36-year-old man was arrested without bond for battery on the Boca Grande Causeway.
On Saturday, May 23, the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office and the Lee County She…











