Police & Fire
Rash of golf cart thefts reported to Charlotte, Lee sheriffs
June 5, 2025
On Tuesday, May 27, Lee County Deputy Sheriff David Scozzafava, while on marked patrol, observed a white Club Car golf cart parked behind the Crews Bank and Trust, matching the description of a golf…
Driller causes brief north end water outage
June 5, 2025
On Monday, June 2, there were some businesses out of water at the north end of the island. Ron Bolton, executive director of the Gasparilla Island Water Association, said that a directional drilling…
Dumpster fire quickly doused at Marina Village complex
June 5, 2025
At 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 29, the Boca Grande Fire Department responded to a dumpster fire at 5858 Gasparilla Road.
The dumpster was near a storage building and the small fire was reported on…
Fishing poles stolen off of center console Gause Boat
June 5, 2025
On Friday, May 30, Lee County Deputy Sheriff David Scozzafava was contacted in reference to two fishing rods that were stolen from a 26-foot Gause center console vessel at the Miller’s Marina.
Th…
Cart collision on 7th Street
June 5, 2025
The accident last Thursday. Photos by Anna
Last Thursday, May 29 around 2:22 p.m., two golf carts collided in the middle of the GICIA bike path at 7th Street, with “one cart rolled” according to…
Busy Memorial Day, but traffic just under last year on weekend
May 29, 2025
On Saturday, May 24, during the Boca H2O Festival, a teenage boy was struck by a boat propeller, breaking his leg.
The festival is held in the water off the sandbar between Gasparilla Island and…
Sheriff report: Tesla hit with Gatorade bottle in Boca Grande
May 22, 2025
On May 6, Lt. Mike Sawicki of Lee County Sheriff’s Office responded to a criminal mischief complaint involving an altercation with a group of young men and a man driving a Tesla at the bridge on Har…
Sheriff honored by House Speaker
May 8, 2025
Charlotte County Sheriff Bill Prummell was cited by House Speaker Mike Johnson for his work with immigration and the Trump Administration.
In a list of 100 Americans who helped in the first 100 d…
Small truck fire off 18th Street
May 8, 2025
Pictured here, local artist Larry Anderson with his truck near the 19th Street beach access last Friday, May 2. The front drivers side near the wheel caught fire while he was driving. The fire was o…
Letter addresses parking passes, expectations
May 8, 2025
Amid the discussion of possible parking regulations in Boca Grande, Boca Grande Fire Department Chief C.W. Blosser added some insight to a draft of a parking ordinance circulating on the island. He…