New firefighter-paramedic at BGFD
When firefighter-paramedic Pat Sherman joined the Boca Grande Fire Department, he wasn’t looking for a change of scenery so much as a closer sense of community…
On Thursday, October 16, the Florida Forest Service conducted a 40-acre prescribed burn at Don Pedro Island State Park’s land base; Englewood Fire Department and crews were on scene providing suppor…
The Boca Grande Fire Department would like to have everyone in the community issued an R7 radio to bring it into the station to be checked and to make sure that we have all records updated, and/or c…
The Lee County Sheriff’s office reported two animal disturbances in recent reports. There was an animal disturbance in the 700 block of Gulf Boulevard on October 2.
There was also an animal dist…
The Englewood Fire Department reports that Tower 75 has officially been upgraded to an Advanced Life Support truck, enhancing the department’s ability to provide critical medical care in the communi…
The stoplight at the Boca Grande Causeway was the scene of a small accident the morning of Monday, Oct. 13; no EMS were present. Please be careful at the intersection, as the cars coming off Gaspari…
As residents return for the season, Lee County Sheriff’s Office’s Lt. Mike Sawicki reminds residents that out-of-the-box security camera systems, particularly for the front door and docks, are very…
The original sheriff house is believed to have been moved from the block at 1st Street and Gilchrist Avenue, donated by the Hammond family for the benefit of the island. There are two similar houses…
Next Tuesday, the Lee County Board of Commissioners will vote on a memorandum of understanding with the Lee County Sheriff’s Office to replace the sheriff’s house at Wheeler Road which was damaged b…
In the early hours of Saturday, Sept. 27, Tanner Stewart was arrested for driving under the influence in Englewood.
At around 1:15 a.m. Cpl. Schulte of Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office was condu…
