Around 3 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 27, Deputy Angelo Lanni of Lee County Sheriffs Department responded to a report of trespassing in Boca Grande.
Lieutenant Andrew Sawicki had requested assistance…
An experimental SeaRey airplane made an emergency water landing just off Palm Island at Stump Pass on Sunday at around 4:20 p.m. Palm Island beachgoers, as well as a Jet Skier, came to the rescue of…
A proposed tax levy and budget expenditure increase for the Boca Grande Fire Control District was approved during a public hearing on Wednesday, Sept. 17.
The proposed total levy is $8,080,322…
Last Thursday, Sept. 11, the Boca Grande Fire Department held a push-in cemermony for its new tender and engine. There was also a prayer and moment of silence for the victims of 9/11…
The Boca Grande Fire Control District has tentatively adopted a measure to increase its property tax levy. The district operates on Gasparilla Island in both Lee and Charlotte counties.
The…
A Lee County Sheriff’s deputy responded to a report of domestic violence Monday night, Sept. 8 on Gulf Boulevard.
Two windows were broken, but no clear aggressor was established, according…
Lee County deputies responded to an injured pelican on the cart path last Tuesday. The bird was secured and taken to The Wildlife Center of Southwest Florida in Venice. Find out more about the cente…
Last week, the Beacon published information from a Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office report of a possible jewelry theft from the Boca Grande Resort on Aug. 24.
Shortly after the items were report…
Above, the first flare found on the beach in July.
On Saturday morning Aug. 30, while on marked patrol in Boca Grande, Deputy Angelo Lanni was conducting an area check of the beach access at 4th…
The Boca Grande Fire Department will have a “push-in” ceremony to formally welcome their two new tender and engine, the T-231 Megalodon, and E-231 Silver King. The ceremony, set for 10 a.m., will in…
