Police & Fire News

September 14, 2023

Woman leaves child in car to swim with sharks off Bokeelia, Boca Grande Fire Department marine unit responds The Boca Grande Fire Department ha…

Two arrested for damages done at Inn Golf Course

July 6, 2023

Two teenagers from out of state were arrested this week after being caught by Lee County deputies for some disturbing crimes. According to repo…

SO CLOSE, BUT YET SO FAR

September 21, 2023

Two pieces up on new tower … work will begin again next week (Cover photo by Bob Melvin) Joe Steele and Luke Boultonhouse have become very acquainted with our regional airports. They are t…

POLICE, FIRE, EMS NEWS

April 20, 2023

Firefighters responded to numerous calls so far in April: 31, to be exact The Boca Grande Fire Department responded to numerous calls so far th…

Lee County Sheriff and staff meet with island organization heads to discuss employment of person on sex offender list

February 16, 2023

Sometimes, doing the right thing and enforcing important laws isn’t as easy as it sounds. Such is the case with the continuing saga of a person hi…

ISLAND SHERIFF, FIRE AND EMS: BGFD calls from June include some fainting, some falling

July 6, 2023

It was a pretty quiet Fourth of July on the island for the Boca Grande Fire Department and Lee County EMS. Just a few calls came in and most of th…

Operation Dry Water has commenced

June 29, 2023

As the July 4th holiday approaches, millions of boaters from across the country will convene on our nation’s waterways. With the increased public …

POLICE, FIRE, EMS NEWS – The mystery of the boat fire continues …

June 1, 2023

On an already smoky Boca Grande day caused by fires in Cape Coral and Matlacha, when a call came in as a boat fire at 8:43 p.m. on May 30, it was …