Tag: Lee County Sheriff’s Office

License plate reader enforcement in downtown

The Lee County Sheriff’s Office has begun using license plate readers to monitor parking violations in Boca Grande following the implementation of the new parking restrictions at the beginning of...

Some kind of ‘strike’ on 4th

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...

Red, white and bruised on the 5th

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...

Foundation next step for replacement sheriff’s cottage on Wheeler Road

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,...

Update on construction of the Boca Grande Community Center

As the Friends of Boca Grande Community Center construction continues, Lee County plans to move on-island offices for both the Sheriff’s Office and Parks and Recreation back into the...

April parking tickets reported by Lee Sheriff

From April. 1 to April 30, 2026, there were a total of 204 parking citations issued in Boca Grande, one less than the total for both February and March. During the same period, there were 31...

Missing person located on island

At 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, March 26, Lieutenant Mike Sawicki and Deputy David Scozzafava of the Lee County Sheriff’s Office responded to Gasparilla Island regarding a missing/endangered person who...

205 parking citations issued after ordinance enforcement

From Feb. 1 to March 28, 2026, there were a total of 205 parking citations issued in Boca Grande. During the same period, there were six warnings issued, according to Autumn King, public...

BLOTTER: Sheriff notes for Lee, Charlotte counties

Reports from the Lee and Charlotte Sheriffs this week: March 3, 2026 – Residential burglary at a business located at the 5800 block of Gasparilla Road, Boca Grande at 11:30 a.m. March...

Detectives locate credit card thief, escaped to N.Y.

A thief who stole an American Express card from a convertible at Boca Bay Pass Club on Dec. 17, 2025, has been identified using security footage, led by detectives from the Lee County Sheriff’s...