Tag: Lee County Sheriff’s Office

Lee County Sheriff Office quiet on enforcement cost

Officers issued over 1,021 citations citations The upcoming Boca Grande parking draft ordinance that will come before the Lee County Commission in August contains numerous references to the...

Advance on insurance reignites sheriff’s deputy house fundraising

BY LARRY HANNAH Time is of the essence to get our current sheriff’s deputy out of the camper he and his wife are spending time these very hot summer days. After a resolution from Lee County...

Police & Fire Incidents

A little before 7 p.m. on Friday, June 13, a vehicle fire was reported at 333 Park Ave. by Gasparilla Adventures. The vehicle was a pickup truck, and the caller reported the fire as...

Sheriff house funds matched by Lee Commission

The Lee County Board of Commissioners voted 5-0 to match the Boca Grande Disaster Fund’s contributions to replace the Lee County Sheriff’s Office deputy house at its Tuesday, June 17...

Rash of golf cart thefts reported to Charlotte, Lee sheriffs

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...

Fishing poles stolen off of center console Gause Boat

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...

Busy Memorial Day, but traffic just under last year on weekend

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...

Sheriff report: Tesla hit with Gatorade bottle in Boca Grande

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...

Deputy house fundraising now at $242,000 of $720,000 goal

Fundraising continues for a new house for a Lee County Sheriff’s Office deputy family on Gasparilla Island. In the last week, the total money raised has gone from $190,000 to $242,000....

Fund announced for deputy house

April 17, 2025
Staff Report
News, Police & Fire

The Boca Grande Disaster Fund is announcing the fundraising for a new home to be built for deputies working in Boca Grande. After Hurricane Milton, the existing 1920s Florida Cracker home located...