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Vehicle fire on I-75 in Fort Myers causes havoc for northbound traffic
A vehicle fire that ignited in the northbound lanes of Interstate 75 just south of Colonial Boulevard caused havoc for afternoon commuters in Fort Myers. The vehicle caught on fire at mile marker 135 for unknown reasons, Monday right before noon. Once crews arrived, northbound traffic was left at a...
WINK Neighborhood Watch: Guns, drugs, killer road rage, and fentanyl
This week’s segment of WINK Neighborhood Watch features drug and gun-related charges, killer road rage and enough fentanyl to kill nearly 100,000 people. Javier Joel Perez was sentenced to 8 years in federal prison for possession of a controlled substance with the intent to distribute it, possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, and possession of a firearm and ammunition as a person with convictions.
2 arrested on warrants and drug possession charges during Cape Coral traffic stop
CAPE CORAL, Fla. — A man and woman were arrested after officers made a traffic stop and learned they had warrants for their arrest and had drugs and paraphernalia in Cape Coral. On Saturday around 3:15 p.m. officers pulled over a motorcycle on Del Prado Boulevard South. Officers said...
1 with serious injuries after three-vehicle crash near Immokalee
IMMOKALEE, Fla. — One person has serious injuries after two trucks and a semitrailer collided on SR-29 near Immokalee on Monday morning. Florida Highway Patrol responded to the scene around 8 a.m. Troopers say one person has serious injuries but is in stable condition. Troopers have not shared their...
Judge delays Wade Wilson’s murder sentence to August
DOWNTOWN FORT MYERS, Fla. (Scripps News Fort Myers) — Wade Wilson will no longer be sentenced on July 23. A judge ruled on Friday the decision of life or death will be on August 27. In a last minute court date for Wilson, his attorneys argued that the doctors who will testify need more time.... Read more » Fore more crime and trial news coverage, visit Court TV
2 wanted for stealing tires from U-Haul trucks in North Fort Myers
Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers is asking the public for help locating two men who allegedly stole spare tires from a U-Haul truck. According to Crime Stoppers, the two individuals were caught on camera on June 22 stealing five spare tires and wheels from five U-Haul vehicles located in the 16900 block of North Cleveland Avenue.
Man arrested in connection to fatal Immokalee shooting
A 20-year-old man has been arrested in connection to a murder that took place on Alexander Circle in Immokalee. The Collier County Sheriff’s Office has arrested 20-year-old Jaihmereun Short of Immokalee and charged him with the murder that occurred early Tuesday morning. The shooting took the life of Brandon...
Capital murder trial for Nicholas Canfield delayed due to death in public defender's family
Months after a judge postponed a capital murder trial once a jury was seated and opening arguments were set to begin again, a North Fort Myers man accused in the brutal death of a toddler is again set to face a judge. Nicholas Canfield, 29, faces one count of capital...
Lehigh Acres man on the run after stealing from homes, selling items to pawnshops
LEE COUNTY, Fla. — Detectives are searching for a Lehigh Acres man after he failed to show up to court on a charge of providing false information to a pawnbroker. Jonathon Manning, 37, reportedly broke into multiple homes and stole thousands of dollars' worth of power tools, generators and other expensive items before pawning them off.
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