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ShotSpotter Statistic Update

For Immediate Release 

February 26, 2021 

On February 25, 2021, ShotSpotter released an article highlighting how, since Fort Myers Police Department implemented this technology, has seen a decrease in gunfire within the city, while gun vio...

Cypress Court Murder Arrest

On November 30, 2020 at 1:10 p.m., the Fort Myers Police Department Communications Division received a 911 call from a male, later identified as Serge Lefevre (7/15/1983) requesting an ambulance respond to 3608 Seminole Avenue, Unit C209 (the Cypress Cour...

DNA Identification of skeletal remains

News Release

February 10, 2021

On January 11, 2018, the Fort Myers Police Department responded to the area behind 9011 Dani Drive in reference to human remains discovered under a tree. The remains were skeletal at this point and Detectives determined there ...

Child Homicide Arrest

News Release

January 29, 2021

On Friday, October 9, 2020, Fort Myers Police Dispatch received a 911 call from 3324 Handy Court for a child not breathing. The 911 caller was identified as Quintavis Tarver. Emergency Medical Services and the Fort Myers Police...

1984 Cold Case Homicide Closed

News Release

January 20, 2021

On June 26, 1984, the Fort Myers Police Department responded to a call of shots being fired in the area of Palm Ave and Lincoln Blvd.  Upon arrival, officers located Claretha Gibbs (date of birth 05/01/1953) who was su...

Fleeing Felon captured once again

Press Release

January 11, 2021

On the morning of Saturday, January 9, 2021 Officers of the Fort Myers Police Department approached a red pick-up truck in the 7/11 gas station with a white male asleep at the wheel. The male later identified to be 44-year-old...

Utana Homicide Arrest

(For Immediate Release)

Date: October 14, 2020

Utana Avenue Homicide Arrest

Overnight, Officers with the Fort Myers Police Department responded to 126 Utana Avenue and located the deceased victim.

Within minutes, Officers located and detained a lone...

Child Porn Arrest

For Immediate Release

October 9, 2020

Task Force Officers with the Fort Myers Police Department received a Cybertip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in reference to child pornography.

Through extensive work, Task Force Of...

Neighborhood complaints lead to Drug Arrest

For Immediate Release

October 09, 2020

On Thursday, October 8, 2020 at approximately 2:45 p.m. Detectives with the Fort Myers Police Department Special Enforcement Division Vice/ Narcotic Unit, GVI, Patrol, along with S.W.A.T., served a narcotic search warr...

Sunrise Towers Robbery Arrests

On Thursday, September 24^th, 2020, at 2:57am officers with the Fort Myers Police Department responded to 2845 Central Ave in reference to robbery in progress.  Upon arrival, officers located the victim who was suffering from a bloody nose. &n...

Release of Mark43 Technology

(For Immediate Release)

Date: September 22, 2020

Launch of Mark43

On September 22, 2020, the Fort Myers Police Department is excited to announce the unveiling of their new and highly advanced CAD and RMS system known as Mark43. This transition was led by our...

Thomas Street Shooting Arrest

For Immediate Release

September 15, 2020

On Sunday, 9/13/2020, at around 7:20pm, officers with the Fort Myers Police Department responded to 2930 Thomas Street, in reference to a shooting.  

When officers arrived they located a 17 year old male suff...

Update to Traffic Crash (Dr Martin Luther King/Ortiz)

(Fort Immediate Release)

Date: September 14, 2020

Update to Dr Martin Luther King/Ortiz traffic crash from August 8, 2020

On Saturday August 8, 2020 at approximately 9:59pm the Fort Myers Police Department received a call in reference to a traffic ...

Homicide Investigation

(Fort Immediate Release)

Date: September 8, 2020

Homicide Investigation

On Monday September 7, 2020 at approximately 8:42 pm Officers with the Fort Myers Police Department respond to D & D Grocery located at 3500 Dr Martin Luther King...

Donation Thank You!

(Fort Immediate Release)

Date: September 4, 2020

Thank you for your donation!

Recently, Mr Ted Sottong from Pick Up The Ball, Inc which is located at 3594 Broadway, Suite 130 Fort Myers, Florida 33905, kindly donated a generous amount of ...

Unlocked Vehicle Burglary Arrests and(For Immediate Release) Date: September 2, 2020 PSA

(For Immediate Release)

Date: September 2, 2020

 Lock it or Lose it PSA

This is a Public Service Announcement intended to keep our citizens informed and encourage our community to value their own possessions. The below listed incidents have recently...

Search Warrant Yields Arrests

(For Immediate Release)

Date: August 26, 2020

Search Warrant yields Arrests

On Monday, August 24th, 2020 Detectives with the Fort Myers Police Department Vice/ Narcotics Unit, assisted the Homicide Unit with a search warrant at 2855 Winkler Avenue, unit #103...

Attempted Murder Fugitive arrest

On Saturday August 22, 2020 at approximately 9:00PM, Officers from the Group Violence Intervention Unit observed Ladarius Boston (12/06/98) standing in front of 3629 Highland Avenue. 

Officers were aware that Boston currently had an active felony ...

Child Pornography Arrest

For Immediate Release

July 24, 2020

Child Pornography Arrest

An investigation that originated at the Osceola County Sherriff’s Office, when they received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in reference to child pornog...

Search Warrant Yields Drug Arrests

For Immediate Release

July 10, 2020

Search Warrant Yields Drug Arrests

On July 9, 2020 at approximately 3:30pm, Detectives with the Fort Myers Police Department Vice/ Narcotics Unit, uniformed officers and SWAT officers, served a search war...

Dispel Rumors and Traffic Stop Etiquette

(For Immediate Release)

Date: July 4, 2020

Traffic Stop Etiquette

On July 3, 2020 at approximately 2314 hours a traffic stop was initiated by our Group Violence Intervention Unit, mid-block of Verona Street for a minor traffic infraction.A cA traffic stop is...

Chevron Attempted Robbery

On Thursday, July 2, 2020 the Fort Myers Police Department received a 911 from the Chevron Gas Station located at 3008 Cleveland Avenue in reference to a just occurred Robbery to the business. Officers in the  immediate area quickly started a per...

Tip Leads to Hotel Drug Bust

For Immediate Release

June 23, 2020

On Tuesday, June 23, 2020, at approximately 12:15 p.m., the S.E.D. Vice/ Narcotics Unit along with Patrol, F.H.P. K-9 and CPC Officer William Schettino executed a narcotics search warrant at The Hyatt Place Hotel, located...

Drug Complaints lead to Search Warrant arrests

For Immediate Release 

June 20, 2020

On Friday, June 19, 2020, at approximately 4:45 p.m., the S.E.D. Vice/ Narcotics Unit along with GVI, Patrol, Intel and S.W.A.T. executed a narcotics search warrant at 2776 Lemon Street, a long-time street level...

Park at Positano Shooting Update

(For Immediate Release)

Date: June 9, 2020

Shooting Update

On Monday, June 8, 2020, at approximately 12:22pm, officers with the Fort Myers Police Department responded to 2735 Colonial Blvd (Park at Positano) for a 911 call in reference to an altercation in t...

Traffic Fatality

(For Immediate Release)

Date: May 28, 2020

Traffic Fatality

On Wednesday, May 27, 2020, at approximately 7:12 P.M. The Fort Myers Police Department received a call for service near the intersection of State Road 82 and Lightard Knott Lane about a traffic cra...

Publix Burglary Arrest

(For Immediate Release)

Date: May 27, 2020

Publix Burglary Arrest

On May 27, 2020, at approximately 1:30 am Fort Myers Police Officers responded to Publix located at 5781 Lee Boulevard in reference an alarm call.

Once on scene Officers determined a male that ...

Search warrant yields arrest

(For Immediate Release)

Date: May 22, 2020

(For Immediate Release)

Date: May 22, 2020

Computer Pornography Yields Arrest

On May 19, 2020 members of the Fort Myers Police Department conducted a residential search warrant in the Marina Bay neighborhood, located ...

Arson Arrest

(For Immediate Release)

Date: May 18, 2020

Structure Fire Southward Village

At approximately 1046 hours the Fort Myers Police responded to a structure fire at 3125 Dora Street located in Southward Village.

There was no one in the residence at the time and the...

Shooting on Cuba

(For Immediate Release)

Date: May 18, 2020

Shooting on Cuba Street

Fort Myers Police is on the scene of a shooting at 2213 Cuba Street.

At this time, we have one subject being transported to Lee Memorial Hospital with injuries. We ask that bystanders avoid th...

Suspicious Package

(For Immediate Release)

Date: May 11, 2020

Suspicious Package

At approximately 1123 hours the Fort Myers Police Department received a call from administrators at the administrative building of Renaissance Preserve located at 4224 Renaissance Preserve Way, Fo...

FMPD Canines receive donation of body armor

(For Immediate Release)

Date: May 8, 2020

Fort Myers Police Department’s K9s Gunny and Janko have received donation of body armor

Fort Myers Police Department’s K9s Gunny and Janko have received bullet and stab protective vests thanks to ...

Kidnapping Arrest

(For Immediate Release)

Date: May 7, 2020

Kidnapping Arrest Update

The Fort Myers Police Department investigated an Attempted Murder, Kidnapping, and Robbery case earlier today where Nancy Petit Frere, date of birth

04-27-92 was arrested.

The investigation sta...

Crime Scene Update

(For Immediate Release)

Date: May 7, 2020

Active Crime Scene Update

To update from prior release, we are currently working what was a missing person case that has now been deemed suspicious/criminal in nature.

The adult female (approximately mid 20’...

Sexual Battery Arrests

(For Immediate Release)

Date: April 30, 2020

Sexual Battery Arrests

The Fort Myers Police Department investigated two separate cases involving a juvenile victim who had been repeatedly sexually abused by her two uncles, Elias Pedro Castaneda H/M 01-15-1989 a...

Robbery Arrests

(For Immediate Release)

Date: April 28, 2020

Robbery Arrests

After a sequence of events stemming from a Robbery to a person with a Firearm, on April 22, 2020 at Sunterra Apartments located at 3541 Evans Avenue, Fort Myers, Florida, we would like to advise th...

Circle K Shooting Arrest

(For Immediate Release)

Date: April 28, 2020

Circle K Shooting

On 4/28/2020 at approximately 1:22am while on uniformed marked patrol within the city limits of Fort Myers, Officer Kelly was dispatched to the Circle K gas station located at 3614 Cleveland Ave ...

Child Traffic Fatality

(For Immediate Release)

Date: April 27, 2020

Child Traffic Fatality

The Fort Myers Police Department is investigating a Fatal Traffic Crash that took place Sunday (April 26, 2020) afternoon in the area of Veronica Shoemaker Boulevard and Dora Street.

It is wi...

Traffic Homicide Arrest

For Immediate Release

April 20, 2020

Traffic Homicide Arrest

The Fort Myers Police Department would like to report the arrest of Leslie Joe Zeagler (W/F DOB: 2/28/1990). The arrest of Zeagler in is connection with a fatal traffic crash that took place on Feb...

Bomb Threat Arrest

On 4-16-2020, Fort Myers Police Officers responded to the area of Prince St and Edison Ave, in reference to a bomb threat made against a business in the area. Several Officers responded to the scene and secured the area, pending a sweep. The Lee County Sh...

Show of Appreciation for Lee Health

On April 16, 2020 around sunset, The Fort Myers Police Department arrived at Lee Memorial Hospital located at 2776 Cleveland Avenue, Fort Myers, Florida to express our gratitude to the heroes who are truly on the Front Lines of this pandemic. 

We ...

Bomb Threat 2360 Prince Street

On April 16, 2020 at approximately 0325 hours, Fort Myers Police received a bomb threat via cell phone. 

Officers immediately responded to the location of the threat located at 2360 Prince Street, Fort Myers, Florida and began roping off...

Shooting incident on Blake Street

On April 14, 2020 Officers responded to a shots fired call in the 2700 block of Blake Street, Fort Myers, Florida.

Upon arrival Officers along with the Group Violence Intervention Unit were able to locate all parties and detain two individuals.

After thorou...

Shooting Arrest

On 4/14/2020, at approximately 5:00am, Officers of the Fort Myers Police Department responded to the area of Willin Street and Ford Street in reference to a female victim whose vehicle had been shot after a brief vehicle chase in the area of Work Dr/Canal...

Shots Fired at 2746 Blake Street

On April 14, 2020 at approximately 1249 hours, Fort Myers Police responded to a ShotSpotter Gunfire Alert near the area of 2746 Blake Street, Fort Myers, Florida.

Through excellent communication between responding Officers and our Group Violence Interventi...

Investigation Update

The State Attorney’s Office of the 20th Judicial Circuit has notified FMPD that they will not be seeking charges against three off duty Fort Myers Police officers concerning an incident that occurred on February 20, 2020, at the Dixie Roadhouse,...

Respect for Law Camp 2020 Cancellation

Our annual Respect for Law Camp, which was scheduled to be held June 11-14th at Dunbar Middle School, Fort Myers, Florida will be officially cancelled for the 2020 year due to the Coronavirus pandemic. 

It was a difficult decision however the heal...

Sexual Battery Arrest

On November 8, 2019, the Fort Myers Police Department received a complaint of Anthony Adetutu (B/M 07-25-1980) committing a Sexual Battery on a Victim Over 12 Under 18 Years Old within the Fort Myers Police Department’s jurisdiction.

Through the ...

FMPD Investigating Shooting

This morning at approximately 10:50 AM, officers were called to the area of 3784 Central Avenue in reference to a shooting.  The victim sustained non-life-threatening injuries as was treated at Lee Memorial Hospital. 

Preliminar...

FMPD Investigating Shooting Near Winkler and Metro

This morning at approximately 3:14 AM, Lee Memorial Hospital reported to police that a juvenile male with a gunshot wound to the forearm had arrived at the emergency room. While Officers were investigating, a second male juvenile arrived with a gunshot wo...

Fort Myers Police Department Awarded Accreditation

On Friday, March 20, 2020, Chief Diggs proudly announced the Fort Myers Police Department has been awarded Advanced Law Enforcement Accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement, (CALEA). The CALEA Advanced Law Enforcement Accredi...

Procedural Changes by the Fort Myers Police Department

In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Fort Myers Police Department has established several procedural changes. These changes have been made to reduce the risk of exposure to protect our employees and the public. 

For minor crimes, reports may ...

FMPD Searching for Runaway

Fort Myers Police are searching for a young girl believed to be a runaway and heading to upstate New York. Janine Camardo, age 17, left Lutheran Services at 3634 Central Avenue and was picked up by an unknown male at Veterans Park in Cape Coral. While at ...

Fort Myers Police Department Temporarily Closing Lobby

In an effort to protect our employees and the public from the Coronavirus, the FMPD will be temporarily closing the public lobby located at 2210 Widman Way.  Citizens will continue to receive police services as they do now but without physical ac...

FMPD Continues Search for Porter Albert

Continuing efforts to locate missing person Porter Albert the Fort Myers Police Department will be distributing flyers to local businesses along the 3000 block of US 41/Cleveland Avenue. This afternoon at 2PM Detective Vincent Doyle will be speaking with ...

FMPD Searching for Hit & Run Vehicle

Fort Myers Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a vehicle involved in a hit and run accident on Ballard Road, at approximately 8:00 PM on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. The accident occurred near Lura Street and injured a pedestri...

Coronoavirus - City Response

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and emergency declarations issued by President Donald Trump and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, the City of Fort Myers is prepared to meet demands for delivery of essential services, specifically in the areas of public saf...

Arrest Made for Obstruction

On Wednesday, March 11, 2020, officers with the Fort Myers Police Group Violence Unit attempted to stop a vehicle for numerous traffic violations. The vehicle refused to stop and continued for several city blocks until finally stopping in front of a famil...

FMPD Searching for Car Battery Thief

The Fort Myers Police department is asking for assistance in identifying a man seen stealing a battery out of a vehicle parked at Red Bones Bar and Grill at 3604 Palm Beach Boulevard. The suspect was photographed on surveillance footage pulling up to the ...

FMPD Searching for Tool Thief

The Fort Myers Police Department is seeking assistance identifying a burglary suspect. On Monday, March 2^nd, at approximately 10:45 AM, Grand Avenue residents witnessed the suspect leaving a carport with power tools. The male dropped some of the tools and...

FMPD Releases 2019 Crime Statistics

The Fort Myers Police Department held a press conference today at 10 AM and released the 2019 Uniform Crime Report (UCR) statistics. The UCR system provides standardized reports on crime statistics based on data gathered from law enforcement agencies acro...

FMPD Joins “Neighbors by RING” to Reduce Crime and Connect People

The Fort Myers Police Department has joined the free Neighbors app by Ring to provide the City of Fort Myers with real-time, local crime and safety information. The Neighbors network already has millions of users and has been instrumental in catching pack...