Police, Fire and Courts

Two Naples men are behind bars after police say one sold crack cocaine to a police informant with surveillance equipment attached to his motor scooter, and the other was involved in a second drug transaction. Full story »

A Goodland man got out of his burning home sustaining only minor burns, but lost his dog in a battle to put out the blaze Thursday afternoon. Ed Olson, 61, of Goodland said a fire started when he was lighting a candle and a nearby newspaper caught fire, then the sofa caught fire. "I tried to get the cushion out of the house," Olson said. He struggled and then realized the door was locked. By the time he unlocked it and pushed open the door, the fire had spread. Full story »

The Florida Division of Forestry plans a prescribed burn in Nancy Payton Preserve in the Golden Gate Estates area, east of Naples, north of Brantley Boulevard and off Blue Sage Drive today, weather conditions permitting. Full story »

An accident on the southbound side of Collier Boulevard near the road to Isles of Capri, CR-952, sent three victims, including an infant, to the hospital late Monday morning. Full story »

Wearing his class-A dress uniform, and with two predecessors looking on, longtime Collier County lawman and public servant Kevin Rambosk was sworn in on Tuesday morning as the seventh sheriff in the county’s nearly 86-year history. Clocking in at just under a half hour, the 11 a.m. ceremony was short and to the point. "This is an historic moment for Collier County," Collier Commissioner Donna Fiala said. "We’ve got one great sheriff leaving and one great sheriff coming in. You couldn’t ask for anything else." Full story »

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Upwards of 25,000 people were expected to flock to Naples’ beaches Wednesday night for the 30-minute show. Full story »

Two Lely High School students stabbed a 51-year-old garden worker to death and dragged his lifeless body into a nearby stand of woods in East Naples, all in an effort to steal his wallet, according to Collier County detectives, as well as neighbors and an employer who identified the victim.
Juan Jose Barrientos Jr., 17, 111 Tomato Road, and Jesus Rene Garza Jr., 18, 113 Tomato Road, then tried to sell the man’s electric saw before eventually cleaning a car of the victim’s blood, according to statements they gave detectives. Full story »

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It’s a very thin blue line that separates peace and civility from chaos and anarchy, police often say. Similarly, the Marco Island Police Department is hosting a citizens’ academy to make a thinner line between the community and its police department. Full story »

Theft is among Island's most common Christmas crime, Marco Island polilce reports indicate. Full story »

Crash along North Collier Boulevard near Bayside is quickly cleared by Marco Island police, fire and ambulance emergency responders. Full story »

The City of Marco Island Police Department is asking citizens to be aware of a suspicious "Hispanic" couple on Marco Island specifically in the Estates area. Full story »

A three-hour tour it was not. A 21-year-old kayaker was found alive and well on Monday night, hours after his parents arrived at the Isles of Capri fire station to report him missing. Adam Davis launched his kayak from behind the Isles of Capri station around 1 p.m., Fire Chief Emilio Rodriguez said. His parents arrived after 6 p.m. to report him missing. Full story »

Exploitation of elderly, theft of clock, multiples burglaries and other reports of crime on Marco Island this week. Full story »