2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (398+ words) Fort Myers Police Chief Jason Fields is under scrutiny after allegedly using his influence to void a speeding ticket for a city employee caught speeding in a school zone on the first day of school. Exclusive police body cam video…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (167+ words) A court date for Rolbert Joachin, accused of two murders, was postponed after no interpreter was scheduled. Judge Nicholas Thompson asked Joachin during the hearing, "Mr. Joachin, do you need an interpreter? Do you understand what we're saying?" Joachin responded,…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (155+ words) The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office said a death investigation is underway on Rockwood Street in Port Charlotte on Thursday. The whole street is shut down and caution tape is up. Gulf Coast News has reached out to the sheriff's office…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (113+ words) Daniel Conahan Jr., a 72-year-old convicted murderer known as the "Hog Trail Killer," is scheduled to be executed today at Florida State Prison for the 1996 killing of Richard Montgomery in Charlotte County. Conahan was convicted of first-degree premeditated murder and…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (202+ words) Two women have been arrested by deputies with the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office after they were accused of illegally harvesting palmetto berries. According to an arrest report, deputies responded to a home in Port Charlotte in reference to a suspicious…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (208+ words) A suspect in a vehicle burglary was arrested by officers with the Fort Myers Police Department after they say he jumped into a canal to avoid arrest. According to FMPD, officers responded to Sunset Place regarding a vehicle burglary that…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (140+ words) After a man was arrested on battery charges in Arcadia, officers discovered that he had an out-of-state warrant after mistakenly being released from prison too early. According to the Arcadia Police Department, officers responded to a reported disturbance involving James…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (222+ words) Rolbert Joachin, accused of killing two women in Fort Myers, faces a case management hearing today as his defense challenges a Florida law requiring the death penalty for certain convictions. Rolbert Joachin, who is accused of murdering two women in…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (173+ words) A man was arrested on Wednesday after being accused of shooting someone with a shotgun at a Charlotte County campground. According to the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office probable cause affidavit, on September 2, the victim went to his friend's campground on…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (253+ words) Daniel Eric Colon, the man shot by Cape Coral police Wednesday near the City Mattress off Del Prado Boulevard North after being accused of pointing a gun at law enforcement, has died in the hospital, according to the Cape Coral…...