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Collier sheriff seeks public's help with tips in 1993 shooting death at restaurant
Published 1/31/2012 at 7:00 p.m. 11 comments
Collier County sheriff's investigators are looking for leads to solve a case in which two men walked in the back door of a North Naples fast food restaurant in 1993, looking to rob the safe.
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Police Beat: Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012 -- MUG SHOTS
Published 1/21/2012 at 9:00 p.m. 0 comments
Police Beat: Saturday, Jan. 21, 2012 -- MUG SHOTS
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Estates family discovers pet horse slain Christmas morning, suspects ax was used
Updated 12/25/2011 at 6:57 p.m. 55 comments
A Golden Gate Estates family is fearing another attack on their pet horses after finding their former racing horse slain in their backyard Christmas morning, suspecting the attacker used an ax to kill the animal.
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Cloned credit card possession becoming a more common charge in Collier, Lee
Published 11/26/2011 at 5:00 p.m. 14 comments
With increasing frequency, Southwest Florida deputies are turning traffic stops into large-scale busts of illegal credit card trafficking. Particularly in Lee County, they're patrolling Interstate 75 between Tampa and Miami, one of the nation's hotbeds for fraud-related activity.
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Sons of slain Golden Gate woman featured in Crime Stoppers video
Published 10/23/2011 at 11:15 a.m. 3 comments
Two sons of a woman slain in her home with her live-in boyfriend near Golden Gate have turned to Crime Stoppers for help finding suspects in the double homicide. Brothers Mario and Gene Woode appear in a recently released Crime ...
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New data analysis may target hot spots for Collier deputies to be visible - POLL
Published 9/5/2011 at 5:31 p.m. 36 comments
The theory behind DDACTS is simple: Areas with high crime rates also tend to have high traffic crash rates. Map out where those areas are, then put more deputies in them during targeted times. The increased visibility deters crime and ...
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Cold Case: Sheriff’s Office looks for leads in 2008 Chokoloskee restaurant heist
Published 8/23/2011 at 12:00 p.m. 2 comments
As part of an ongoing effort to renew interest in some of its cold cases, the Collier County Sheriff’s Office is reviewing the Feb. 26, 2008, burglary at Havana Cafe. With a five year statute of limitations on burglaries creeping ...
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Naples police map helps show citizens where crime is occurring
Published 7/24/2011 at 3:30 p.m. 31 comments
For the past month, Naples police officers have been getting the word out about a new online map that tracks the location and frequency of police calls. Department officials say the map is another way to keep the city’s citizens ...
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2 armed, masked men rob KFC on U.S. 41 in Fort Myers
Published 7/8/2011 at 6:39 a.m. 14 comments
Several customers were in the KFC restaurant in Fort Myers on Thursday night when two masked men with guns stormed in demanding money.
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PHOTOS: Lee County couple accused of stealing several electronics, selling at pawn shop
Updated 7/6/2011 at 6:17 p.m. 8 comments
A Lee County couple is accused of breaking into a home, stealing hundreds of dollars worth of electronics, then caught on video trying to sell the stolen items at a local pawn shop.
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