Our Community Response Unit (CRU) was created to solve problems that arise in the community. CRU focuses on establishing and maintaining direct community contacts to foster grassroots partnerships to address and resolve quality of life issues.

The five branches of CRU are Community Outreach, Community Policing, Crime Prevention, Construction Special Investigations and Animal Cruelty Task Force.

Crime Prevention focuses on educating and training our community through programs, partnerships and initiatives. Community Policing establishes community safety teams at providing service and support through interaction and effective communication with homeownersโ€™ associations.

For more information please contact us at 239-477-1CRU (1278) or CRU@sheriffleefl.org.

SHERIFF CARMINE MARCENO

Sheriff Carmine Marceno created the Community Response Unit as part of his initiative to enhance community engagement throughout Lee County.

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Catch ๐’๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐Ÿ๐Ÿ ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐œ๐ž๐ง๐จ ๐‹๐ˆ๐•๐„ ๐จ๐ง ๐๐Ž๐‹๐‹๐ˆ๐๐†!, today around 4:00pm, as he sits down to discuss his no-nonsense approach to fighting crime here in Lee County. ["๐˜‰๐˜–๐˜“๐˜“๐˜๐˜•๐˜Ž!" ๐˜ˆ๐˜ช๐˜ณ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜™๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ˆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ข'๐˜ด ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฆ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฉ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜“๐˜๐˜๐˜Œ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ, ๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ค๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ด.] ... See MoreSee Less
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๐–๐„'๐‘๐„ ๐‚๐Ž๐”๐๐“๐˜-๐–๐ˆ๐ƒ๐„ ๐–๐ˆ๐“๐‡ ๐‚๐Ÿ’ ๐๐‘๐ˆ๐ƒ๐„ ! ๐Ÿšฏ๐Ÿ—‘๏ธCheck this C4 squad out, Lee County! We are checking off ๐™–๐™ก๐™ก ๐™ค๐™› ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™–๐™ง๐™š๐™–๐™จ ๐™ฎ๐™ค๐™ช ๐™จ๐™š๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™ฉ๐™ค ๐™ช๐™จ ๐™™๐™–๐™ž๐™ก๐™ฎ. During your commute, if you see an area that needs attention, you know what to do.๐Ÿ‘‡๐ŸผEmail ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐‚๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ง๐ฎ๐ฉ๐‚๐ซ๐ž๐ฐ@๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐ž๐ž๐Ÿ๐ฅ.๐จ๐ซ๐  and let us know where you'd like to see us! ... See MoreSee Less
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๐—ฆ๐—จ๐—ฆ๐—ฃ๐—˜๐—–๐—ง ๐—™๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—˜๐—ฆ ๐—ฉ๐—œ๐—ข๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง ๐—”๐—ง๐—ง๐—”๐—–๐—ž, ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—˜๐—— ๐—”๐—ง ๐—Ÿ๐—ข๐—–๐—”๐—Ÿ ๐—•๐—”๐—ฅA Fort Myers man is behind bars after ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜† ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ and fleeing the scene to a local bar.โ€œSee something, say something, make the callโ€”thatโ€™s exactly what a bartender did when the suspect walked in with blood on his hands. Iโ€™m proud of the teamwork it took to quickly locate and apprehend this violent criminal. We will work with State Attorney Amira Fox and her team to ensure justice is served for the victim,โ€ said Sheriff Carmine Marceno.Around noon Tuesday, LCSO responded to a home on Cannes Court for a domestic disturbance. Upon arrival, deputies located a victim suffering from severe head trauma after being beaten.Deputies learned the ๐˜€๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜, ๐—ง๐˜†๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป, ๐—ณ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ธ๐—ฒ.Two hours later, LCSO received a call from a sports bar in Grande Oak Shoppes saying ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ, ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ฑ, ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ฎ ๐—ณ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜† ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ. Deputies responded immediately, located Martin, and took him into custody without incident.๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜€ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฏ๐—ผ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜† ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—บ. His criminal history includes prior arrests for battery and simple assault. ... See MoreSee Less
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๐ˆ๐… ๐˜๐Ž๐” ๐Š๐๐Ž๐– ๐’๐Ž๐Œ๐„๐“๐‡๐ˆ๐๐†, ๐’๐€๐˜ ๐’๐Ž๐Œ๐„๐“๐‡๐ˆ๐๐†๐ŸšจOn April 21, 2018, in Bonita Springs, Destiney was shot and killed while shielding her 4-year-old son from gunfire. Her unborn baby also did not survive.No arrests have been made.Someone knows somethingโ€”please speak up.๐Ÿ“ž Anonymous tips: 1-800-780-TIPS๐ŸŒ southwestfloridacrimestoppers.com๐Ÿ’ฐ Reward possible#coldcase #justicefordestiney #SpeakUp #swfl #UnsolvedHomicideDestiney BocanegraLee County Sheriff's OfficeDespite tips over the years, no arrests have been made in the killing of 25-year-old Destiney Bocanegra. On April 21, 2018, near Matheson Ave. & Goodwin St., Bonita Springs, Destiney was outside with her boyfriend and 4-year-old son when a vehicle drove by and opened fire. She jumped in front of her son to shield him and was fatally shot.๐Ÿ’” She died protecting her child, and her unborn baby did not survive either.Anyone with information about this case, tips can be submitted anonymously through SWFL Crime Stoppers at 1-800-780-TIPS or southwestfloridacrimestoppers.com. Cash reward possible!#ColdCase #DestineyBocanegra #SWFL #BonitaSprings #CrimeStoppers #UnsolvedHomicide #JusticeforDestiney #SpeakUp ... See MoreSee Less
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Behind every siren is a steady voice, and behind every emergency is someone who answered the call without hesitation. Our 911 call takers and dispatchers are the calm in the chaosโ€”the unseen lifeline connecting people in their most vulnerable moments to the help they desperately need.With patience, compassion, and incredible focus, they guide, reassure, and act in seconds that can change lives forever. Their work may happen behind the scenes, but its impact echoes loudly in every life saved, every crisis managed, and every voice comforted.We are deeply grateful for their dedication, resilience, and unwavering commitment to serving others when it matters most. Check out the men & women of #teamLCSO behind the lines keeping Lee County safe! #NationalPublicSafetyTelecommunictorsWeek#TheThinYellowLine#ThankYouForYourService ... See MoreSee Less
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