SHERIFF CARMINE MARCENO’S AUGUST 2024 SAFETY & SECURITY TIP: SHOPPING CENTER/MALL SAFETY TIPS
Malls and shopping centers are excellent places to make purchases of all kinds and, as a result, these locations tend to be well populated and teeming with activity. Shoppers migrate from store to store, occasionally stopping to eat or for a cup of coffee, and all too often pay little attention to the people around […]
SHERIFF CARMINE MARCENO’S JULY 2024 FRAUD ALERT: PREVENTING OTHERS FROM APPLYING FOR CREDIT CARDS IN YOUR NAME
Protecting one’s personal identity and avoiding falling victim to credit card fraud has become challenging for the average individual. While credit card fraud often involves the theft of an individual’s personal information and creation of duplicate credit cards, a trend appears to have become popular where criminals steal credit card applications from a victim’s mailbox, […]
LEE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE ANIMAL CRUELTY TASK FORCE NEWSLETTER: JULY 2024
LEE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE COMMUNITY OUTREACH NEWSLETTER: JULY 2024
SHERIFF CARMINE MARCENO’S JULY SAFETY & SECURITY TIP: HOTTER TEMPERATURES AND AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR
Studies, documenting a link between excessive heat and aggression date back centuries and all declare the same definite association between the two. An increase in violence, frustration and aggressive behaviors occurs annually as the temperature rises. Psychological studies attribute our altered behaviors to the extreme physical discomfort that we feel at higher temperatures. While it […]
SHERIFF CARMINE MARCENO’S HOLIDAY SAFETY & SECURITY TIP: FIREWORKS USE ON DESIGNATED HOLIDAYS
The July 4th holiday is upon us and the Lee County Sheriff’s Office is frequently approached regarding the use of fireworks within the county. Please be advised that Florida Statute 791.08 permits the usage of fireworks “solely and exclusively during a designated holiday” by individuals 18 years of age or older. These “designated holidays” are […]
LEE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE ANIMAL CRUELTY TASK FORCE NEWSLETTER: JUNE 2024
SHERIFF CARMINE MARCENO’S JUNE 2024 FRAUD ALERT: AVOIDING IMMIGRATION ASSISTANCE SCAMS
Many of those immigrating to the United States are unfamiliar with official titles, government websites and procedures as well as immigration law. As a result, criminals prey upon these individuals in an effort to steal and defraud. These practices are disheartening and disgraceful and they make an already difficult procedure even more tedious. Often referring […]
LEE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE COMMUNITY OUTREACH NEWSLETTER: JUNE 2024
SHERIFF CARMINE MARCENO’S JUNE 2024 SAFETY & SECURITY TIP: SCHOOL IS OUT – DRIVE CAUTIOUSLY
The school year has come to an end in Southwest Florida. The dynamics of our streets and roadways change dramatically as children play on sidewalks, chase one another and run haphazardly in all directions. These conditions place an additional and significant burden on those operating motor vehicles. As always, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office requests […]