MARCH FRAUD ALERT: UNSCRUPULOUS TAX PREPARERS
While the vast majority of tax preparers are trustworthy and well-intentioned, there are those who use the tax-filing process to commit fraudulent and criminal acts. Choose your tax-preparer carefully! Remember…you are entrusting these people with your most sensitive data. Avoid unscrupulous preparers who ask you to sign a blank return, promising to complete it at […]
GARAGE DOOR SECURITY
GARAGE DOOR SECURITY In addition to allowing access to any and all property left inside of the garage, this practice now turns your interior garage door into an exterior door. That being said, this internal garage door should now meet exterior standards in regard to thickness, locking mechanism and framing. These doors should be of […]
PROTECTING YOUR PURSE/WALLET WHILE AT THE MARKET
PROTECTING YOUR PURSE/WALLET WHILE AT THE MARKET Shopping carts…or buggies, as they are often referred to below the Mason-Dixon Line…are an absolute necessity when doing one’s weekly shopping at the market. Imagine needing to carry dozens of items from aisle to aisle as we attempt to gather our food purchases. The child-safety seat atop the […]
PROTECTING YOUR PURSE/WALLET WHILE AT THE MARKET
Shopping carts…or buggies, as they are often referred to below the Mason-Dixon Line…are an absolute necessity when doing one’s weekly shopping at the market. Imagine needing to carry dozens of items from aisle to aisle as we attempt to gather our food purchases. The child-safety seat atop the cart, when not occupied by a child, […]
Crime Stoppers press release: Early morning armed robber at large
Early this morning, just after 5 a.m., an unknown suspect walked into the Circle K store, located at 17170 San Carlos Boulevard. He immediately showed the clerk a large fixed blade knife with a green handle and demanded money from the register. After receiving an undisclosed amount of cash, the suspect fled the store, possibly […]
Crime Stoppers press release: Suspects sought in wake of North Fort Myers road rage assault
Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers is asking for the public’s help identifying a troop of motorcycle riders who violently assaulted a man during a road rage incident in North Fort Myers. Last Saturday, January 9, the victim was driving westbound on Pondella Road around 3:15 p.m. when he encountered a large group operating street performance motorcycles. […]