Community Response Unit (CRU) -

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 grass root 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 homeowners’ 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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19 May

Around 9pm on Sunday evening, deputies responded to Maravilla Ave in Ft. Myers regarding an altercation. We can confirm a shooting did occur. One subject was shot and has non life threatening injuries. All parties are accounted for.

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18 May

🚨TRAFFIC ADVISORY🚨

Please be advised two eastbound lanes of Leeland Heights Blvd is close at Maple Ave due to a two vehicle crash. Following the crash, one vehicle crashed into a house.

Only minor injuries have been reported.

Motorist are encouraged to avoid the area.

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18 May

🚨MISSING ENDANGERED JUVENILE🚨

The Lee County Sheriff's Office is requesting the public's assistance in locating a missing & endangered juvenile, 16-year-old Christina Villagomez-Jimenez.

Christina is a Hispanic female, 5’3, with brown hair and brown eyes.

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17 May

🚨Scene on S Cleaveland Ave🚨

Multiple LCSO units are on scene of a business robbery. One person is detained. One victim has been transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
This is an isolated incident. There is no danger to the public.

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6 days ago

This morning, Sheriff Carmine Marceno hosted the annual Fallen Deputy Memorial ceremony to honor the eleven dedicated LCSO deputies who paid the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. Distinguished community leaders, local law enforcement partners, and family members of the fallen were present today to honor and pay respects to those we have lost. We continue to mourn these profound losses felt within our LCSO family and the community, but their memory lives on in all of us forever. 🙏🏻⭐️🇺🇸 ... See MoreSee Less

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7 days ago

🐄 𝐍𝐅𝐌 𝐌𝐀𝐍 𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐎𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐍𝐄𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐁𝐎𝐑𝐒 𝐂𝐎𝐖🐄A North Fort Myers man is behind bars after he shot his neighbor's 2-year-old calf, causing fatal injuries. Tuesday afternoon, members of the LCSO Agriculture Unit responded to a ranch on Sharon Drive about an animal cruelty case. Deputies were informed that a victim located his 2-year-old calf on the neighbor's property with five gunshot wounds to the guts, chest, and rear leg. Due to the calf's injuries, a veterinarian determined the calf needed to be euthanized.The victim stated the neighbor, Hung Trinh (11/30/1970), had been angry in the past about livestock jumping the fence and threatened to shoot the animals.1st Precinct detectives authored a search warrant and located the .22 caliber gun in a shed on Trinh's property.He was charged with animal cruelty and grand theft of a commercial farm animal."There will be accountability for taking your frustrations out on innocent animals, in this case multiple felonies and jail time," said Sheriff Carmine Marceno. "We know how much these animals mean to our farming community, and we will not tolerate these actions. I am proud of my Agriculture Unit for their immediate response and ability to make an arrest in this case." ... See MoreSee Less

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7 days ago

Join Sheriff Carmine Marceno and LCSO as we honor the 11 fallen officers who made the ultimate sacrifice. ... See MoreSee Less

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1 week ago

- 𝙁𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣 𝘿𝙚𝙥𝙪𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨 𝙈𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙎𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙚 -On Wednesday, May 14th, at 10:00am, Sheriff Carmine Marceno will host a memorial service to honor and remember fallen LCSO family members. The ceremony will be live-streamed on our Facebook page. 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞. ... See MoreSee Less

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1 week ago

Today, members of the Lee County Sheriff's Office Honor Guard honored Corporal Patrick Healey at the Fallen Deputy Memorial located within Lakes Park in Fort Myers.On May 7, 2004, Corporal Healey, a 14-year veteran with the Lee County Sheriff's Office, conducted a traffic stop of a reckless driver on the Mantanzas Pass Bridge. The Corporal and the driver became involved in an altercation and, during the incident, Corporal Healey suffered a heart attack. Corporal Patrick Healey remained in serious condition and died five days later on May 13, 2004.Thank you for your service, Corporal Healey. Gone but never forgotten. ... See MoreSee Less

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