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 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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โ€œ๐๐š๐ฐ๐ฌ, ๐‚๐ฅ๐š๐ฐ๐ฌ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‚๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐š๐ฌ ๐‚๐ก๐ž๐ž๐ซ ๐Ÿพโœจโ€We loved celebrating the GCTC Annual Tree Lighting with our community and fellow first responder partners! Crisis Care K-9โ„ข Rollie and Robbie the ROBO Dog brought plenty of joy & paw-some smiles as #teamLCSO helped ring in the holiday season with our great residents! ... See MoreSee Less
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Do you know him? Call us โ€” You could be eligible for a cash reward if this leads to an arrest! ๐Ÿ“žSWFL Crime Stoppers 1-800-780-TIPSโ˜Ž๏ธ#teamLCSO 239-477โ€“1000 ... See MoreSee Less
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๐ŸŒŸ ๐’๐‡๐„๐‘๐ˆ๐…๐… ๐€๐“๐“๐„๐๐ƒ๐’ ๐’๐€๐Ž ๐๐‘๐„๐’๐’ ๐‚๐Ž๐๐…๐„๐‘๐„๐๐‚๐„ ๐‘๐„๐†๐€๐‘๐ƒ๐ˆ๐๐† ๐“๐–๐Ž ๐’๐ˆ๐†๐๐ˆ๐…๐ˆ๐‚๐€๐๐“ ๐ˆ๐๐ƒ๐ˆ๐‚๐“๐Œ๐„๐๐“๐’ ๐ŸŒŸ Today, Sheriff Carmine Marceno joined State Attorney Amira Fox for a press conference announcing grand jury indictments in two major homicide cases investigated by our agency.Yohani Gonzalez de Lazaro has been indicted on two counts of First Degree Murder and two counts of First Degree Attempted Murder stemming from a 2023 Lehigh Acres shooting, in which four victims were shot, and two tragically lost their lives. He was taken into custody shortly after the incident by our Major Crimes Unit.Leosbey Cuesta de Armas has been charged with First Degree Murder and armed burglary that occurred in Lehigh Acres in November of 2025. Cuesta de Armas fatally stabbed a female victim while she was decorating for Christmas with her family. He then fled the scene, but was apprehended the next day following a vehicle pursuit through Hardee and Polk Counties.These indictments reflect the dedicated partnership between the Lee County Sheriffโ€™s Office Major Crimes Unit and the Office of the State Attorney. While nothing can bring back the victims, we remain committed to securing justice and supporting the families affected by these senseless acts of violence.Sheriff Carmine Marceno stated โ€œthe collaboration you see here today is why criminals are receiving lengthy and well-deserved sentences time and time again. Violent crime will not be tolerated in Lee County. Offenders will be sought, arrested, and held accountable for their actions.โ€Both cases remain active pending trial, and LCSO will continue working closely with State Attorney Amira Fox and her team to ensure justice is served.#LeeCountySheriff #StateAttorney #MajorCrimesUnit #PublicSafety #JusticeInProgress ... See MoreSee Less
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Join Sheriff Carmine Marceno alongside State Attorney Amira Fox as they announce the indictment of two Lee County men on first-degree murder charges. ... See MoreSee Less
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๐Ÿ”ช ๐—ž๐—ก๐—œ๐—™๐—˜ ๐—ช๐—œ๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐——๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐— ๐—”๐—ก ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ง๐—˜๐—— ๐—™๐—ข๐—ฅ ๐—–๐—›๐—”๐—ฆ๐—œ๐—ก๐—š ๐—™๐—˜๐— ๐—”๐—Ÿ๐—˜ ๐Ÿ”ช A Lehigh Acres man was arrested Monday night for aggravated assault after chasing a woman down the street with a knife.The victim told detectives she had arrived at a home in the 3800 block of 20th Street SW when she was confronted by ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ regarding prior domestic issues.Surveillance video shows Saint Ville ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—ฏ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ฒ from the kitchen before running out the front door and chasing the woman down the street.When deputies arrived on scene, Saint Ville was ๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฎ ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜, ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฒ๐˜…๐—ถ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ. Deputies tactically removed Saint Ville and took him into custody.He was arrested for ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฎ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—น๐˜† ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ป. ... See MoreSee Less
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