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 four branches of CRU are Crime Prevention, Community Policing, Construction Special Investigations and Special Enforcement Teams.
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. Lastly, our Special Enforcement Teams support patrol districts and high crime areas. SET assists with career criminals and identifying person of interests and dealing head on with the issues that face our community.The three branches of CRU are Crime Prevention, Community Policing, and Special Enforcement Teams.
SHERIFF CARMINE MARCENO
Sheriff Carmine Marceno created the Community Response Unit as part of his initiative to enhance community engagement throughout Lee County.
Sheriff’s InitiativesCAPTAIN DANIEL COTE
Captain Cote is the current commander over the Communtiy Response Unit.
He started his career in 1995 at the Lawrence Police Department in Massachusetts. In 1998, he came to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office where he spent three years on patrol in our East District. Captain Cote was quickly promoted to detective and spent the majority of his career working in investigations units throughout the agency. He worked cases in the then-Career Criminal Unit, Highway Interdiction, Special Victims Unit, Civil Unit, and most recently, in Internal Affairs as the Captain.
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.@SheriffLeeFL will be having a Halloween event with trick or treating & it will benefit animal rescue organizations.
The event will be this Thursday, Oct. 21 from 4-7 p.m. at LCSO Community Outreach Center.
More information here: https://fortmyers.floridaweekly.com/articles/halloween-fun-will-benefit-area-agencies/
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