Crime News

A former employee of a Collier County funeral home faces a felony charge after deputies say he used the business’ ExxonMobil credit card for more than $6,800 worth of personal purchases, the Collier County Sheriff's Office reports. Full story »

A man was arrested early Monday after deputies say he threatened his girlfriend with a knife and then ransacked her house in Naples Park after she told him she wanted to break up, the Collier County Sheriff's Office reports. Full story »

The Lee County Sheriff's Office is reporting it has received several phone calls recently about a crime prevention group stating they are working with the LCSO. The caller claims the LCSO has requested that they contact an association, group, or neighborhood to talk about crime prevention. Full story »

ollier County Sheriff's deputies are investigating 10 reported car break-ins outside a North Naples restaurant on Saturday, while burglars also hit cars at two hotels along U.S. 41 in Naples at nearly the same time. Full story »

The murder trial of Fred Cooper in the Gateway case continued this morning in Lee County Circuit Court. Prosecutors have concluded their case and the defense is now presenting its side. Fred Cooper took the stand in his own defense shortly after 10 a.m. He described his relationship with Kellie Ballew as "rocky." He also said he had met Steven and Michelle Andrews on several occasions at functions with Ballew's job at Outside Productions in Bonita Springs. He said the couples even sat together at the same table for a company Christmas party. Cooper also testified he had sex with Michelle Andrews. Full story »

Here is the 24-hour log from the Naples Police and Fire Department from 5 a.m. Friday, Oct. 10, through 5 a.m. Monday, Oct. 13. Full story »

A Naples Park man is facing a felony charge after Collier County Sheriff's deputies say he stole a stop sign following an accident in Naples Park on Sunday. Full story »

Naples police have identified the man who was shot and killed Sunday night as Jacques Lamothe, 63, who lived in the Gordon River Apartments. The name of the second man who was shot and hospitalized is not being released for his safety, said Naples Det. Randy Durniak. Police are following numerous leads, Durniak said, but the identity of the shooter remains a mystery. Full story »

Two Lee County Sheriff's Office K-9 unit vehicles and one civilian vehicle were hit by gunshots early this evening, the Lee County Sheriff's Office reports. No one was injured during the shootings. Full story »

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A pedestrian was killed around 3 a.m. Sunday when he walked into the path of a car on State Road 29 in Immokalee, the Florida Highway Patrol stated in a news release. Full story »

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Though the correlation isn’t exact, most experts believe that crime does, in fact, increase during difficult economic times. It remains to be seen how much crime will increase in Southwest Florida, if at all, as the economy continues to sour, but local officials say they’re doing what they can to keep criminals at bay. Full story »

The couple met at St. Matthew’s House, at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting. But within 2 1/2 years, he would be dead and she’d be charged with his murder. Tommy Chapman Jr., 27, a waiter at Roy’s restaurant at Bayfront, was found barely alive on June 19, lying in a pool of blood in his rental home at 1263 Barbizon Lane in East Naples, where bloody footprints led to his bedroom. Collier County Sheriff’s investigators said the house was filled with blood, and a door appeared as if it were painted red. Full story »

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