CAPE CORAL, Fla.—A Cape Coral man has been arrested on ten felony counts of possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM), as part of a statewide initiative by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE). Eduardo Antonio Arango Ruiz, 69, was arrested on August 18 and transported to the Lee CountyContinue Reading
COLLIER COUNTY, FL – A school crossing guard’s keen observation led to the arrest of a suspected thief just one day after he allegedly stole speakers from a Walmart. George Stidham Jr., 53, is now in the Collier County jail facing charges of retail theft and trespassing. According to SheriffContinue Reading
A 24-year-old man from Arcadia, Israel Rivas, was arrested this week after violently shaking his two-month-old infant in the parking lot of a Fort Myers bar, according to Lee County Sheriff’s Office detectives. Rivas had been at the Nauti Parrot Oasis with friends but agreed to stay outside with theContinue Reading
NAPLES, Fla. — A 47-year-old convicted felon is in custody after selling trafficking amounts of fentanyl to an undercover Collier County Sheriff’s Office detective. Faith Ann Martin of Naples was arrested Thursday and charged with fentanyl trafficking. Detectives with the Vice and Narcotics Bureau identified Martin as a known drugContinue Reading
VENICE, FL – A multi-agency operation conducted at Hotel Venezia during a three-day electronic dance music festival has resulted in the arrest of six individuals on 17 drug charges. The operation, which took place on Friday, August 1, was led by the Venice Police Department’s Special Investigations Unit in coordinationContinue Reading
SARASOTA, Fla. – The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) has arrested three individuals accused of participating in a transnational drug trafficking organization operating on behalf of a Mexican cartel. Jose Luis Solorio-Ruiz, 67; John Lewis Crismon Jr., 76; and Emilio Garnica, 37, were each charged with one count ofContinue Reading
NAPLES, FL — A 38-year-old man claiming to represent a local youth football team is facing multiple felony fraud charges after Collier County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) detectives say he scammed residents by selling fake raffle tickets for an NFL game. Jacob Donald Thielking, of Naples, was arrested Monday, July 28,Continue Reading
CAPE CORAL, Fla. – The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) has arrested Ricardo Luiz Rodrigues Rangel, 52, of Cape Coral, on 10 counts of possession of child sexual abuse material, a second-degree felony. This arrest is part of FDLE’s ongoing statewide initiative to identify and apprehend criminals who targetContinue Reading