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Man caught on camera peering through & knocking on window of Lehigh Acres home

LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. – A knock on a window late at night surprised the couple living in a Lehigh Acres home. After seeing the images from a surveillance camera, the couple is looking for answers. Andrea Simpson said she thought her boyfriend was playing a prank on her when she heard someone banging on her window. She soon discovered it was no laughing matter. “I thought it was my boyfriend playing a joke on me but when I called him he said he was still at work,” said Simpson. “I heard bang bang bang again then I started freaking out.” After looking at surveillance photos, she saw...

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33 neglected cattle seized by agricultural deputies in Florida

**WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES BELOW** SARASOTA, Fla. – The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office seized more than 30 neglected cattle on Monday. A local rancher in rural Sarasota County told deputies with the agricultural unit about possible animal neglect happening at the intersection of Lorraine and Fruitville Roads. Deputies found 33 cattle, including several calves, on the property without access to food or water. One of the cattle was found dead on the property, according to Sarasota County deputies. The Collier County Sheriff’s Office confirmed its agricultural unit assisted...

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Fort Myers City Council members discuss combining law enforcement agencies

FORT MYERS, Fla. — A discussion to combine law enforcement agencies in Fort Myers brought dozens of people to speak in support of keeping the Fort Myers Police Department as it is. More than 100 supporters of the Fort Myers Police Department demonstrated at Monday’s City Council meeting. One city council member proposed having the Lee County Sheriff’s Office take over policing in Fort Myers. Councilman Fred Burson added the item to Monday’s agenda after learning that Chief Derrick Diggs applied for a job at the Columbus Police Department. Burson said he has no intent to harm individual...

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Lee County deputies search for missing Lehigh Acres man

LEE COUNTY, Fla. – Lee County deputies are searching a missing Lehigh Acres man. Rastislav Havlic was last seen at his home wearing a grey tank top, blue basketball shorts, glasses, and Jordan sliders, according to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office. He was driving his black 2015 Ford Edge bearing a license plate number HTER38. Havlic could be heading north on I-75 to the Tampa area, Lee County deputies said. Anyone with information is asked to call LCSO at (239) 477-1000 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-780-TIPS. The post Lee County deputies search for missing Lehigh Acres man appeared...

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