Medical marijuana is now legal in Florida. However, many people who do not qualify for medical reasons still resort to using the substance recreationally. Little do they realize that marijuana possession is still a criminal offense. Individuals who are caught with...
Drug Crime
The biggest problem with flakka is not the outrageous headlines
"Did you hear the story about the man who was found in Brevard County having sex with a tree?" While this may sound like the start to a joke, it's in fact the start to a real news story in 2014 involving a 41-year-old man who was arrested in Florida for several crimes...
Belly Roll=Drug Crime
Belly Roll=Drug CrimeBelly rolls concealed drugs in a recent Florida arrest. As part of a 10-hour crime suppression effort by the Volusia County Sheriff's Department, the vehicle that passenger Christopher Mitchell was riding in was stopped because Mitchell wasn't...
Spot Remover-Stopping Drug Crime
Spot Remover-Stopping Drug Crime"Spot Remover" has taken on a completely new meaning.After a year of investigating a Fort Pierce, Florida drug ring, law enforcement officers recently busted it and announced warrants for the arrest of 28 individuals, charging them with...
FDLE Releases Final Report On Crime Lab Changes
News Release: Florida Department of Law Enforcement April 18, 2014While the investigation of Joseph Graves remains active, our Inspector General review of our lab system is complete. That is attached as well as a flyer regarding the changes. Yesterday evening, FDLE...
Heroin a growing threat across USA, police say
WASHINGTON - Heroin and other opiate addiction is now claiming more lives in many communities than violent crime and car crashes, say America's top law enforcement officials who gathered here Wednesday to discuss the increasing devastation caused by the drug.From...
Deputies bust meth factory set up at Fort Myers motel
FORT MYERS, FL - Deputies caught three people manufacturing methamphetamine in a Fort Myers motel Tuesday.A patrol deputy was tipped off about what was going on in Room 270 of theHoward Johnson at 4811 S. Cleveland Avenue and headed to the room to talk to the...
FMPD seizes drugs and cash during raid
FORT MYERS -Fort Myers police arrested a man after executing a search warrant which stemmed from undercover drug purchases over several months.The Special Investigations Group with the assistance of SWAT and uniformed officers conducted a lawful search warrant at 2925...
Two arrested for cocaine possession in separate incidents
CHARLOTTE COUNTY -Deputies arrested two Charlotte County men Wednesday on a variety of charges, including possessing cocaine, in separate incidents in the Englewood area.Shortly after noon, deputies stopped Thomas Dwayne Baggott, 57, of 711 Bertrend Street in...
Homeowner returns to discover grow house remains
CAPE CORAL, FL - It's a homeowner's rental nightmare. A Cape Coral man comes back from overseas to find his locks changed and his property damaged. Police say someone used it as a grow house and that's just the beginning. The homeowner's identity had also been...