Legal

The boyfriend was accused of setting fire to his girlfriend's house in Golden Gate. But the defense contended she's an undocumented worker and was using the case to get a special visa to stay in the U.S. as a crime ...

Southwest Florida crime report

After the dog alerted to the car, deputies searched inside and found several counterfeit bills, printers, inks, bleach and blank paper as if to make currency, according to the report.

Around 5 p.m., a woman arrived home and found a broken beer bottle on the floor and a child running around barefoot with a dirty diaper, according to an arrest report.

Around 7:45 a.m., a student was near the bike rack when a man attempted to start a conversation with him, according to a news release. Eventually the student ran into the school.

Lee County sheriff's deputies are investigating a report of shots being fired Wednesday afternoon in the Gateway community.

A threatening note most likely left overnight at the Collier County library branch on Central Avenue evacuated the public building early this morning in Old Naples.

A Goodwill employee is accused of stealing electronics and clothing from the East Naples store where she worked.

A Publix cashier is accused of pocketing cash by activating Visa gift cards and making fraudulent returns.

An Immokalee man accused of stealing a woman’s purse in April was arrested by Collier County sheriff’s deputies Monday.

A homeless man whose face was mostly chewed off in a bizarre attack last year appeared Tuesday to be mostly at peace with his disfigurement, strumming a guitar, making jokes and thanking people for their donations to help pay for ...

This is the police beat for Tuesday, May 22, 2013