http://marconews.com/news/police-fire/?partner=RSSmarconews.com Stories: Police and Fireen-uspolice-firehttp://marconews.com/news/2008/sep/04/collier-deputies-marco-man-attempts-purchase-oxyco/?partner=RSSCollier County sheriff’s deputies arrested a 47-year-old Marco Island man Wednesday after they say he attempted to purchase Oxycontin pills from an undercover investigator. tlaten@naplesnews.com (Naples Daily News staff report)Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:46:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/sep/04/collier-deputies-marco-man-attempts-purchase-oxyco/?partner=RSSlocalhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/sep/03/marco-police-briefs-september-3-2008/?partner=RSS  Thu, 04 Sep 2008 01:12:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/sep/03/marco-police-briefs-september-3-2008/?partner=RSSlocalhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/sep/03/report-shots-fired-during-attempted-bank-robbery-e/?partner=RSSSouthwest Florida authorities are searching for three men they believe robbed an armored Brinks delivery truck outside an East Naples bank Wednesday and fled in a getaway vehicle while a Brinks employee fired at them. The robbery occurred around 9:30 a.m. outside the front door of the Wachovia Bank at 12609 U.S. 41 E. The bank is by the Eagle Creek Shops near the Collier Boulevard turn-off to Marco Island, the Collier County Sheriff’s Office reported. epfreeman@naplesnews.com (LIZ FREEMAN, RYAN MILLS)Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:11:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/sep/03/report-shots-fired-during-attempted-bank-robbery-e/?partner=RSSlocalhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/sep/02/trio-marco-police-officers-promoted/?partner=RSSCiting the importance of family support in a job that involves erratic hours and sacrifices in times of crises, Marco Island Police Chief Thom Carr on Aug. 29 promoted three of his men at a well-attended ceremony in the city’s community hall. qproux@marcoeagle.com (QUENTIN ROUX)Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:45:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/sep/02/trio-marco-police-officers-promoted/?partner=RSSlocalhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/sep/02/marco-police-briefs-september-2-2008/?partner=RSS  Tue, 02 Sep 2008 04:00:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/sep/02/marco-police-briefs-september-2-2008/?partner=RSSlocalhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/28/vandalism-case-solved-teens-arrested-connection-25/?partner=RSSMarco Island Police solved a recent spree of vandalism to island homes. One month after wrecking havoc on about two dozen island properties including homes, a city park and a nonprofit organization, two teens have been arrested and sent to juvenile detention for suspected connection to the felony counts of criminal mischief. They also face several counts of misdemeanors. kelfarrell@yahoo.com (KELLY FARRELL)Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:10:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/28/vandalism-case-solved-teens-arrested-connection-25/?partner=RSSlocalhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/28/marco-police-chief-carr-wants-officers-out-their-c/?partner=RSSWhile many people have gotten to know and hear from Thom Carr over his last 10 years with the Marco Island Police Department, the public heard him speak for the first time as chief this week at the Marco Island Police Foundation lunch Wednesday. City Manager Steve Thompson selected Carr as chief on Aug. 4. kelfarrell@yahoo.com (KELLY FARRELL)Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:10:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/28/marco-police-chief-carr-wants-officers-out-their-c/?partner=RSSlocalhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/27/drunk-and-naked-gets-golden-gate-man-jail-term/?partner=RSSLevi Zachary Humphrey had a novel way of celebrating his 23rd birthday — in his birthday suit. Marco Island police officers responded to a call about a man lying in the roadway by the Goodland Bridge on July 30, 2007, and found him swimming naked. So they called the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, which sent a corporal and a boat from its marine unit. aaswift@naplesnews.com (AISLING SWIFT)Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:51:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/27/drunk-and-naked-gets-golden-gate-man-jail-term/?partner=RSSlocalhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/27/marco-police-briefs-august-27-2008/?partner=RSS  Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:23:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/27/marco-police-briefs-august-27-2008/?partner=RSSlocalhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/26/marco-island-woman-charged-improper-exhibition-fir/?partner=RSSPolice arrested a 48-year-old Marco Island woman Monday afternoon after they say she shot two doors in her home with a revolver, and then held the gun to her head on her front lawn. tlaten@naplesnews.com (Naples Daily News staff report)Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:15:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/26/marco-island-woman-charged-improper-exhibition-fir/?partner=RSSlocalhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/25/police-blocks-marco-neighborhood-after-woman-threa/?partner=RSSPolice blocked off a Marco Island neighborhood for about 20 minutes this afternoon after a woman with a gun threatened to shoot herself. tlaten@naplesnews.com (Naples Daily News staff report)Mon, 25 Aug 2008 20:25:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/25/police-blocks-marco-neighborhood-after-woman-threa/?partner=RSSlocalhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/21/marco-police-officer-says-hes-not-guilty-battery-c/?partner=RSSA Marco Island police officer who was charged with battery, a first-degree misdemeanor, in June pleaded not guilty and will be back in court on the charges in September. Officer Stephen Mariani, 49 helped break up a drunken brawl outside a bar in February. Mariani was charged with battery June 17 after it was revealed that he struck two of the men he arrested. He also used pepper spray on them while they were handcuffed in the back of his squad car. kelfarrell@yahoo.com (KELLY FARRELL)Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:55:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/21/marco-police-officer-says-hes-not-guilty-battery-c/?partner=RSSlocalhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/20/marco-police-briefs-august-20-2008/?partner=RSS  Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:01:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/20/marco-police-briefs-august-20-2008/?partner=RSSlocalhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/15/man-pleads-massage-case-gets-probation/?partner=RSSA 56-year-old massage therapist from Lee County pleaded no contest to battery Friday and was ordered to give up his massage license after a woman told police he committed a sex act on her during a massage at a Marco Island spa. aaswift@naplesnews.com (AISLING SWIFT)Sat, 16 Aug 2008 02:42:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/15/man-pleads-massage-case-gets-probation/?partner=RSSlocalhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/12/ccso-unveil-multi-agency-marine-task-force-based-m/?partner=RSSIf the Collier County Sheriff’s Office’s new Joint Marine Operations Center bears a striking resemblance to the Sheriff’s Office’s Marco Island substation, that would be because they are one in the same. But while the walls may be the same, authorities say what’s happening inside is different and will help make Collier’s coast and waterways safer. ramills@naplesnews.com (RYAN MILLS)Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:25:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/12/ccso-unveil-multi-agency-marine-task-force-based-m/?partner=RSSlocalhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/12/glass-beach-leads-arrest-marco/?partner=RSSWhat may seem to be a minor violation could lead to a long day in jail followed by a day in court, especially if the police take notice of you more than once in a day. That is what happened to Tracy Allen, a Pennsylvania resident who was visiting Residents’ Beach in late May. Allen’s cooler contained three glass beer bottles and a glass iced tea bottle. The problem wasn’t the beer, but the glass. She was arrested May 29 for violating a Collier County beach ordinance which prohibits glass containers on the beach. kelfarrell@yahoo.com (KELLY FARRELL)Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:55:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/12/glass-beach-leads-arrest-marco/?partner=RSSlocalhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/12/marco-businesses-caught-selling-alcohol-minors/?partner=RSSDespite a recent educational campaign warning convenient store managers and clerks of the laws and dangers related to selling alcohol to minors, two island convenient stores were charged with the offense last week. Drug Free Collier, a nonprofit coalition working to prevent alcohol and drug abuse in minors, partnered with local law enforcement agencies including the Collier County Sheriff’s Office, Naples Police Department and Marco Island Police Department to curtail the sale of alcohol to minors from Immokalee to Marco Island and throughout Collier County. kelfarrell@yahoo.com (KELLY FARRELL)Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:52:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/12/marco-businesses-caught-selling-alcohol-minors/?partner=RSSlocalhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/11/thom-carr-selected-marco-island-police-chief/?partner=RSSA national search for the Marco Island police chief ended with a find right in the department’s back yard. City Manager Steve Thompson announced Monday that acting Chief Thom Carr is now the permanent Marco Island police chief, effective immediately. Carr, 62, has been acting chief of the Marco Island Police Department for four months and has served the department since its beginning about a decade ago. kelfarrell@yahoo.com (KELLY FARRELL)Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:42:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/11/thom-carr-selected-marco-island-police-chief/?partner=RSSlocalhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/05/marco-city-council-puts-tools-hands-police-officer/?partner=RSSMarco Island City Council took some credence to residents’ requests for the city to consider cutting staff and looking at efficiencies. While council did not vote on whether to approve the request for six new employee positions within the city, council did approve the help of a volunteer human resources expert to look into the matter. They also approved approximately $100,000 in 2009 to purchase lap-top computers for police patrol cars. kelfarrell@yahoo.com (KELLY FARRELL)Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:19:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/05/marco-city-council-puts-tools-hands-police-officer/?partner=RSSlocalhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/05/marco-police-briefs-august-5-2008/?partner=RSS  Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:00:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/aug/05/marco-police-briefs-august-5-2008/?partner=RSSlocal