The Fort Myers Police Department is now set up to receive anonymous crime tips through text messaging. WGCU’s John Davis reports.

Local law enforcement agencies in Sarasota and Manatee counties have arrested a man they believe to be responsible for a series of home invasion burglaries in which female victims were tied up, then sexually assaulted or beaten. WGCU’s John Davis has more.

Officials
with the federal Drug Enforcement Agency and local law enforcement
announced Wednesday they’ve busted a major marijuana grow operation in
Southwest Florida. WGCU’s John Davis reports.

The
murder of a Naples woman and her five children has focused renewed
attention on the issue of domestic violence. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez has
more.

A
former Arcadia man who spent more than 20 years in jail for allegedly
killing his seven children is trying one more time to get state
compensation for wrongful imprisonment.  WGCU’s Luis Hernandez
reports.

Florida
Gulf Coast University partnered with the Lee County Sheriff’s Office
today/Thursday to spread awareness of the domestic human trafficking of
children.  WGCU’s Farah Dosani reports.

As
high school seniors prepare for prom and graduation one southwest
Florida organization is asking parents to talk to their kids about
alcohol at a younger age.  WGCU’s Luis Hernandez reports.

Lee County detectives working with federal investigators have cracked one of the largest auto theft rings in the United
States.  WGCU’s John Davis reports.

A national tracking organization found the number of stalking cases in America tripled in 2007 compared to figures collected three years before. Folks from the Shelter for Abused Women and Children in Naples want people to remember some key ways to protect themselves from stalkers. WGCU’s Luis Hernandez has this report.

Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers is teaming up with local law enforcement to help take guns off the street.  WGCU’s John Davis reports.