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Dispute Over Merchandise Return Led to Robbery Charge

A woman trying to make a return on a purchase for which she did not have a receipt allegedly caused destruction in the store when they would not refund the money. On June 17, a woman went into a Family Dollar Store in Lee County intending to return an item…

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Man Could Spend Decades in Jail over Pie and Spilled Water 

A Florida man was arrested after allegedly dumping two glasses of water on his brother during a dispute over pie, and he could face up to 30 years in prison if he is found guilty.  Early in the evening on February 22, a 64-year-old man and his older brother were…

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Deputy Charged for Planting Drugs and Unlawfully Arresting Suspect 

A Lee County deputy is one of three people facing charges for allegedly working together to plant drugs on a suspect to set him up for an unlawful arrest.  Niko Irizarry began working for the Lee County Sheriff’s Office in 2018. The sheriff reported that Irizarry had never been reprimanded…

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Son Staged Own Kidnapping to Extort Money From Dad

A father who believed his son had been kidnapped by someone demanding ransom money reportedly learned that it was a scheme his son had set up in an alleged attempt to take his cash. On August 13, the father of 24-year-old Austin Blake Hawks was reportedly contacted through Facetime by…

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