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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said Tuesday that 27 of the invasive snakes have been hunted so far in Florida Everglades competition that began Jan. 12.
More than 1,000 people signed up to hunt pythons in the Everglades through Feb. 10 in the hopes of winning cash prizes. Competitors are allowed to keep the python skins, once researchers finish examining the snakes. (Full Story on Naples News)
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. – All lanes of I-75 are open again after a car crash shut down the northbound direction of the interstate at milemarker 117.
Lee County deputies say the call came in shortly before 6 a.m., with reports of a car crashed into a guardrail. (Full Story on Wink News)
Southwest Florida law enforcement agencies serve an increasingly diverse population, but their 2,142 sworn employees don’t reflect it.
The News-Press analyzed statistics from four agencies: Fort Myers Police Department, Cape Coral Police Department, Lee County Sheriff’s Office and Collier County Sheriff’s Office, to see how their personnel measures up in race and gender against the populations they serve.
They’re overwhelmingly white, ranging from 72 to 88 percent, the numbers show. They’re overwhelmingly male, ranging from 80 to 90 percent. The Southwest Florida populations they serve also are largely white, but in two cases — Fort Myers police and Collier County sheriff — the number of white officers is 18 percent higher than the population served. (Read More)
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