Cape Police have more gun locks available
The Cape Coral Police Department has free gun locks available for residents who keep firearms in their homes. The department received the locks through Project ChildSafe, which is a component of Project Safe Neighborhoods. District Resource Officer Jerry Moll said the CCPD acquired 500 locks at the start of the year and another 500 locks a few weeks ago. There are more than 300 gun locks left to distribute. “Since January, we went through the original 500, and now we have gotten into the second 500,” he said. “We’ve got several hundred left.” According to prepared statement, the death of 2-year-old Ian Heath Allen of Fort Myers prompted Moll to request the gun locks. The toddler died after he accidentally shot himself with an unsecured firearm. “The death of this young boy was a terrible tragedy and as a father, my heart goes out to the family,” Moll said after the fatal shooting.
» Full StorySullivan to speak at next Southwest Cape Coral Neighborhood Association meeting
Due to St. Patrick's Day and scheduling conflicts, the March, 2010 meeting of the Southwest Cape Coral Neighborhood Association will be held on the fourth Wednesday of the month, March 24.
Cape-Fort Myers foreclosures jump
Foreclosure filings in the Cape Coral - Fort Myers metro area skyrocketed between January and Februar.
Mariner High teams to square-off in flag football fund-raisers
Juniors at Mariner High will face off in a flag football tournament Saturday to benefit the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life.
» Full StoryNew traffic pattern on Santa Barbara Boulevard between Veterans Parkway and S.W. 28th Terrace
As part of the Santa Barbara Boulevard Improvement Project from State Road 78 / Pine Island Road to Gleason Parkway, motorists should be on alert for a new traffic pattern.
Unemployment numbers up 4 percent year-over-year
Lee County’s unemployment numbers for January came in at 14.1 percent, up from December 2009’s revised rate of 13.4 percent.
Year over year, the county’s unemployment rate rose 4 percent, as January 2009 had posted a 10.9 percentage rate.
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