Fort Myers Police Department

We're now more than halfway through Black History Month. So, in honor of those of black heritage here in Southwest Florida, WGCU is featuring local…

Law enforcement officers from across Florida, as well as first responders, and state and local elected officials were among those converging on Germain…

It’s been about a year since we last sat down to talk with Fort Myers Police Chief Derrick Diggs. He's he’s been on the job since August of 2016, having…

UPDATE: Fort Myers incumbent Mayor Randy Henderson won 71% of the vote, automatically winning a third consecutive term. For city council races, ward 3…

The Police Foundation is a national nonprofit tasked with improving policing through research, innovation, and science, and it may soon be offering help…

Fort Myers Police Chief Derrick Diggs took over the job of police chief position in August. Since then, he's pushed for more community engagement and…

A 70-page audit of the Fort Myers Police Department details a department in crisis.The audit, prepared by the independent Freeh Group International…

The Fort Myers Police Department is outfitting all its uniformed patrol officers and sergeants with new body camera and taser technology. Police Chief…

The new chief of the Fort Myers Police Department, Derrick Diggs, led the first of several community engagement sessions Thursday that are being touted by…

Gov. Rick Scott spoke with media this afternoon about a mass shooting that took place early Monday morning outside a Fort Myers nightclub.The club was…