http://marconews.com/news/police-fire/marconews.com Stories: Police and Fireen-uspolice-firehttp://marconews.com/news/2008/may/15/cert-week-3-light-search-and-rescue/This weeks’ CERT (Citizen Emergency Response Team) session, taught by Team Leader Russ Rainey introduced us to Light Search and Rescue Operations. This consists of a systematic size up of the task and developing a safe, well-orchestrated rescue plan to achieve the most possible in the shortest amount of time. Thu, 15 May 2008 18:00:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/may/15/cert-week-3-light-search-and-rescue/localhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/may/13/marco-police-briefs-may-13/  Tue, 13 May 2008 04:00:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/may/13/marco-police-briefs-may-13/localhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/may/12/firefighters-put-out-blaze-laundry-room-east-naple/Firefighters extinguished a blaze that erupted Sunday in the laundry room of an East Naples home. Mon, 12 May 2008 19:12:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/may/12/firefighters-put-out-blaze-laundry-room-east-naple/police-firehttp://marconews.com/news/2008/may/09/marco-leaders-authorize-draft-fire-assessment-ordi/As Florida legislators cut taxes, the Marco Island City Council may be looking to add an assessment to the tax bills residents receive this fall. The Marco council gave approval this week for city staff to move forward with the steps necessary to create a fire assessment. The council will make a final decision on whether to add a fire assessment during budget hearings this summer. Sat, 10 May 2008 01:25:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/may/09/marco-leaders-authorize-draft-fire-assessment-ordi/localhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/may/08/cert-week-two-arcpad-allows-immediate-assessment/At the beginning of this weeks’ CERT (Citizen Emergency Response Team) session we were greeted and thanked by MIFD Chief Mike Murphy. The chief voiced his full support for Marco Islands’ citizen corps, and reinforced to us just how important our various support roles are, and how we will take part of the burden away from the fire and police departments as well as helping our fellow Marco neighbors. Thu, 08 May 2008 16:28:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/may/08/cert-week-two-arcpad-allows-immediate-assessment/localhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/may/07/marco-police-briefs-may-7/  Wed, 07 May 2008 20:05:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/may/07/marco-police-briefs-may-7/localhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/may/05/boat-propeller-slices-swimmers-foot-marco-beach/An East Naples man swimming off Tigertail Beach on Marco Island had his foot sliced by a boat’s propeller Sunday afternoon. Mon, 05 May 2008 21:09:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/may/05/boat-propeller-slices-swimmers-foot-marco-beach/localhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/may/01/cert-week-one/At the culmination of the spring session of CERT training, Marco Island will have over 100 trained volunteers prepared to augment our local, county, state and federal disaster responders. Thu, 01 May 2008 04:00:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/may/01/cert-week-one/localhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/apr/28/former-marco-firefighter-charged-practicing-emt-pa/A former Marco Island firefighter-EMT was arrested on a warrant during the weekend after authorities said he lied about passing a state test and then passed himself off as a paramedic. Brian Matthew Franklin, 24, of Cape Coral, was charged with practicing as an EMT paramedic ambulance driver without a certificate, which is a misdemeanor. Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:55:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/apr/28/former-marco-firefighter-charged-practicing-emt-pa/localhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/apr/26/marco-police-foundation-bids-chief-farewell-he-goe/Roger Reinke leaves big shoes to fill as he moves from his job as Marco Island police chief to become assistant city manager in Naples on May 5. So a size 14 gift was fitting. The Marco Island chief of police was roasted at a farewell celebration hosted by the Marco Island Police Foundation on Friday night at Orion Bank. Reinke’s going-away gifts for his seven years of service as Marco chief included a size 14 running shoe. Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:07:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/apr/26/marco-police-foundation-bids-chief-farewell-he-goe/localhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/apr/25/man-charged-stealing-boat-crash-survivors-trust-fu/People from across Southwest Florida emptied their wallets last year, purchasing $5 raffle tickets as part of a benefit to raise money for Jennifer Molter, the 16-year-old sole survivor of a January 2007 boat crash on Big Marco Pass that killed her mother, brother, sister and her sister’s fiance. The money was put into a trust for the sole purpose of paying for Jennifer’s college expenses. But an investigation by the Naples police department revealed not all the money was used for its intended purpose. Fri, 25 Apr 2008 22:35:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/apr/25/man-charged-stealing-boat-crash-survivors-trust-fu/localhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/apr/24/crime-prevention-officer-supplies-simple-tips-aver/If a thief or burglar really wants to get into your home or condo, he’ll do so, but placing deterrents in his path will likely steer him along the path of least resistance. Translation: He’ll go rip off some other place. Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:37:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/apr/24/crime-prevention-officer-supplies-simple-tips-aver/localhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/apr/21/firefighters-battle-500-acre-brush-fire-picayune-s/The 500-acre fire that burned Monday in the Picayune Strand State Forest was a proscribed burn that was aborted when the humidity unexpectedly dropped, said Gerry LaCavera, wildfire mitigation specialist with the Florida Division of Forestry Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:51:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/apr/21/firefighters-battle-500-acre-brush-fire-picayune-s/police-firehttp://marconews.com/news/2008/apr/17/marco-police-briefs-april-17/  Thu, 17 Apr 2008 04:00:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/apr/17/marco-police-briefs-april-17/localhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/apr/14/marco-police-briefs-april-14/  Mon, 14 Apr 2008 04:00:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/apr/14/marco-police-briefs-april-14/localhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/apr/07/marco-police-briefs-april-7/  Mon, 07 Apr 2008 04:00:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/apr/07/marco-police-briefs-april-7/localhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/apr/06/marco-man-finishes-sentence-violating-court-order/Judith Diamond often came to work with bruises, cuts, black eyes — even a cast and crutches, witnesses told investigators. The Marco Island woman told friends and relatives that her husband of 17 years, David, had a temper and often beat her. She said he’d threatened to kill her as she swam in the pool of their rented home, dunking her head and telling her it would be so easy to kill her as she swam, witnesses said. Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:43:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/apr/06/marco-man-finishes-sentence-violating-court-order/localhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/apr/03/8-foot-burmese-python-rescued-marco-airport-hangar/It could easily have been an April Fools’ prank. The thing is, nobody was fooling. An eight-foot Burmese python was rescued from the rafters of a Marco Island Executive Airport hangar Thursday, a couple of days after first being spotted on April Fools’ Day. The rescue was a collaborative effort between the Civil Air Patrol, the Marco Island and Isles of Capri fire departments and an animal rescue team from the nonprofit Everglades Outpost. Thu, 03 Apr 2008 23:34:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/apr/03/8-foot-burmese-python-rescued-marco-airport-hangar/localhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/mar/31/marco-police-briefs-march-31/  Mon, 31 Mar 2008 04:00:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/mar/31/marco-police-briefs-march-31/localhttp://marconews.com/news/2008/mar/25/old-fire-station-upgraded-use-training-facility/Try wearing a firefighter’s suit in this climate. You’d want a place to stop off in the middle of the day to get cleaned up, too. That is part of the reason the Marco Island Fire Department has spruced up the old fire station, located at 751 E. Elkcam Circle. That, and a handful of complaints about the appearance of the site. Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:24:00 -0000http://marconews.com/news/2008/mar/25/old-fire-station-upgraded-use-training-facility/local