Evan Dean

1 day ago | gulfcoastnewsnow.com | Evan Dean

In Fort Myers, the stretch of Hanson Street just west of I-75 is insignificant. At least, to most people. “No one really knows what took place or what happened here,” Richard Harasym told Gulf Coast News. But Harasym, a cold case detective with the Fort Myers Police Department, does know – or at least has been working to find out. Because before the street stretched east, something did happen in the area. Something sinister. “Where the street is, was all wooded area,” Harasym said.

1 week ago | gulfcoastnewsnow.com | Evan Dean

>> I KNOW I'VE LOST TRACK ABOUT HOW MANY STREAMING SERVICES YOU HAVE AND IT COMES WITH A COST IT'S RAISING THE QUESTION. HOW MANY DO ACTUALLY PAY FOR? I CAN'T KEEP TRACK. I WAS JUST TELLING YOU, I HAVE TO GO THROUGH AND LIKE CUT A BUNCH OF THEM. ACCORDING TO A SURVEY FROM CONSUMER REPORTS, MORE THAN HALF OF AMERICAN HOUSEHOLDS SUBSCRIBE TO 4 OR MORE IN ALMOST ONE IN 10. >> SUBSCRIBE TO 9 OR MORE. THAT SURVEY WAS JUST A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. SO IMAGINE HOW MUCH MORE THOSE NUMBERS ARE NOW.

2 weeks ago | gulfcoastnewsnow.com | Evan Dean

A man who sued the Lee County Sheriff and a now-fired sergeant is getting a large sum of money as part of a settlement. Cory Samek is receiving $400,000 as part of the agreement, according to documents obtained by Gulf Coast News. The incident that sparked it happened back in August of 2023 outside of a gas station on Palm Beach Boulevard. Lee County sheriff’s deputies came across Samek, who they said was drinking and causing problems.

2 weeks ago | gulfcoastnewsnow.com | Evan Dean

It’s been nearly a year since Robert Dillon was wrongfully arrested. Last August, he was handcuffed outside his San Carlos Park home, accused of trying to lure a child at a restaurant more than 300 miles away in Jacksonville Beach. Investigators there submitted surveillance photos of the suspect to a facial recognition program – artificial intelligence – which identified Dillon as a 93% match, according to the police report.

3 weeks ago | gulfcoastnewsnow.com | Evan Dean

After Hurricane Ian barreled through the Gulf Coast in 2022, Carla Dickey was among the hundreds of thousands of people who filed insurance claims for storm damage. But she had concerns with her insurance company from the beginning. “I felt like I was not going to get the money I deserved to fix my house properly,” Dickey explained. So, she hired Francisco Chaparro, the owner of All Elements Public Adjusters, to help her. She signed a contract agreeing to pay him 10% of her claim payout.