Important Update: Division of Law Enforcement Weekly Report Discontinuation
We want to inform you the Division of Law Enforcement Weekly Report will be discontinued, with the final issue being distributed by March 5. To continue receiving updates about significant FWC law enforcement cases, we encourage you to subscribe to the News - Law Enforcement email list (under the "Law Enforcement" category).
Additionally, we are working on expanding how FWC law enforcement news and information is shared, with plans for updates on other platforms in the near future.
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 CASES
Madison County
- Officer Specialist Vazquez and Senior Officer Humphrey were working an area where they had received a complaint about a subject trespassing with a firearm and possibly poaching. While the officers were conducting surveillance of the area, they observed a light sweeping the field and heard a single shot from the direction of the light. The officers attempted to apprehend the subject, who fled on foot. After a short foot pursuit, the officers took the subject into custody. The subject was in possession of a single shot shotgun, which contained one spent cartridge still in the gun. The subject was arrested for trespass with a firearm, resisting officers without violence and for taking/attempting to take deer at night with gun and light.
 CASES
Brevard County
- Officer Barghouty observed an individual cast netting just west of the A1A Bridge while patrolling at Sebastian Inlet State Park. When the individual returned to his vehicle, he was observed hiding a bucket under the center of his vehicle. A resource inspection was conducted and the officer discovered two undersized snook taken with a cast net. The individual also did not have a valid saltwater fishing license or snook stamp. Appropriate law enforcement action was taken for the harvest of two undersized snook using an illegal method.
 CASES
Collier County
- Captive Wildlife Investigator Corteguera conducted an inspection regarding possession of a bobcat and a Canadian lynx. The owner was found to have an expired license for the cats. Investigator Corteguera previously issued a written warning for the same violation last year. A citation was issued for the expired license. The owner of the cats has applied for a renewal of the captive wildlife license. Investigator Martin and Officer Morgan assisted with the incident.
 CASES
Miami-Dade County
- Officers Gutierrez and Martinez observed a vessel with fishing rods traveling on the Intracoastal Waterway north of Julia Tuttle Causeway without navigational lights on. They stopped the vessel to conduct a safety and resource inspection and found both occupants to be in possession of 29 mangrove snapper with 10 being undersized. Appropriate law enforcement action was taken.
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