Thom Carr

Celebrate Chief Thom Carr’s retirement from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Thursday, at the Marco Island Historical Museum. Carr is retiring after 12 years of service to the Marco Island Police Department. Carr was hired in 1999 and is one ...

Last week was great fun for people who enjoy the sometimes rowdy, rapid goings on in and about Marco Island city government. Topic A, of course, was the changing of the guard at Marco Police headquarters. The buzz began early ...

Quiz questions from recent stories in the Daily News.

When Marco Island Police Chief Thom Carr heard who will replace him when he retires next week, he was surprised, to put it mildly. “I never in a million years would have thought of (former Collier County Sheriff) Don Hunter ...

Former Collier County Sheriff Don Hunter has been named police chief on Marco Island.

Marco Island Police Chief Thom Carr, who announced his retirement last week, is set to work until the end of July, City Manager Jim Riviere said Tuesday in an email to the Daily News.

“I had been thinking about it and originally thought about going another year, but been looking at it closer lately,” Carr said. “I’m in my 38th year of law enforcement and enough is enough.”

Easily a man of action more than words, Det. Edward Stenzel was named Officer of the Year on Wednesday at Hilton Marco Island Beach Resort.

A former Marco Island Police lieutenant is suing the city and police chief, alleging he was retaliated against and fired after he cautioned the chief when he drove to a crime scene after a party and appeared intoxicated

My wife and I knew going to Vietnam and Cambodia would be a special trip. It was memorable, comfortable but with some challenging jungle trails and temple climbing, a return to an unforgettable three-plus months there as an ABC News ...

Reported thefts from vehicles saw the highest increase -- more than doubling from the previous year. This highly preventable crime indicates that people may be feeling a little too safe as most were from unlocked cars, officials said. There were ...

A 35-year-old New Yorker survived an approximate 30-foot jump from Marco Island’s Judge S.S. Jolley Bridge to the frigid waters of the Marco River on Tuesday morning.

A Marco Island police officer was fired recently after an internal investigation found he filed inaccurate reports after a late-night arrest turned into a brawl at a local restaurant.

Driving the idea of disbanding Marco Island’s Code Enforcement Board was the prospect of having traffic infractions handled by an on-island special magistrate. However, Marco Island City Council chose to take no action on the idea during a meeting Monday ...

The Marco Island Police Department rolled out the “blue carpet” Saturday for the their friends. The Marco Police Foundation hosted a Membership Appreciation Day, and members, prospective members and their families got the grand tour of Marco’s law enforcement HQ, ...