Lee County Sheriff’s Office Leads Interagency Collaborative Effort

Lee County Sheriff Carmine Marceno recently hosted executive management personnel from neighboring law enforcement agencies for the FBI Incident Management Symposium, which focuses on collaboratively sharing information about critical incidents.

The September event featured speakers from the FBI Tampa Field Office and the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.

The effort is part of Marceno’s stance on creating a Regional Targeted Violence Unit (TVU), along with the FBI, with the goal of building a multijurisdictional force that can adapt to rapidly changing threats of mass violence as well. as well as the general concerns of the community.

The TVU model originated in Florida and has proven successful in building information sharing and actionable resources across law enforcement jurisdictions.

TVU, along with events like the symposium, provide agencies the opportunity to train with the FBI and build a unit that can ensure public safety both in Lee County and throughout Southwest Florida.

The symposium included presentations from the FBI’s Tampa Field Office Special Agent in Charge Matthew Fodor and Captain of the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office Randy Foley.

The goal was to establish priorities related to statewide information sharing about critical incidents. Resources gained include understanding the importance of initial response to incidents, post-incident reporting among agency leaders, and how to effectively reunite any victims and families affected by the incident.

The idea that agencies compete with each other — something that has been caricatured in pop culture in shows and movies that depict local agencies complaining about turf wars — is being debunked with efforts stemming from Marceno’s Lee County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO). The LCSO notes that all first responder agencies — regardless of the uniform they wear — play a critical role in ensuring safety among residents, businesses and visitors.

Marceno plans to soon announce dates for future symposiums, which will also focus on working cohesively alongside other agencies across the region to drive successful outcomes.

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