From humble beginnings, the Cape Coral Police Department has become ranked as one of the safest cities in Florida year after year.
Established in 1971, CCPD began with just three patrol officers, a sergeant and chief when they first set up shop in the former Gulf American Corporation ...
“Growing up in Cape Coral was great — you always felt really safe. We lived just down the street from Cape Elementary and I remember riding my bike to school with my little brother every morning. It was just one of those places you could play in the front yard, the back yard, and nobody ...
“I was 8-years-old when I came to Cape Coral in 1960. My family had a grocery business in West Virginia and my grandfather had recently retired and was vacationing in Fort Myers Beach around 1957.
“When the Rosen brothers started developing Cape Coral, my grandfather went over to talk to ...