Residents can call the Collier County Sheriff’s Office if they suspect extreme increases in prices for food, tools, equipment and other goods during Tropical Storm Fay.
Residents are encouraged to report price gouging, insurance fraud and exploitation to CCSO’s Economic Crimes Unit at 252-8796.
Economic crimes investigators will work closely with the state’s Division of Insurance Fraud and the Florida Attorney General’s Office.
CCSO is committed to safeguarding the community against these unfair practices and opportunistic crimes.