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Crime Stoppers is searching for Tyrell Barr
Tyrell Barr PALM BEACH COUNTY — Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach County needs your help in locating Tyrell Barr, 29, black, male, 5 feet 9 inches tall, 170 pounds, black hair, brown eyes, and he has...
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Local woman and her son are victims of armed robbery
OKEECHOBEE — A local woman and her young son were reportedly robbed at gun point as they were loading groceries into the rear of their vehicle in the Walmart parking lot on Sunday, Jan. 20, at...
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Five women killed at SunTrust Bank
SEBRING — An armed man entered SunTrust Bank in Sebring on Wednesday, Jan. 23 shortly after noon and according to Sebring Police Chief Carl Hogan, immediately after contacting the four employees and...
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Dailey sentenced to 20 years for murder of Okeechobee man
OKEECHOBEE – Brandie Dailey – who was 18 in April 2017 when 60-year-old Robert Curtis Joiner was brutally murdered – accepted a plea deal on Friday, Jan. 25. She pleaded guilty to second degree murder...
View ArticleHendry County investigators looking into suspicious death
LABELLE Hendry County Investigators are looking into a suspicious death that was reported in the evening hours of Monday, Jan. 29. Investigators found 66 year old Brenda Hill lying on the floor of her...
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Crime Stoppers is searching for Yasmany Acosta Sanchez
Yasmany Acosta Sanchez PALM BEACH COUNTY — Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach County needs your help in locating Yasmany Acosta Sanchez, 31, 5 feet 10 inches tall, 170 pounds, brown hair, brown eyes, and he...
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Traffic safety important to everyone
The Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office’s traffic unit dates back to 1998, when OCSO was awarded a grant to start one. It originally consisted of two deputies, then grew to three; however, in 2010,...
View ArticlePedestrians warned of traffic hazards
Okeechobee is in the midst of an epidemic, but this epidemic does not involve coughing or sneezing or an upset stomach. This epidemic has to do with pedestrians and bicyclists involved in car...
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Deschamps convicted of manslaughter
MarkDeschamps State Attorney asked jury for first degree murder conviction in connection with 2016 stabbing death of Flavia Munoz After five hours of deliberation, an Okeechobee jury decided on...
View ArticleCoquina rescinds Interlocal Agreement with county: What does this mean to ATV...
OKEECHOBEE — Acting on behalf of the Coquina Water Control District (CWCD), the Owens Law Group sent registered letters Jan. 25, to the Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Department, Okeechobee County...
View ArticlePBSO deputies investigating a Feb. 1 homicide
SOUTH BAY — A Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office press release stated that at 10:15 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 1, deputies responded to a vehicle accident in the 800 block of N.W. First Street in South Bay....
View ArticleNorthbound lanes of U.S. closed due to traffic crash
GLADES COUNTY — Florida Highway Patrol troopers arrived at the scene of a traffic crash at 1:21 p.m. on Feb. 6, involving two semi-trailer trucks on U.S. 27 north of West Yaun Road in Glades County....
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Local woman and her son are victims of armed robbery
OKEECHOBEE — A local woman and her young son were reportedly robbed at gun point as they were loading groceries into the rear of their vehicle in the Walmart parking lot on Sunday, Jan. 20, at...
View ArticlePhone calls asking for money for HCSO is a scam
HENDRY COUNTY — Hendry County Sheriff’s Office has received a number of complaints from people who are reporting scam calls. Callers advised that they are receiving phone calls from phone number...
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Crime Stoppers is searching for Richard Powell
PALM BEACH COUNTY — Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach County needs your help in locating Richard Wayne Powell, 34, white, male, 5 feet 9 inches tall, 150 pounds, brown hair, blue eyes, and he has multiple...
View ArticleFive women killed at SunTrust Bank
SEBRING — An armed man entered SunTrust Bank in Sebring on Wednesday, Jan. 23 shortly after noon and according to Sebring Police Chief Carl Hogan, immediately after contacting the four employees and...
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Crime Stoppers is searching for Everon Morgan
PALM BEACH COUNTY — Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach County needs your help in locating Everon Morgan, 28, black, male, 6 feet 2 inches tall, 190 pounds, black hair, brown eyes and he has multiple tattoos....
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Sexual predator arrested for failing to register
DavidEmrick A sexual predator was arrested Monday, Feb. 11, and charged with failing to register his whereabouts. According to the arrest report issued by the Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office...
View ArticleGrand jury finds law enforcement officers justified in August shooting
A grand jury determined on Wednesday, Feb. 13, that law enforcement officers were justified in their actions on Aug. 6, 2018, says 19th Circuit State Attorney Ashley Albright. The grand jury was...
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DUI leads to cockfighting arrest
Mauro EsparzaBecerra OKEECHOBEE — After being arrested on DUI charges Saturday, Feb. 16, a man was found to have seven aggressive roosters caged in the bed of his truck, and he was later charged with...
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