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Local woman accused of felony child neglect
A 7-year-old child was allegedly locked out of his home all day and left to fend for himself because his mother was angry with her boyfriend. On Tuesday, May 14, Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office...
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Body found in submerged vehicle off Cemetery Road in Okeechobee
Special to the Lake Okeechobee News OKEECHOBEE – The Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the “homicide of a white male” found in a submerged vehicle in Taylor Creek, according to an...
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Okeechobee man charged with aggravated assault
Two women and a child were allegedly threatened by a gunman on Thursday evening, May 16, in the 200 block of Northeast 11th Street. Ryan Tiger Okeechobee Police Sgt. Belen Reyna was reportedly...
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Another drug house closed
At approximately 7 a.m. Friday, the Okeechobee County Sheriff Office’s Narcotics Task Force, along with the OCSO Special Response Team and agents from DEA, served a narcotics search warrant in the...
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Robbery at LaBelle American Advance
LABELLE — On Thursday, May 9, at approximately 5:50 p.m., the Hendry County Sheriff’s Office received a call from American Advanced, located at 51 S. Lee St. #6, a check cashing and payday loan...
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Man strikes pregnant woman
HENDRY/GLADES — On April 21, at approximately 6 p.m., Hendry County deputies responded to 161 Martin St. in LaBelle, after receiving a call for assistance from someone who had witnessed a man shouting...
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Drug deal leads to murder
After a vehicle was pulled from a canal last week, the deceased driver was found to have multiple gunshot wounds to the neck and head. Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Jonathon Gove responded...
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Man accused of stealing from an elderly woman’s bank account
OKEECHOBEE — A local woman called the police after her bank notified her that her account had a balance of only $10, and she knew she had not spent the money. The woman told Okeechobee Police...
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Man’s Fruity Pebbles snacks confiscated during arrest
CLEWISTON — A Hendry County Sheriff’s Office report stated that on April 30, the Hendry County Sheriff’s Office took a report of a residential burglary in Clewiston. The victim discovered the front...
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LaBelle man arrested on multiple drug charges
LABELLE — Glades County Sheriffs Office has been conducting a narcotic investigation in the Muse Community. This investigation was an effort between the Criminal Investigations and Uniform Patrol...
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Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office searching for stolen excavator
Special to the Lake Okeechobee News/OCSO OKEECHOBEE — An Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office press release stated that on May 22, a 2018 Kubota Mini Excavator on tracks was reported stolen from the...
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Crime Stoppers is searching for Eddie Anderson
PALM BEACH COUNTY — Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach County needs your help in locating Eddie Anderson, 41, black, male, 5 feet 10 inches tall, 140 pounds, black hair, brown eyes and he has multiple...
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Three students arrested on gun charges
CLEWISTON — A Hendry County press release stated that on Tuesday, May 28, at approximately 8 a.m. the Clewiston High School Student Resource Officer (SRO) received a call from the Clewiston Middle...
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Crime Stoppers is searching for Charles Day
PALM BEACH COUNTY — Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach County needs your help in locating Charles Day, 65, black, male, 5 feet 10 inches tall, 160 pounds, bald, brown eyes and he has multiple tattoos....
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Man charged with 1998 rape in Belle Glade
BELLE GLADE — A Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office press release stated that on May 14, detectives obtained a warrant for the arrest of 38-year-old Jocquin Lavoy Turner, of Belle Glade, for sexual...
View ArticleMan sleeping behind the wheel charged with DUI
OKEECHOBEE — An Okeechobee man was arrested early Sunday morning after he was allegedly found sleeping behind the wheel of a running vehicle at a local gas station. According to the report by a member...
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Clewiston man missing since Sunday
CLEWISTON — Below you will find a photo of Jamal Hubert last seen Sunday, June 2, at his home on Maryland Avenue in Clewiston, and it is believed that something may be seriously wrong. A missing...
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Crime Stoppers is searching for Bradley Dunn
PALM BEACH COUNTY — Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach County needs your help in locating Bradley Dunn, 46, white, male, 5 feet 9 inches tall, 160 pounds, brown hair, blue eyes and he has multiple tattoos....
View ArticleWoman who threatened deputy is back in jail
OKEECHOBEE — A woman who threatened to slit a deputy’s throat and kill his wife and children will be completing her sentence in jail after violating probation. On Christmas morning 2018, Okeechobee...
View ArticleTwo men questioned after hit and run crash
OKEECHOBEE — After a hit and run involving a red Hyundai, two men who were seen in a vehicle matching that description were pulled over and questioned. According to the Okeechobee County Sheriff’s...
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