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Man sentenced to probation after high speed chase
Genaro Medrano OKEECHOBEE — The Pahokee man who led several law enforcement officers on a high speed chase through downtown Okeechobee and crashed into the city’s emergency generator in April will be...
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Clewiston man arrested in connection to Hubert’s death
CLEWISTON — A Hendry County Sheriff’s Office press release stated that on June 12 Terrance Demetrius Thomas, 30, of Clewiston, was arrested in connection with the death of Jamal Hubert. He is being...
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Crime Stoppers is searching for Dwayne Williams
Dwayne Williams, 20, black, male, 5 feet 11 inches tall, 170 pounds, black hair, brown eyes and he has multiple tattoos. His last known address was on Roosevelt Place in Belle Glade. Williams is...
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Hughes indicted for murder of ‘Prairie Jen’
A grand jury met on Tuesday, June 11, and returned an indictment charging Kevin Franklin Hughes with first degree murder in the death of his wife, Jennifer Minnette Benson-Hughes. “Prairie Jen” was...
View ArticleOkeechobee woman is a victim of fraud
An Okeechobee woman was recently a victim of fraud after she began using a dating website called “Seeking Arrangements,” and began texting a man calling himself Ray Lauren. According to the Okeechobee...
View ArticleText asks: ‘How do I clean up all this blood?’
Lake Okeechobee News Imagine the thoughts running through the mind of the man who received a text stating, “There’s a body in the tub. How do I clean up all the blood?” On Wednesday, June 12, the...
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OCSO Sergeant Hazellief heads to Quantico
Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Michael Hazellief will soon be leaving Okeechobee to attend FBI training at the National Training Academy, but when he was called in to Sheriff Noel E....
View ArticleLocal law enforcement will never call you for donations
OKEECHOBEE — Recently, Okeechobee residents have been receiving phone calls soliciting donations on behalf of the Florida Police and Troopers Association. The caller, who gave his name as Eric Gordon,...
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Woman asks 911 to make brother stop looking at her
After she allegedly called 911 multiple times to request law enforcement come to her house and make her brother, Robert, stop looking at her, 70-year-old Cheryl Starbuck and her daughter ended up in...
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Crime Stoppers is searching for Jamariah Bouie
PALM BEACH COUNTY — Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach County needs your help in locating Jamariah Bouie, 38, black, male, 5 feet 7 inches tall, 146 pounds, black hair and brown eyes. Jamariah Bouie His...
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Man sought in Montura shooting
CLEWISTON — A Hendry County Sheriff’s Office press release stated that on June 22, at approximately 2:09 p.m., Hendry County deputies responded to a shooting in Montura Ranch Estates. When deputies...
View ArticleOkeechobee police officer struck by car
OKEECHOBEE — During a traffic stop on June 23, one Okeechobee police officer was reportedly struck and one was almost hit by the vehicle they were attempting to stop. According to the report, Officers...
View ArticleReckless driving allegedly caused by sexual act
OKEECHOBEE — After the Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office received two calls pertaining to a black Range Rover being driven crazily, a man was arrested, and his passenger allegedly claimed to have...
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Man turns himself in for Montura shooting
CLEWISTON — A Hendry County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) press release stated that on June 26, Samual Rueda turned himself in to the HCSO and was later arrested on two counts of aggravated battery, use of...
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Crime Stoppers is searching for Carmen Vasquez
PALM BEACH COUNTY — Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach County needs your help in locating Carmen Vazquez, 43, 5 feet 6 inches tall, 160 pounds, black hair and brown eyes. Carmen Vasquez Her last known...
View ArticleAccountant sentenced after pleading no contest
A local accountant who allegedly stole more than $300,000 from area restaurants entered a plea of no contest to one charge of grand theft this week. She was sentenced to four years’ probation and must...
View Article3 overdose on heroin in one week
OKEECHOBEE — Three people overdosed on heroin, laced with fentanyl, in Okeechobee County this week and only one survived, said Sheriff Noel E. Stephen. On Tuesday morning, June 25, a young man...
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Crime Stoppers is searching for Divad Mitchell
PALM BEACH COUNTY — Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach County needs your help in locating Divad Mitchell, 25, black, male, 5 feet 11 inches tall, 150 pounds, black hair and brown eyes. Divad Mitchell His...
View ArticleMan dies from injuries sustained during shooting in Belle Glade
BELLE GLADE — On Thursday, July 4, just before 4 a.m., deputies responded to a shooting in the 500 block of Southwest Ninth Street. Upon arrival deputies located a Clarence Robinson suffering from...
View ArticleAnother driver is found passed out in drive-thru
OKEECHOBEE — For some reason, McDonald’s seems to be the “place to go” when one wants to take a nap in the early morning hours, and once again, a motorist was arrested after being found passed out in...
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