Hendry County deputy arrested on charges of alleged battery related to...
HENDRY COUNTY — A Hendry County Sheriff’s Office press release stated that Hendry County Sheriff’s Office arrested one of their own on Wednesday, Nov. 20, on charges of alleged battery/domestic...
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Crime Stoppers is searching for Larry Walker
PALM BEACH COUNTY — Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach County needs your help in locating Larry Walker, 36, 6 feet 3 inches tall, 190 pounds, black hair, brown eyes and he has multiple tattoos. Larry Walker...
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Man accused of hitting woman with hammer
OKEECHOBEE — An Okeechobee man was charged with aggravated battery after allegedly striking a woman in the head with a hammer on Nov. 9. Errol Smith Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Deputy Joel Lacerte...
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Man accused of hitting woman with bottle
OKEECHOBEE — After reportedly hitting a woman on the head with a beer bottle and cutting a second woman’s arm, Nahum Hernandez Ramos, 41, Southwest Eighth Street, was arrested and charged with two...
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PI involved in accident — twice
OKEECHOBEE — A private investigator was reportedly rear ended twice by the suspect he was investigating on Tuesday, Nov. 12. Okeechobee City Police Officer Jason Gavern was dispatched to the Walmart...
View ArticleOkeechobee woman is victim of a scam
OKEECHOBEE — After losing $2,450, a local woman contacted the Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office to report that she was the victim of a scam. Deputy Shane Bogner spoke to the woman, who told him she...
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OCSO seeks help in locating stolen bike
OKEECHOBEE — Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office reported a bicycle theft that occurred on or before Tuesday, Nov. 19, stolen from the 4500 block of Southeast 21st Court. Special to the Lake Okeechobee...
View ArticleDeputy arrested on charges of domestic violence
A Hendry County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) press release stated that HCSO deputies arrested one of their own on Wednesday, Nov. 20, on charges of alleged battery/domestic violence. Hendry County K-9...
View ArticleFake Army boyfriend scams woman
OKEECHOBEE — Another local woman was scammed out of thousands of dollars this week, but this time it was by a man posing as a new boyfriend serving in the Army. This man, whom the woman never had met...
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Teen reportedly found with Molotov cocktail
OKEECHOBEE — After a Molotov cocktail was reportedly found in the truck he was driving, 18-year-old Anthony Dylan Hodges, Northwest 30th Street, was arrested and charged with making or attempting to...
View ArticleMan injured in a drive-by shooting near Belle Glade
BELLE GLADE — According to a press release from Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, at 1:20 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 29, deputies responded to a shooting that occurred on State Road 715 between Belle...
View ArticlePedestrian killed in hit and run on SR 70 in Okeechobee; FHP seeks public’s...
OKEECHOBEE – The Florida Highway Patrol has asked for the public’s help for information about a hit and run accident that claimed the life of an Okeechobee man early Sunday morning. According to the...
View ArticleRegistered sex offenders/predators receive scam phone calls
OKEECHOBEE — An Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office press release stated they have had several registered sex offenders/predators reporting to have received phone calls that threaten them with...
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Crime Stoppers is searching for Andrea Harold
Andrea Harold PALM BEACH COUNTY — Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach County needs your help in locating Andrea Harold, 31, black, female, 5 feet tall, 180 pounds, black hair, brown eyes and she has multiple...
View ArticlePrayer scam is the latest to hit Okeechobee
OKEECHOBEE — One of the latest scams to hit our area is the prayer scam. In this scam, the suspect(s) approach and befriend a victim, oftentimes of Hispanic descent. The suspects then convince the...
View ArticleArrest Report
The following individuals were arrested on felony or driving under the influence (DUI) charges by the Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO), the Okeechobee City Police Department (OCPD), the...
View ArticleBelle Glade woman charged with attempted murder
BELLE GLADE — On Dec. 6, 2019, Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office detectives obtained an arrest warrant for Dontoria Bennett, 24, of Southest Sixth Street in Belle Glade, on the charge of Attempted...
View ArticlePBSO detectives investigate stabbing in Belle Glade
BELLE GLADE — Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a stabbing in the 700 block of SW Avenue B, Belle Glade around 11 a.m. on Dec. 11. Upon arrival, deputies found a female victim...
View ArticleArrest Report for Okeechobee County
The following individuals were arrested on felony or driving under the influence (DUI) charges by the Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO), the Okeechobee City Police Department (OCPD), the...
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House guest accused of stealing car
OKEECHOBEE — After he allowed two people to spend the night in his home, two people allegedly thanked the 78-year-old man by stealing his car and his money. On Dec. 8 at approximately 3:15 a.m.,...
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