Man reportedly runs car off road in search for wife
OKEECHOBEE — After dropping off dinner to a friend who was working at a local dairy, a man was headed home on U.S. 441 North when he claims a fast-moving vehicle pulled up behind him, tried to pass...
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Crime Stoppers is searching for Tavares Foreman
PALM BEACH COUNTY — Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach County needs your help in locating Tavares Foreman, 18, black, male, 5 feet 8 inches tall, 150 pounds, black hair, brown eyes and he has multiple...
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Crime Stoppers is searching for Tevada Williams
Tevada Williams PALM BEACH COUNTY — Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach County needs your help in locating Tevada Williams, 40, black, female, 5 feet 6 inches tall, 220 pounds, black hair, brown eyes and she...
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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OCI prisoners charged with battery on detention staff
Christian Millet OKEECHOBEE — In separate incidents, two men were arrested and charged with battery on a detention employee this week at the Okeechobee Correctional Institute (OCI), and one of those...
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IRSC adjunct professor sentenced in battery case
OKEECHOBEE — Clive Wilson, an adjunct professor of liberal arts at Indian River State College, entered a plea of “no contest” on Dec. 13 to a charge of battery filed in connection with an allegation...
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Driver reportedly punched in head
OKEECHOBEE — A woman was reportedly punched in the back of the head as she was driving a man home on Dec. 14 at approximately 2 a.m. Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Deputy Kenneth Hernandez was dispatched...
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TrueCore juveniles accused of attacking staff members
OKEECHOBEE — In September, the Lake Okeechobee News ran a story about a teacher at the TrueCore Youth Correctional Center, who was allegedly battered by two youths, Jerahmeel King, 15, and Jerek...
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Driver charged with damaging soccer field
Gabriel Nunez Jr. OKEECHOBEE — The soccer fields on Northwest 10th Avenue were damaged on Dec. 14 when three men in a black truck reportedly did donuts on the fields. Just before 1 a.m., Deputy...
View ArticleFHP cautions public to drive with care: Aggressive driver fires on motorist...
DOVER, FLA – FHP Troopers are investigating an aggressive driving incident that occurred on Dec. 23, 2019, along westbound I-4 near Branch Forbes Road at approximately 8:45 p.m. The victim, Branden...
View ArticleTwo die in head-on crash on SR 70 in Highlands County
HIGHLANDS COUNTY – Two people died in a head-on crash on SR 70 in Highlands County in the early morning hours of Dec. 24, according to a Florida Highway Patrol report. According to the FHP crash...
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Witness follows hit and run vehicle
OKEECHOBEE — After witnessing a hit and run accident, a witness followed the vehicle and reported to 911 dispatch the location of the white Chevrolet pickup truck. On Dec. 9, several 911 calls were...
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Intoxicated employee reportedly releases 40 cows
OKEECHOBEE — Last week, a local dairy was the victim of retail theft when an intoxicated employee reportedly released 40 cows from the dairy chutes before they could be properly milked. Pedro Jimenez...
View ArticleWelfare check leads to scam victim
OKEECHOBEE — After a man called the Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office to ask for a welfare check on his friend, Sgt. Matthew Hurst responded to the man’s home to find out if everything was OK. The...
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Man accused of battery on EMS personnel
OKEECHOBEE — Two female emergency medical service personnel were reportedly battered on Dec. 10 while attempting to administer aid to a man in an ambulance. Deputy William Jolly responded to a call in...
View ArticleWoman found in ditch, charged with DUI
OKEECHOBE — After she and her car were reportedly found in a ditch shortly after midnight on Sunday, Dec. 22, Sandy Nicole Cook, 29, of Northeast 23rd Way, was charged with driving under the...
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Crime stoppers is searching for Michael Mazzina
Michael Mazzina PALM BEACH COUNTY — Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach County needs your help in locating Michael Mazzina, 37, white, male, 5 feet 10 inches tall, 200 pounds, brown hair, blue eyes and he...
View ArticleOkeechobee city firefighter charged with DUI
OKEECHOBEE — Okeechobee city Firefighter Mitchell Brydebell, 39, Okeechobee, was arrested Dec. 28 by Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Deputy Steven Pollock and charged with DUI. His breath test results...
View ArticleDeputy chases man into canal
OKEECHOBEE — After a chase down U.S. 441 Southeast, through the woods and into a canal on Dec. 28, Jose Acevedo Alicea, 33, U.S. 441 Southeast, was arrested by Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Deputy...
View ArticleWoman accused of misuse of 911 system
OKEECHOBEE — A local woman was arrested Dec. 29 after reportedly calling 911 with a false claim of child molestation. She was charged with misuse of the 911 system and later released on her own...
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