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Teen accused of stealing LEO equipment from unlocked vehicle
OKEECHOBEE — After some of his police equipment was stolen from his unlocked truck, a Jupiter police officer called the Okeechobee Sheriff’s Department to report the theft. On April 18, Deputy...
View ArticlePBSO detectives investigating early-morning homicide in Belle Glade
PALM BEACH COUNTY — A Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office report stated that shortly after 1 a.m. Thursday, June 11, deputies responded to a shooting in the 400 block of Southwest Avenue C in Belle...
View ArticleOCSO Investigations
The Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office investigated reports of the following crimes last week: ASSAULT• 7200 block U.S. 441 North• 15700 block Northwest 308th Street• 2300 block State Road 70 West•...
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Sheriff Stephen wins election by default
OKEECHOBEE — At 2 p.m. on Friday, June 12, Sheriff Noel E. Stephen announced on Facebook that he is officially sheriff for another four years. According to Supervisor of Elections Diane Hagen, the...
View ArticleUPDATE: Off-duty FWC officer dies in shooting
LABELLE — Eliceo Hernandez, 20, was arrested and charged with homicide-negligent manslaughter in connection with the shooting death early Sunday of a 30-year-old off-duty Florida Fish and Wildlife...
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Man arrested in the shooting death of FWC officer Julian Keen, Jr.
Eliceo Hernandez LABELLE — In the early morning hours of Monday, June 15, Hendry County Sheriff’s Office, Major Crimes Unit arrested 20-year-old Eliceo Hernandez in the shooting death of FWC Officer...
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Man is charged with battering senior
OKEECHOBEE — A 23-year-old man was charged with battering a 79-year-old last week after an altercation with his mother’s neighbor. On Thursday, June 11 at approximately 6:30 p.m., Okeechobee County...
View ArticleClewiston man dies from gunshot wounds
CLEWISTON — Hendry County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit is currently investigating the shooting death of 21-year-old La’Ronte Le’Ahjanie Malkeek Turner of Clewiston. Hendry County deputies...
View ArticleClewiston man dies from gunshot wounds
CLEWISTON — The Hendry County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Unit is investigating the shooting death of 21-year-old La’Ronte Le’Ahjanie Malkeek Turner of Clewiston. Hendry County deputies responded to...
View ArticleArrest report for Hendry County
LABELLE — The following individuals were arrested on felony or driving under the influence (DUI) charges by the Hendry County Sheriff’s Office during the week of June 9. • Carvontae Freeman, 16, S.W....
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Charges against Douglas dropped
OKEECHOBEE — In July 2019, Jamey Douglas, 46, Southeast Sixth Street, was arrested and charged with felony battery, second or subsequent offense with a prior conviction after reportedly accosting a...
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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 (OPD), the...
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Malnourished horse gets a new home
Special to the Lake Okeechobee NewsThis beautiful Palomino will soon be going to his new home with Yvonne Barteau at Horses without Humans. OKEECHOBEE — A malnourished horse was removed from a...
View ArticleOCSO Investigations
The Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office investigated reports of the following crimes last week: ASSAULT• 7200 block U.S. 441 North x2• 1400 block Northeast 16th Avenue• 4300 block Southwest 11th Way•...
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Crime Stoppers is seeking Shawntaveius Britton
Shawntaveius Britton PALM BEACH COUNTY — Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach County needs your help in locating Shawntaveius Britton, 36 years old, black, female, 5 feet 7 inches tall, 150 pounds, black hair...
View ArticleLocal doctor accused of assaulting woman
OKEECHOBEE — A local doctor is accused of assaulting a woman in his private office earlier this year. The woman, who spoke to the newspaper on condition of anonymity, said she visited Dr. Saeed Khan’s...
View ArticleFlorida Lottery warns of scam targeting elderly in South Florida
TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Lottery is warning citizens of a lottery scam targeting the elderly making its rounds in South Florida in which scammers are asking residents for help claiming a “winning”...
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UPDATE: Youngblood has been charged in the June 1 death of Mitch Mitchell....
OKEECHOBEE — After he was involved in not one but two fatal accidents in less than three weeks, Daylon Sam Youngblood, 28, of Okeechobee was charged with negligent vehicular homicide and DUI...
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Accidental shooting leads to charge of culpable negligence
OKEECHOBEE — After his friend was shot in the face, a young man was charged with culpable negligence inflicting harm and with tampering with evidence. Ricardo Morales, 20, Northeast 11th Street, was...
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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 (OPD), the...
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