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Moore Haven man charged with 2014 murder
MOORE HAVEN — Mario Monroy Hughes was murdered Jan. 31, 2014. On Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, a Moore Haven man accused of having Mr. Hughes killed was booked into the Glades County Jail. Agents with the...
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Info on stolen car suspect sought
OKEECHOBEE — A local detective is seeking the public’s help in identifying a man who is possibly a suspect in a stolen car case. Apparently a 2014 dark gray Chrysler 300 was stolen from the 38000 block...
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Local man accused of conning pickers
OKEECHOBEE — An Okeechobee man has been arrested and charged with allegedly conning a group of Mexican men and women into paying him for the right to pick saw palmetto berries on someone else’s land....
View ArticleLocal cop nearly scam victim
OKEECHOBEE — Detective Bill Saum is living proof that anyone can be victimized by scammers. Although the Okeechobee City Police Department (OCPD) investigator and his wife, Gail, were able to avoid any...
View ArticleCow hit by Amtrak; poacher may have cut fence
OKEECHOBEE — It’s a scene familiar in old-time Westerns featuring the great expansion west: the train’s journey is halted by a herd of cows standing across the railroad tracks. Here’s the twist: it’s...
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Fleeing driver breaks through fences, fails to elude police
OKEECHOBEE — Bad boys will never learn that attempting to flee and elude the police will never end well for them. At nearly 3 a.m. on Feb. 7, Deputy Yero Todman of the Okeechobee County Sheriff’s...
View ArticleNew scam sweeping the nation
OKEECHOBEE — If you get a phone call and the caller asks: “Can you hear me?” Hang up. If you get a phone call and the caller asks: “Are you the man/woman of the house?” Hang up. Or, if you get a call...
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Two cases of theft solved by one arrest
OKEECHOBEE — Talk about killing two birds with one stone — a man’s arrest led to the recovery of stolen property from two unrelated cases. On Feb. 6, a local woman reported two trucks stolen from a...
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Police seize marijuana from local home, arrest 2
OKEECHOBEE — The Okeechobee Narcotics Task Force seized more than seven pounds of marijuana from a local home on Wednesday. Detective Chad Troutman of the Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO),...
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Small child found wandering street unattended
OKEECHOBEE — Upon finding a small child walking in the middle of the street with no adult supervision, a concerned citizen stopped to help. The man was traveling north on N.E. 18th Ave when he...
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Three accused of using credit card skimmer
OKEECHOBEE — In completely unrelated incidents, an unresponsive man and a credit card skimmer were located at the Fort Drum Service Plaza, almost a day apart. On Monday, Feb. 20, at approximately 3:30...
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State to seek death penalty for Shows
OKEECHOBEE — Assistant state attorney Ashley Albright has filed the necessary paperwork to seek the death penalty for a 21-year-old Okeechobee man accused of killing a local mother of four. Christopher...
View ArticleWoman’s body found in burnt car
OKEECHOBEE — An unidentified woman apparently died early Monday morning as a result of a single car accident on S.E. 40th Avenue at the CSX railroad tracks. Since there was a fatality involved, the...
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Former local business owner arrested
OKEECHOBEE — A former resident was arrested Tuesday by a local detective and will be returned to Okeechobee County where he is accused of sexually molesting a 6-year-old girl. Detective Bill Saum, of...
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Festival fans scammed with fake tickets
OKEECHOBEE — Richelle Garcia and her friends traveled from Tennessee for the 2017 Okeechobee Music Festival planning for a weekend of fun. They found disappointment instead when they learned the...
View ArticleWarning signs, amnesty boxes mean fewer drug arrests at OMF
OKEECHOBEE — After one day of the Okeechobee Music Fest, nine people were booked into the Okeechobee County Jail on felony drug charges. That number pales when compared to the 2016 OMF when 26 people...
View ArticlePeace, love and amnesty boxes featured at 2017 Okeechobee Music Festival
OKEECHOBEE — It was a tale of two Okeechobee Music Fests: First, there was great music and a lot of young people having fun. Next: 17 festival-goers were arrested and jailed on felony drug charges....
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Illegal drugs collected at festival
OKEECHOBEE — While young people enjoyed the 2017 Music Fest last weekend, law enforcement personnel didn’t have time to take in a show. During the four-day event, 21 people were arrested and 19 of...
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Task force raids ‘grow house’
OKEECHOBEE — Over 300 pounds of suspected marijuana plants were seized and two men were arrested Thursday as detectives raided a suspected marijuana grow house. At 1 p.m. detectives from the Okeechobee...
View ArticleBusiness is good for Glades County jail
MOORE HAVEN — Apparently having a new president has been good for the correctional facility in Glades County. Just two years ago the Glades County facility was faced with shutting its doors because it...
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