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Report: Man’s arrest clears two thefts
OKEECHOBEE — A pair of thefts were apparently cleared up with the Sunday arrest of a 47-year-old Okeechobee man. Arrest affidavits indicate Michael Howard Ramsburg, S.E. 37th Way, was arrested March 12...
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Info sought on stolen camper
OKEECHOBEE — A sheriff’s office detective is seeking the public’s help in locating a 30-foot pop-up camper that was stolen from the front yard of a home on U.S. 441 S.E. The tan 2016 Rockwood Premier...
View ArticleMan seeking love unknowingly seduced by teen online
OKEECHOBEE — You can’t always believe what you read on the internet, and one local man found out the truth of that adage the hard way. On March 17 at 12:46 a.m, Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office...
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Highlands County car-jacking suspect nabbed locally
OKEECHOBEE — A car jacking suspect led local deputies on a brief chase before he was apprehended and booked into the Okeechobee County Jail, where he is being held on $210,000 bond. Deputy Mark...
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Okee-Tantie fire thought to be arson
OKEECHOBEE — An early morning blaze that destroyed a small county-owned building in a camping area at Okee-Tantie has unofficially been ruled as arson. According to an Okeechobee County Fire/Rescue...
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Fleeing man found hiding behind tree
OKEECHOBEE — After leading police on a brief foot chase in the northeast section of the city, a man was finally apprehended Wednesday as he tried to hide behind a tree in a N.E. Third Street yard....
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Wheeler, out on bail, arrested again
OKEECHOBEE — It’s déjà vu all over again — Andrew Wheeler has been arrested and is in jail. Wheeler, 21, was arrested Thursday, March 23, by the Forest Park, Ga., Police Department while in a 2014...
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Okeechobee City detective seeks information on man’s whereabouts
OKEECHOBEE — One man is in custody and a second is being sought for questioning in connection with the theft of items from a local funeral home. Robert Bryan Smith, 48, N.E. Fifth St., Okeechobee, was...
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Man leads cops on 100 mph chase
OKEECHOBEE — A man wanted in Illinois and described as “armed and dangerous” led local law enforcement on a 13-minute chase early Monday through the southwest and southeast section of the county....
View ArticleCars burglarized in broad daylight
OKEECHOBEE — The search is on for two men who broke into four vehicles Thursday afternoon and made off with debit and credit cards, a laptop computer and a small amount of cash. Detective Jack Boon,...
View ArticleRental scam victim loses $1,350
OKEECHOBEE — An Okeechobee man was the victim of a con known as ‘the renters scam’ when he paid to rent a home on N.W. 37th Avenue that was already rented. Not only did he miss out on renting the home,...
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Convicted felon allegedly caught with taser, pills
OKEECHOBEE — After being stopped Monday evening for allegedly speeding, an Okeechobee man was later arrested on a felony weapons charge by a detective with the Okeechobee Narcotics Task Force. Shaun...
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Woman charged with man’s murder
OKEECHOBEE — An 18-year-old Okeechobee woman has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of Robert Curtis Joiner, 60. Detective Bill Saum, of the Okeechobee City Police...
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Accused murderer cleaned house, cooked for victim
OKEECHOBEE — As the Okeechobee community reeled from the news of the murder of Robert C. Joiner, 60, and the arrest of the 18-year-old Brandie Dailey who is accused with pre-meditated murder, a few...
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18-year-old held on $500,000 bond
OKEECHOBEE — An 18-year-old is being held on bond in the Okeechobee County Jail following his arrest for allegedly having sexual relations with two teenaged girls. Austin Lee Campbell, 18 Austin Lee...
View ArticleShooting competitor shoots self
OKEECHOBEE — A man competing in a shooting contest Saturday at the OK Corral Shooting Club over the weekend apparently became excited and shot himself. Deputy Jose Garduno, of the Okeechobee County...
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Report: Woman hides under boat from deputy
OKEECHOBEE — A local woman tried to avoid a deputy by hiding under a pontoon boat in a Treasure Island canal, but residents in the area gave her away and now she’s being held on bond. Deputy Sergeant...
View ArticleMan avoids change-of-address scam
OKEECHOBEE — Ron Jones received quite a surprise Saturday: He had apparently moved, but didn’t know it. In fact, if it hadn’t been for the letter from the United States Postal Service (USPS) he would...
View ArticleVehicles burglarized at sports complex
OKEECHOBEE — Six vehicles were burglarized Saturday at the Okeechobee Sports Complex as adults were nearby watching baseball or softball games. Incident reports by Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office...
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Man charged with car burglaries
OKEECHOBEE — A young man recently released from the local G4S youth facility on U.S. 441 North now finds himself in the county jail where he is being held on several felony charges. Ladarian Robinson,...
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