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While mowing a customer’s lawn, a lawn crew worker claims he was threatened by a man with a bow and arrow and called a racial slur.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 7/13/23 |
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An Okeechobee man was charged with sexual battery and kidnap after a young woman came forward to accuse him of raping her when she was a teenager.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 7/13/23 |
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An anonymous caller to the 911 system last Friday told dispatch a man was outside beating a dog and shots were fired.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 7/13/23 |
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HCA Healthcare announced on July 10 that they had discovered that 11 million patients may...
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By Richard Marion
Lake Okeechobee News | 7/11/23 |
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From July 1-3, FWC officers arrested 94 vessel operators for boating under the influence...
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News from FWC
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7/11/23
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) signed Senate Bill 1718 into law earlier this year and it went into effect on July 1.
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By Julio Rosas, Townhall
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7/11/23
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The number of law enforcement professionals nationwide who have died in the line of duty in the first half of 2023 decreased...
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Special to Lake Okeechobee News
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7/11/23
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The following individuals were arrested on felony or driving under the influence (DUI) charges...
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Special to Lake Okeechobee News
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7/11/23
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Five teenagers died June 25 after a 2021 Kia Forte crashed into a retention pond in Fort Myers.
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 7/11/23 |
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A day of airboating on the lake ended badly for one Okeechobee man.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 7/10/23 |
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An Okeechobee man accused of money laundering and grand theft faces further charges...
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 7/10/23 |
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OKEECHOBEE – The Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office plans to start moving inmates into the new jail pod in August.
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By Katrina Elsken
Lake Okeechobee News | 7/10/23 |
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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Division of Law Enforcement Weekly Report from June 23 - June 29...
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News from FWC
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7/7/23
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OKEECHOBEE — Okeechobee County deputies wrestled a gatorThursday evening on 81st Ct in Dixie Ranch Acres. We’ll done!
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By Cpl. Jack Nash
PIO OCSO | 7/7/23 |
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During the evening shift of July 4t 2023, the Uniformed Patrol set up a special DUI and Traffic Team to help keep our roads safer for the holiday.
During these …
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By Cpl. Jack Nash
PIO OCSO | 7/6/23 |
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Approximately two weeks after his release from county jail, an Okeechobee man found himself back inside.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 7/6/23 |
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An Okeechobee man who set a house on fire because he believed it to be evil was sentenced to slightly more than time served and is now free to walk the streets ...
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 7/6/23 |
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The following felony cases have either been tried in a court of law or have been settled without trial and are considered closed.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 7/6/23 |
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On Wednesday, our deputies received our collection box for non-perishable foods going to Our Village by Crowns For A Cure Christmas In July.
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By Cpl. Jack Nash
PIO OCSO | 7/6/23 |
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The following individuals were arrested on felony or driving under the influence (DUI) charges...
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Special to Lake Okeechobee News
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7/6/23
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