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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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7/6/23
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Damon Tims was sentenced to eight months probation in April after pleading no contest to battery of a facility employee with fluids.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 7/6/23 |
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On July 5, Governor Ron DeSantis announced that the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV)...
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News FLHSMV
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7/5/23
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Thank you to the Martin County Fire Rescue Cadets for joining us over this past weekend for fire safety training.
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7/5/23
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Ethan King was sentenced to 15 years in state prison after a trial by a jury of his peers on June 5. Charges against King were nine counts grand theft, three counts grand theft of …
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 7/4/23 |
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A 51-year-old Okeechobee man reportedly claimed he was practicing a form of discipline when he inappropriately touched a young woman.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 7/3/23 |
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Two Okeechobee men were charged with grand theft after they allegedly took a John Deere tractor from Lakeside Farms without permission.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 7/3/23 |
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An alleged shoplifting incident ended in charges of aggravated assault for one Okeechobee man.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 7/3/23 |
