True Okee is a podcast featuring true crime and weird stories from the forgotten heartland of South Florida.
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By Richard Marion
Lake Okeechobee News | 1/23/24 |
Deputy J. Timmons was dispatched to the jail lobby on Sunday, Jan. 14 after a woman said her 7-year-old son was hit in the mouth by a teenager.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 1/22/24 |
A dog was accused of causing a car accident last week when he walked out in front of Lincoln Navigator.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 1/22/24 |
An Okeechobee man accused a deputy of trying to crucify him after a DUI accident last week.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 1/22/24 |
The Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office will participate in a Tip A Cop event at Goden Corral restaurant on Wednesday, March 20 from 5 to 8 p.m.
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1/19/24
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A concerned son contacted the Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office after he discovered...
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 1/18/24 |
An Okeechobee woman was arrested after allegedly manhandling two people, one of them a woman over the age of 65.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 1/18/24 |
A 75-year-old man with Parkinson’s Disease reported his cell phone was snatched out of his...
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 1/18/24 |
The following individuals were arrested on felony or driving under the influence (DUI) charges...
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1/17/24
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An Okeechobee teen was arrested again this week, this time on a charge of driving without a license.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 1/17/24 |
On Friday, Jan. 12 , Okeechobee County Fire Rescue was dispatched to the 2400 block of U.S. 441 Southeast regarding a vehicle fire.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 1/17/24 |
On Monday, Jan. 8 at approximately 6:45 p.m., Okeechobee County Fire Rescue responded to a call on Northeast 104th Court regarding a building fire.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 1/17/24 |
While human trafficking takes place in many forms and places, our roadways....
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1/12/24
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A Hillsborough County man was arrested this week on charges of forgery, grand theft and uttering a forged instrument.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 1/12/24 |
OKEECHOBEE -- The Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office announces the arrest of 17-year-old Angelo Sontai-Pere …
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Sgt. Jack Nash
OCSO PIO | 1/12/24 |
In two separate incidents this week, Okeechobee men called 911 to report suspicious people watching them.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 1/12/24 |
An Okeechobee man was arrested last week after allegedly trying to burglarize a home.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 1/11/24 |
An Okeechobee resident and five others from various areas were arrested last week after a fight in a motel parking lot.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 1/11/24 |
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Division of Law Enforcement Weekly Report...
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1/11/24
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Children claimed an unknown white male pointed a gun at them as they walked near their home on Monday, Jan. 7.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 1/10/24 |