When alleged shoplifters left Walmart with more than $2,000 in merchandise, an Okeechobee woman followed them so they would not get away.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 9/15/23 |
More than two years after the warrant was issued, a local woman was arrested and charged with grand theft.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 9/15/23 |
After allegedly hitting a pole and then another car, a man was charged with DUI with damage and later with tampering with evidence.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 9/15/23 |
After his truck landed in a ditch, an Okeechobee man allegedly tried to break into a nearby home.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 9/15/23 |
An out-of-county man was arrested Wednesday night when after reportedly failing to use his headlights and eluding law enforcement.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 9/14/23 |
Wednesday, the Florida Sheriffs Association (FSA) Task Force released the results of Operation Safe Kids...
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By Cpl. Jack Nash
PIO OCSO | 9/14/23 |
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Division of Law Enforcement...
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9/13/23
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The Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) is starting a new cadet/explorer type program for youths in the Okeechobee community.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 9/13/23 |
An Okeechobee man was sentenced to four months in jail after he was accused of trying to take a child out of the mother’s car earlier this year.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 9/13/23 |
The following individuals were arrested on felony or driving under the influence (DUI) charges...
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9/12/23
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Two Indiantown men were killed Friday in collision with a semi-truck on State Road 710.
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9/11/23
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After flat tires side-lined a camper, a woman took up residence in it, claiming a deputy told her it was fine.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 9/11/23 |
Estaban Medrano Arrellano was arrested last week and charged with unarmed burglary and criminal mischief.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 9/11/23 |
A high speed chase in Martin County began again in Okeechobee County when the vehicle was spotted at RaceTrac.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 9/8/23 |
An Okeechobee couple was accused of taking rent under false pretenses and threatening a disabled woman last week.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 9/8/23 |
A Mulberry woman was charged with smuggling contraband into a prison last week...
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 9/8/23 |
Due to a fatality crash at the 7200 block of Highway 441 N. (Old Boys School) all traffic is currently closed both directions.
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By Cpl. Jack Nash
PIO OCSO | 9/8/23 |
A hit and run driver damaged public and private property at the Marathon Gas Station on State Road 70 East last week.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 9/8/23 |
After a hit and run driver barreled into the side of her car and drove off, an Okeechobee woman and her two children were transported to Raulerson Hospital for treatment.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 9/8/23 |
The main objective when FWC officers are on water patrol is to keep boaters safe.
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9/8/23
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