An Okeechobee man was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly threatening to shoot someone...
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 4/11/24 |
An investigation was opened after the Criminal Investigative division received a cyber tip about an individual within Okeechobee County uploading child pornography …
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By Sgt. Jack Nash
PIO OCSO | 4/11/24 |
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 | 4/11/24 |
On April 9, an inmate was pronounced deceased from an apparent inmate-on-inmate assault at Okeechobee Correctional Institution.
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Officer Hudson was dispatched to a report about two subjects who shot an alligator...
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Multiple fires in Okeechobee County kept firefighters busy over the last week.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 4/9/24 |
The following individuals were arrested on felony or driving under the influence (DUI) charges...
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LaSala's Big "O" Dojo, located in the Cedar Plaza on Southwest Third Terrace, is owned and operated by Master Chris LaSala and offers Christ-centered martial arts.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 4/9/24 |
A Kissimmee man was arrested in connection with the theft of fuel in Okeechobee County last week.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 4/8/24 |
Earl Thomas was sentenced in March by a jury of his peers to two months in county jail on a charge of trespass.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 4/8/24 |
A man claimed he was attacked twice by strangers within two days.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 4/8/24 |
OKEECHOBEE — A 25-year-old Okeechobee man is accused of beating his father and then stealing his vehicle.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 4/8/24 |
On Thursday, April 4, at approximately 5:43 a.m., Okeechobee Police Department and Okeechobee County Fire Department, responded to a reported house fire on SE 7 th Street; …
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By Detective Sergeant Savanna Yates
PIO OCPD | 4/4/24 |
A 74-year-old Okeechobee man was arrested after allegedly chasing a teen with a gun because his dog went into the man’s yard.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 4/4/24 |
After weeks of verbal sparring, things came to a head when one employee threatened to shoot another.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 4/4/24 |
A property owner was shocked to discover someone had listed her property for rent on Facebook.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 4/4/24 |
An Okeechobee woman called 911 after her dog was shot, claiming her dog was playing in her yard when the incident happened …
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 4/4/24 |
After she was transported to Raulerson hospital by ambulance, a woman told medical personnel she thought her ex-boyfriend...
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 4/4/24 |
After nearly a year’s absence, the thin blue line is back in front of the Okeechobee City Police Department.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 4/3/24 |
Mark Shawl was arrested on March 27 and charged with DUI after he was stopped for a non-functioning tag light.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 4/2/24 |