Indian River County administrator DUI case: Baird ‘appeared perfectly normal...
VERO BEACH — The DUI trial of County Administrator Joe Baird continues today with more defense witnesses testifying about his physical condition before his arrest at 10:25 p.m. May 16 in Vero Beach....
View ArticleIndian River County Administrator Baird not guilty of DUI
A six-member jury took only two hours to find Indian River County Administrator Joe Baird not guilty of DUI late Wednesday afternoon. Baird, noticeably jubilant, sat with his attorney Bobby Guttridge...
View ArticleIndian River County OKs bigger bonuses for sheriff’s employees not getting...
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — A year after Sheriff’s Office employees got a $1,000 bonus in lieu of raises from retiring Sheriff Roy Raymond, current Sheriff Deryl Loar is expected to give at least some of...
View ArticleSebastian woman charged with impersonating a police officer, robbery, kidnapping
A Sebastian woman remained in custody Tuesday in Brevard County after she roughed up and robbed someone she was partying with and threatened to arrest him, though she is not a law enforcement officer,...
View ArticlePort St. Lucie man accused of “aiming” vehicle at people in Taco Bell parking...
PORT ST. LUCIE — A 26-year-old man accused of hitting a woman with the driver’s side mirror of his pick-up truck in a Taco Bell parking lot faces charges, according to a recently released arrest...
View ArticleNaked man covered in feces jumps in Martin County homeowner’s pool
MARTIN COUNTY — A nude man covered in feces broke into someone’s backyard and jumped into the pool Saturday, according to a Martin County Sheriff’s Office report. Robert Stark Higgins, 21, of the 5300...
View ArticlePonzi schemer Rothstein moved to St. Lucie County Jail
FORT PIERCE — The mystery of convicted Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein’s whereabouts may be solved. Authorities at the St. Lucie County Jail in Fort Pierce confirmed Tuesday that an inmate with...
View Article24-year-old Fort Pierce man tosses cup, hits patrol car, lands in jail
FORT PIERCE — A 24-year-old Fort Pierce man was arrested early Saturday morning after he was accused of eluding law enforcement, according to the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office arrest affidavit....
View ArticleSt. Lucie County Jail inmates can no longer receive letters or packages,...
By Eric Pfahler Those seeking to communicate with inmates at the St. Lucie County Jail must stick with postcards, phone calls and personal visits starting Aug. 2. And the decision has some inmates’...
View ArticleIndian River County correctional deputy fired after admitting to fondling inmate
By Lamaur Stancil Sheriff Deryl Loar said Wednesday he fired a veteran corrections deputy after he confessed to fondling a female inmate at the Indian River County Jail. The female inmate, a...
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