These columns list arrests and not convictions, unless otherwise stated. Anyone listed here who is later found not guilty or has had the charges against them dropped is welcome to inform this newspaper. The information will be confirmed and printed.
Natalie Akkawi was sentenced to two years probation in October after pleading no contest to obtaining a controlled substance by fraud.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 11/13/24 |
Marquavious Williams was sentenced in September to three months and 10 days probation...
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 11/13/24 |
Every year in November, as the hurricane season begins winding down, we start looking forward to the...
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News from FLHSMV
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11/13/24
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Okeechobee County Fire Rescue crews were dispatched to a fire on Southeast Third Street this week.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 11/13/24 |
The Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office responded to a complaint of three horses stolen...
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By Sgt. Jack Nash
PIO OCSO | 11/12/24 |
members of the Okeechobee Narcotics Task Force, in collaboration with the of the Okeechobee County...
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By Sgt. Jack Nash
PIO OCSO | 11/12/24 |
Cynthia Gruber was sentenced in September to two years’ probation followed …
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 11/12/24 |
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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11/12/24
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Walmart asset protection investigators catch a man, who used an old trick to try to fool customer service.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 11/12/24 |
A landlord and tenant both called 911 complaining about each other this week.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 11/8/24 |
An Okeechobee man was arrested last week after he was accused of stealing scrap metal from Waste Management.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 11/8/24 |
The following felony cases have either been tried in a court of law or have been settled without trial and are considered closed.
Roy Melvin was sentenced to two years of …
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 11/7/24 |
After a 911 call regarding a woman sleeping by the doors of the VFW on U.S. 441 Southeast, a man was arrested and charged with DUI.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 11/7/24 |
Justin Ludington was sentenced to nine months and 20 days in county jail followed by...
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 11/7/24 |
Two men were arrested last week on drug charges after the driver of the vehicle allegedly swerved between lines multiple times.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 11/7/24 |
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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11/6/24
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Eight top qualifying Florida Department of Corrections (FDC) K9 tracking teams gathered from across the state to exhibit their superior tracking abilities in Chinsegut …
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Special to Lake Okeechobee News
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11/5/24
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A 17-year-old girl was arrested last week and charged with DUI with property damage.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 11/5/24 |
An Okeechobee teen was arrested last week after a K-9 officer alerted to the vehicle he drove to school.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 11/5/24 |
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Division of Law Enforcement Weekly Report from Oct. 18-24....
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News from FWC
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11/4/24
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