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.
![search of the vehicle and camper resulted in the seizure of approximately 650 grams of raw dried psychedelic mushrooms, 3.37 pounds of mushroom-infused psychedelic chocolate (1,619.34 grams), 128.7 grams of cocaine, 3.6 grams of Ecstasy, 1.4 grams of heroin, and 172.3 grams of marijuana. [Photo courtesy OCSO]](https://eta.creativecirclecdn.com/scfl/medium/20260323-111536-1ec-OCSO%20narcotic%203.jpg)
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While ensuring the safety and flow of traffic during this busy music festival, and while working a paid detail sponsored by Sound Slinger to help stop the flow of illicit drugs ...
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By Jack Nash
PIO, OCSO | 3/23/26 |
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The following individuals were arrested on felony or driving under the influence (DUI) charges by the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office ...
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Special to Lake Okeechobee News
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3/20/26
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On March 16, 2026, at approximately 2:02 p.m., a deputy with the Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office, while working a paid detail in coordination with Okeechobee Music Festival (OMF) …
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By Sgt. Jack Nash
PIO OCSO | 3/17/26 |
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Despite her claim that a tree fell on her delivery van, a deputy concluded she was at fault.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 3/17/26 |
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For the second time, deputies were dispatched to a property on Northeast 92 nd Avenue regarding shots in the area.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 3/17/26 |
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A woman called 911 after seeing a strange man inside her neighbor’s shed.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 3/17/26 |
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A Glades County man was billed more than $8,000 after he was discovered using electricity he had not paid for.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 3/17/26 |
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A concerned citizen called 911 after he found a firearm in the road.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 3/17/26 |
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An Okeechobee couple came home to find most of their chickens killed on Southwest 13th Street recently.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 3/17/26 |
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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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3/17/26
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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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3/17/26
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We had some special visitors at the Sheriff’s Office on March 16 from the Chobee Community United Explore Okeechobee Spring Break Camp, ...
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By Sgt. Jack Nash
PIO OCSO | 3/17/26 |
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The following individuals were arrested on felony or driving under the influence (DUI) charges by the Hendry County Sheriff’s Office ...
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Special to Hendry County News
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3/16/26
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The Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division received a tip through the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force ...
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By Jack Nash
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A local man was arrested and charged with multiple crimes including kidnapping and aggravated assault last week.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 3/13/26 |
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On March 11, 2026, the Okeechobee Narcotics Task Force (ONTF), the Okeechobee County...
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By Jack Nash
PIO OCSO | 3/12/26 |
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We have begun getting complaints from the public that they are receiving a phone call from someone claiming...
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News from Hendry County Sheriff's Office
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3/12/26
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911 dispatch received an odd call recently when a woman dialed in and requested a ride.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 3/12/26 |
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An Okeechobee man called the police after his neighbor allegedly walked into his yard and punched him in the head.
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 3/12/26 |
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After a two-vehicle accident, an Okeechobee woman, Brittany Palmer...
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By Cathy Womble
Lake Okeechobee News | 3/11/26 |