CRIME & SAFETY
Man 'recklessly speeding' in DUI crash that killed 3, including 16-year-old
A 19-year-old man is facing felony charges for the deaths of three people, including a 16-year-old boy, in a crash last month in Port St. Lucie, police said Wednesday. At a news conference, Port St. Lucie Police Chief Richard Del Toro said Dylan Ray Boully, of Okeechobee, was driving a Dodge Ram 1500 under the influence of alcohol at approximately 11:30 p.m. on March 15 when he went off Southeast Veterans Memorial Parkway and slammed into a tree.
Suspect Arrested in Fort Pierce Stabbing
Forty Pierce - Monday April 22, 2024: Fort Pierce Police have arrested Rudolphus Nathaniel Johnson on a charge of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. At 4:30 a.m. Friday officers responded to a reported domestic dispute at a home in the 1000 block of South 27th Circle in Fort Pierce.
'Optics of it aren't good' chief says after innocent driver killed during chase
Stuart police are answering questions about a police chase ended in the death of an innocent driver, the third case of a bystander being killed during a law enforcement pursuit on the Treasure Coast.
Vero Beach Police: DNA Evidence Leads to the Arrest of a Suspect in 7-Month Old Case Involving Theft of a Vehicle With a Baby Inside
Vero Beach - Tuesday April 23, 2024: Vero Beach Police have arrested 29-year-old Tevin Devonte Wallace for Grand Theft Auto in a case that dates back to September of last year when a vehicle with a baby inside was stolen. According to a release from the Vero Beach Police Department...
27-year-old man dies in motorcycle crash in Port St. Lucie
PORT ST. LUCIE — A 27-year-old motorcycle rider died after a Sunday night traffic crash on South U.S. 1, according to Port St. Lucie police. Police reported the motorcycle rider, identified as Oscar Carrasco, of Port St. Lucie, was traveling north on South U.S. 1 in the area of Walton Road. ...
Millions in federal grants help local police and first responders boost training, buy gear
The Treasure Coast Public Safety Training Complex at Indian River State College in Fort Pierce is known as one of the “most comprehensive” and “technologically advanced” sites in the country to train law enforcement officers, fire fighters and other emergency first responders. The 50-acre compound has gained international acclaim for its “proactive approach”...
Vero Beach Police Arrest Trayvious Hullett in Connection With April 16th Stabbing
Vero Beach - Monday April 22, 2024: The Vero Beach Police Department (VBPD) announced today that they arrested Trayvious Hullett last Thursday on a charge of Aggravated Battery with a Deadly Weapon. Hullett is accused of stabbing a person last week on Tuesday night. It happened in the 1800 block...
'Reckless and dangerous.' Police on the Treasure Coast arrest man for riding dirt bike through traffic
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — A Port St. Lucie man was arrested Saturday and charged with a list of crimes, accused of riding his dirt bike recklessly through the streets of St. Lucie County. “These dirt bikes are designed for off-road only,” said St. Lucie County Sheriff Keith Pearson....
Crime Blotter: April 23
Russ Joshua Galvan, 30, of Fort Pierce; Status: Held without bond; Charge(s): resisting officer without violence, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill. Jack Lee Jenkins, 68, of the 1100 block of Ponce De Leon Circle, Vero Beach; Status: Released Tuesday on $500 bond; Charge(s): exposure of...
Florida chase ends when suspect collides with multiple cars, killing innocent bystander
Cellphone video was taken moments after the pursuit ended on U.S. 1 and Southeast Central Parkway. Police say the suspect fled from an officer during a traffic stop, leading the officer on a short pursuit that ended when the suspect collided with several vehicles at the intersection — killing a 76-year-old Palm City man in a BMW.
Early Morning Fire in Jensen Beach on Saturday Displaced 2 Adults and a Child
Jensen Beach - Monday April 22, 2024: A fire that broke out in the attic of a Jensen Beach home early Saturday displaced two adults and a child. Martin County Fire Rescue crews were called to the 1500 block of NE Janes Terrace around 1:30 a.m. April 20. Firefighters found...
St. Lucie sheriff, Indian River Lagoon cleanup, newspaper's new format on readers' minds
St. Lucie County sheriff must be more transparent As a former journalist and regular TCPalm reader, I am concerned about the lack of transparency at the St. Lucie Sheriff's Office and the unusually long delays in the release of news to the public. This was especially apparent April 9, when the sheriff's office...
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