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Fort Pierce police searching for missing juvenile
FORT PIERCE, Fla. — The Fort Pierce Police Department announced Wednesday it is searching for a missing juvenile. The police department said on Tuesday at 7 p.m., 14-year-old Guechelie Romulus left her residence in the 700 block of South Seventh Street in Fort Pierce on foot headed in an unknown direction.
Emphatic vote of confidence for Vero police chief
By the time Vero Beach Police Chief David Currey ended an emotion-filled closing argument during which he twice needed to regain his composure, the courtroom of public opinion had already rendered its verdict. The lengthy standing ovation that followed – the highlight of Monday’s special call meeting in a jam-packed...
Use IBM tactic on Vero Beach Three Corners? Growth hurts Stuart, Port St. Lucie; Lake O
Use IBM strategic decision process for Vero Beach Three Corners?. As I read the thoughtful assessments of the four exciting but different proposals for the Three Corners, I am reminded of the decision process we used in our IBM strategy work. This approach was often used in big business, infrequently...
Citizens advisory boards can and should provide oversight into alleged police misconduct
Fort Pierce resident Levonte Smith recently beat an attempted first-degree murder charge, but lost many of his worldly possessions in the process. While Smith was awaiting trial, the police allegedly lost, destroyed or disposed of his belongings, including credit and debit cards, his birth certificate, his Social Security card, his car keys, cell phone, ear buds, jewelry, clothing and shoes.
Meet the staff: TCPalm Visual Journalist Kaila Jones
Kaila Jones has been a visual journalist for TCPalm since June 2022. She is based in Indian River County, but sometimes travels the Treasure Coast depending on the news of the day. Born in Jacksonville, she moved to Gainesville after high school and graduated from the University of Florida’s College of Journalism and...
Meet Enterprise Editor Cheryl Smith, who is on her third stint with TCPalm
TCPalm / Treasure Coast Newspapers hired Cheryl Smith in 2012 — and it's her third time here since 1989. As enterprise editor, she emphasizes projects, analysis and investigations. She oversees business, environment, outdoors and entertainment coverage. After graduating Old Dominion University, the Virginia native made a beeline for Florida....
Crime Blotter: April 29
Kai Stewart Cromer, 19, Vero Beach; Status: Released Monday on $30,000 bond; Charge(s): two counts of lewd solicitation of child by computer. Anthony Lee Hobgood, 19, of the 1100 block of 15th Avenue, Vero Beach; Status: Held on $6,000 bond; Charge(s): aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill, battery touch or strike.
Football: How Westwood CB Jordan Crutchfield went from backup on a B team to a 4-star recruit
FORT PIERCE — When he arrived on Fort Pierce Westwood’s campus less than two years ago, Jordan Crutchfield wasn’t even thinking about playing football. Considering his little league career peaked as a backup edge rusher on a B team, it made sense that Crutchfield was ready to hang up his shoulder pads and...
Crab-E-Bills closing, to dismay of seafood catchers and eaters
Crab-E-Bills is closing June 1. The popular Sebastian seafood market occupies the west side of the old, dilapidated Hurricane Harbor building on Indian River Drive, which has been condemned. The City of Sebastian originally purchased the riverside property in 2009 as part of its Working Waterfront project. Though the structure...
Recruiting: 5 questions with Vero Beach standout linebacker TJ Alford
Vero Beach rising senior linebacker Tarvos "TJ" Alford is coming off a big season and poised for an encore. He earned 2023 TCPalm All-Area Defensive Player of the Year honors after leading Vero Beach with 86 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss and four sacks last season. Alford, ranked No. 9...
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