Tag: St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office
Three charged after investigation into starvation death of 3-month-old Florida infant
Medical examiner ruled the baby’s death a homicide caused by dehydration and malnutrition, leading to aggravated manslaughter and child abuse charges
Two Ft. Pierce caregivers arrested after welfare check uncovers elderly victim living in squalid conditions
Investigators say concerned citizens’ report led deputies to a home filled with human and animal waste, where an elderly resident was allegedly being neglected
Couple arrested in horrific case of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation
Caretakers kept woman captive in her home with restricted movement, open sores, denied food, made to shower and use bathroom outside, deed to her home transferred . . .
Road rage mayhem: U-Haul driver turns Ft. Pierce into a demolition zone
One of his crash victims had to be transported to the hospital with a suspected broken leg
Two Treasure Coast men charged with sexual abuse of two 11-year-olds
Arthur Brown, 20, of Ft. Pierce and Tayler DiFrancesco, 19, of Vero Beach, both charged with multiple counts of child sexual abuse
Endangered youth reported missing from St. Luci County
Jerry Manning hasn’t been seen since October 14 . . .
Woman charged with multiple counts of animal cruelty after pets found in ‘severe neglect in unlivable home’
Six dogs and one cat were found severely neglected and confined entirely indoors, ‘with animal waste covering the floors, furniture, and tables’
Florida man found guilty of 2018 murder of his pregnant girlfriend and their unborn son
Tania Wise, 23, was a week away from delivering her baby when she was found face down in a ditch, brutally murdered
Human smugglers trying to traffick 189 kilos of cocaine, busted in the waters off Fort Pierce
8 Bahamian men trying to smuggle 30 Chinese Nationals and 189 kilos of cocaine into the U.S. – using 3 seaworthy vessels – arrested
Investigation into suspicious death of Ft. Pierce 3-month-old baby continues
Two other children who lived in the home have been removed for safety reasons. The Medical Examiner is still trying to determine the cause of the baby boy’s death
