Stuart Man Arrested for Arson in Dog Grooming Trailer and Vehicle Fire
STUART, Fla.—A 39-year-old man has been arrested and charged with arson after he allegedly set fire to a dog grooming trailer and a vehicle belonging to his victim. On August 16, Stuart Police officers responded to 911 calls reporting a trailer and the front of an SUV on fire. Surveillance The post Stuart Man...
Stuart mom to host benefit to help with son’s brain surgery after business is...
STUART, Fla. (CBS12) — A Stuart mother is picking up the pieces after her only source of income, her dog grooming business, was destroyed in a fire. Investigators say it was set ablaze by someone she loved and now the victim is now trying to move forward and turning to the community for help.
Knife-wielding man in alleged crisis invades Port St. Lucie homes, disarmed by homeowner
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (CBS12) — A man in an alleged crisis, believing someone was after him, was arrested after he entered two Port St. Lucie homes while armed with a knife. The Port St. Lucie Police Department (PSLPD) said that police responded to a report of a man armed with a knife who entered two separate homes in...
Michigan doctor arrested in Port St. Lucie undercover child exploitation sting
PORT ST. LUCIE — A Michigan family practice doctor has been arrested following an undercover investigation by the Port St. Lucie Police Department’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) unit, authorities announced Tuesday. Detectives said Dr. William J. Murdoch began communicating online in June 2025 with an...
Florida AG issues subpoenas to trucking company that employed illegal immigrant charged in fatal...
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier issued subpoenas to the employer of an illegal immigrant accused of causing a fatal crash.
Port St. Lucie man charged after entering two homes, assaulting residents
PORT ST. LUCIE – A man who entered two Port St. Lucie homes on Aug. 29 armed with a knife was taken into custody without incident by Port St. Lucie police, according to police reports. Police responded to a home in the 2000 block of Southwest Marblehead Way at...
Former Sheriff Blasts Indian River County Commissioner Over Comments on Deputies
VERO BEACH — A former Indian River County sheriff has publicly criticized County Commissioner Joe Flescher, accusing him of disrespecting deputies and misrepresenting his own financial background in a scathing open letter. Gary C. Wheeler, who served as sheriff and later as a county commissioner, said he regrets...
Subpoenas issued to company that employed semi driver in crash
Civil and criminal subpoenas have been issued to the employer of a semi driver charged in a crash last month that killed three people on Florida's Turnpike in St. Lucie County.
Gator attack survivor says encounter left her hand ‘just hanging’
A doctor's face-to-face encounter with an 8-foot alligator in Martin County, followed by her fight for survival and ultimate recovery, can only be described as a miracle.
Indian River Co. Sheriff’s Office renews plea for tips in 1999 cold case
GIFFORD, Fla. (CBS12) — Twenty-six years have passed since Stephanie Jackson was found shot to death in her home on 46th Place, and the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office is once again asking the public to help solve the cold case that continues to haunt the community. On...