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SEBRING -- Acting on a tip from the FBI and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, the Highlands County Sheriff’s Office Special Victims Unit arrested 50-year-old Christopher Ray Queen Tuesday, Feb. 27 and charged him with 19 counts of possessing child pornography, nine counts of promoting (sending) child pornography and one count of resisting an officer without violence. Queen was arrested as SVU detectives served a search warrant at his home on Whiting Avenue in Sebring. He

February

2018

15

SEBRING -- Once again, our nation is reeling in the wake of a school shooting, and Wednesday’s incident at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Broward County is very close to home. “There is no way to make sense of such a tragedy,” Sheriff Paul Blackman said of the shooting that left 17 people dead and wounded more than a dozen others. “Our deepest condolences go out to all involved, including the victims’ families and the students and staff of the school. And let’s not forget the first

February

2018

08

At a press conference on Thursday, Feb. 8, Martin County Sheriff William Snider announced the results of a three-day drug interdiction task force that involved multiple local, state and federal agencies, including the Highlands County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Paul Blackman joined Sheriff Snider at the press conference along with representatives from the Florida Highway Patrol, th Drug Enforcement Administration, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Homeland Security, U.S.

February

2018

26

Detectives with the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office are seeking the public’s assistance with identifying a victim found floating in a canal in the 33000 block of Gator Blvd. in Belle Glade.  The victim, who has yet to be identified, had distinctive tattoos on his hands and arm. The victim, who appears to be a Hispanic male, was found shortly before 4 p.m. on Jan. 24. He appears to be the victim of a homicide, and detectives say there is a possibility he is from the Highlands County area.

January

2018

24

AVON PARK -- With the help of an alert citizen, a 33-year-old Avon Park man was arrested Wednesday afternoon within minutes of robbing a store in Avon Park. Shortly after noon, the citizen called 911 to report that as he was walking into La Preferida Market and Deli on North Lake Avenue, he saw a man -- later identified as Adam Edward Yoder -- holding a gun and a bag run out of the store and get in a vehicle. The caller followed the car out to U.S. 27, giving continuing updates to dispatchers.

January

2018