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Child Safety Pioneer Runs For Brevard Sheriff

The Amber Alert ticker which crawls atop this page, is a big part of the resume Wayne Ivey offers in his bid for Sheriff. The AMBER alert was instituted in 2002 as a system to notify the public after a child has been abducted.  Following the 2004 kidnapping and murder of Sarasota girl, Carlie Bruscia, police realized that...

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Smithwick Conviction Stands – Judge Denies Motion For Dismissal

Joe Smithwick IV Viera – January 4, 2012 A local man serving time for molesting a ten year-old girl, has lost his bid to have his conviction overturned. Joe Smithwick IV, was ordered back to prison, January 4th, after Judge Charles Roberts denied his claim that he was improperly defended by his court-appointed attorney. Smithwick, (31), took the...

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Tumble With Teen Turns To Tussle With Taser

Polk County, Florida, December 17, 2011 Undercover agents with the Polk County  Sheriff’s Office are packed into a rented house in an upscale subdivision near Davenport, Florida. Upstairs and down, cops in “T” shirts and jeans, sit cross-legged on beds, balancing  computers on their knees. Arrayed around the dining room table, they scowl as they...

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Judge Lowers Bond – State Raises Hell

Jeffrey Jenkins charged with abusing teen girl   Prosecutors are upset after a Brevard judge lowered the bond for a man charged with molesting a thirteen year-old girl. Judge Charles Roberts granted the motion to reduce bond for Jeffrey Randall Jenkins (24), a West Melbourne resident, who has been held in the Brevard County Jail since his...

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