Joe Fisher

1 month ago | wflx.com | Joe Fisher |Jon Shainman

Facing calls for a change in leadership at the Fort Pierce Police Department, the city’s longtime police chief submitted her resignation on Sunday just hours before a special meeting to discuss the department’s future. In an email sent to City Manager Richard Chess, Chief Diane Hobley-Burney said her resignation would be effective 90 days after its acceptance by the Fort Pierce City Commission.

Mar 10, 2025 | wptv.com | Aja Dorsainvil |Jon Shainman |Joe Fisher |Peter Burke

ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. — A man who shot and killed a St. Lucie County deputy more than a decade ago was sentenced to death on Monday. Eriese Tisdale has been tried twice for the murder of St. Lucie County Sgt. Gary Morales. Tisdale shot and killed Morales inside his patrol car in 2013.