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tcpalm.com | Olivia Franklin
The brush fires that sparked April 15 in Palm City spread to about 47.8 acres. Martin County Fire Rescue and the Florida Forest Service crews worked to contain the fires on April 15-16. The cause of one of the fires is still unknown. MARTIN COUNTY — Wildfires that burned almost 48 acres in Palm City began with a lightning bolt, a Florida Forest Service official said Thursday.
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1 week ago | 
tcpalm.com | Olivia Franklin
Luis Fuentes is facing charges from auto burglaries in March and April. The burglaries were in the same parking lot of a Publix in Stuart. Fuentes was brought to the Martin County Jail on April 12, and was taken into ICE custody on April 13. MARTIN COUNTY — A Boynton Beach man faces charges related to vehicle burglaries in a Publix parking lot, according to a recently-released arrest affidavit.
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1 week ago | 
tcpalm.com | Olivia Franklin
This is not the first time copper has been stolen from Carr Construction. Cecil Pollock and Samantha Cason were both linked to a copper theft in February. Pollock and Cason are both in the Martin County Jail. MARTIN COUNTY — A Port St. Lucie man and Fort Pierce woman are in jail on charges related to taking and reselling copper from a business in Palm City, according to recently-released arrest affidavits.
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1 week ago | 
tcpalm.com | Olivia Franklin
The brush fire is in the area of Southwest Busch Street and 84th Avenue. Martin County Fire Rescue and the Florida Forest Service responded to the fire. The fire is 90 percent contained and is expected to be fully contained by the end of the day. PALM CITY — Martin County Fire Rescue crews, with the help of the Florida Forest Service, are battling a 40-acre wildfire Wednesday that broke out overnight, according to Fire Rescue and Florida Forest Service officials.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Olivia Franklin
PALM CITY — Florida Forest Service crews, with help from Martin County Fire Rescue, battled what turned out to be three brush fires in the same area of Palm City April 15-16, totaling close to 48 acres, according to Fire Rescue and Florida Forest Service officials. There was never a threat to any homes or structures, fire rescue officials said.
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1 week ago | 
tcpalm.com | Olivia Franklin
Lud Examon and Andy Samedi are both in federal custody. The sheriff's office assisted the FBI in conducting a felony traffic stop on I-95. A firearm was found in the vehicle. MARTIN COUNTY — Two Miami-Dade men with outstanding federal warrants are in federal custody on charges related to gang activity after a joint operation conducted by the FBI and the Martin County Sheriff’s Office, sheriff's officials said.
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1 week ago | 
tcpalm.com | Olivia Franklin
Weikai Zhang is in the Martin County Jail on $700,000 bond. The $40,000 stolen from the Palm City woman has not been recovered. Detectives discovered this may not be the first time Zhang accused of this scam. MARTIN COUNTY — A man faces multiple charges related to an internet pop-up scam that resulted in a Palm City woman losing $40,000, according to sheriff's officials.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Olivia Franklin |C. A. Bridges
The Coast Guard has suspended its search for five missing people from what the agency called "a suspected failed suggling venture," according to a press release Monday, pending any new information. On Sunday, an aircrew from the U.S. Coast Guard rescued four people from a capsized boat about 29 miles off the St. Lucie Inlet with help from the Martin County Sheriff's Office. The boat had flipped the day before, and five more people remain unaccounted for.
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1 week ago | 
tcpalm.com | Olivia Franklin
Four people were rescued from the capsized boat. Five people were unaccounted for, the Coast Guard is leading the investigation looking for them. The four people rescued were transported to Cleveland Clinic South Hospital, three with non-life threatening injuries and one with serious injuries. MARTIN COUNTY — One of the four survivors on the capsized boat found about 29 miles off the St. Lucie Inlet over the weekend told Martin County sheriff's deputies five people drowned when the boat overturned.
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1 week ago | 
tcpalm.com | Olivia Franklin
A concerned resident called the sheriff's office about the gator limping around their backyard. Cpl. Christopher Buckley assisted an alligator trapper in detaining the reptile. The alligator was limping from what appeared to be an injured foot, according to sheriff's officials. HOBE SOUND — Lesson learned: Look before you head outside, even if it's your own backyard!A resident spotted a 7-foot alligator limping around in the Hobe Sound backyard April 10 and notified Martin County Sheriff's Office.
