Sheriff asks why accused drug dealer with 14 felony convictions was still free
Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek says the man his deputies arrested in an undercover drug sting Friday should not have been free to sell drugs.
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Operation Ice Breaker: 25 charged in major South Florida drug trafficking investigation
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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier to hold press conference in Boynton Beach
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Suspect booked into Martin County Jail after undercover drug sting, sheriff says
A Martin County man has been arrested following an undercover operation into meth trafficking, according to the Martin County Sheriff’s Office.
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Two right lanes blocked after crash on Florida’s Turnpike South in Palm Beach County
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Bomb threat reported at Boca Raton Jewish academy, PBSO says
A bomb threat reported at a Jewish preschool in Boca Raton prompted a heavy deputy presence and traffic delays Monday afternoon.