Port Saint Lucie
CRIME & SAFETY
Racing drivers arrested for reckless speeding in Port St. Lucie
PORT ST. LUCIE, Florida — Two drivers were arrested for racing and reckless driving on US Highway 1, police say. Last night, members of the Port St. Lucie Police Department Traffic Unit, including one on a BMW R 1250 RT-P motorcycle, were conducting speed enforcement in the 9900 block of US Highway 1 when they witnessed two vehicles traveling over 87 mph in a 45 mph zone. Both vehicles were racing each other while weaving in and out of slower traffic in a reckless manner, according to the Port St. Lucie Police Department.
Update: PSL resident’s body recovered in drowning incident
WEST PORT ST. LUCIE — The Port St. Lucie Police Department is investigating what they are referring to as an accidental drowning of a 44-year-old adult male at a lake at McCarty Ranch Preserve on Range Line Road on Thursday, July 18, according to a post from the PSLPD on X.
Port St. Lucie man dead after crash in Fort Pierce
FORT PIERCE − A Port St. Lucie man died Wednesday following a vehicle crash on South U.S. 1, a Fort Pierce Police spokesperson said Friday. Police about 4:32 p.m. Wednesday went to the incident in the 3200 block of South U.S. 1, said April Lee, police spokesperson. She said...
Fort Pierce Police investigate deadly shooting on Dunbar Street, police said
FORT PIERCE − Fort Pierce Police are investigating a shooting incident last week that fatally injured a 27-year-old man, a police spokesperson said Monday. The incident occurred about 7:18 p.m. Friday in the 2800 block of Dunbar Street, police spokesperson April Lee said. The location is just south of Avenue D and west of North 25th Street. ...
West Palm Beach man accused of first-degree murder after deadly fentanyl sale
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A West Palm Beach resident is facing accusations of selling the fentanyl that resulting in a man's death. Martin County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) stated that after a four-month investigation, authorities have arrested Marc Mathieu. The arrest comes in connection to the tragic death...
Rollover crash on Martin Highway causes eastbound closure, delays
PALM CITY, Fla. (CBS12) — A rollover crash is causing delays on Martin Highway on Friday afternoon. The Martin County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) said eastbound Martin Highway is currently closed west of Veterans Memorial Bridge in Palm City due to a collision involving a vehicle rollover. Photos taken at...
60 migrants lost at sea en route from Bahamas to Florida, officials say
MIAMI — The search for about 60 migrants lost at sea who departed the Bahamas earlier this month for Florida has been called off, according to U.S. and Bahamian officials. The announcement came late Thursday night from Homeland Security Task Force — Southeast. Sharing a statement from the...
Global outages impact some agencies on the Treasure Coast
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. — Impacts from the global cyber outage are also being felt in some agencies on the Treasure Coast. Erick Gill serves as the St. Lucie County Communications Division director. Gill said for the most part county services are up and running, other than the online...
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