HIGHLANDS COUNTY SHERiFf’S DETECTIVES ARE INVESTIGATING A HOMICIDE SUNDAY MORNING ON SOUTH AVENUE ‘A’ IN AVON PARK. WE KNOW THE VICTIM’S NAME IS 29 YEAR OLD CLAYTON VAN DERKEL OF AVON PARK – FURTHER DETAILS AREN’T BEING RELEASED QUITE YET, BUT DETECTIVES WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR HELP AS THE INVESTIGATION CONTINUES. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION CAN CALL 402-7200, USE THE TIPS FUNCTION ON THE HIGHLANDS COUNTY SHERIFF’S ANDOID OR IPHONE APPS, OR CALL CRIME STOPPERS ANONYMOUSLY AT 800-226-T-I-P-S. CRIMESTOPPERS TIPS CAN RESULT IN CASH REWARDS.
IT WAS A BUSY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING IN THE LAKE JOSEPHINE AREA. POWER WAS OUT FOR A FEW HOURS AND TRAFFIC STALLED ON LAKE JOSEPHINE DRIVE SATURDAY EVENING AFTER A SINGLE MOTOR VEHICLE CRASH TOOK OUT A POWER POLE. THE DRIVER WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL WHILE GLADES ELECTRIC PERSONNEL WORKED TO GET THE POWER BACK UP. EARLIER THAT SAME EVENING, TRAFFIC GOT SNARLED ON HIGHWAY 27 JUST SOUTH OF JOSEPHONE CREEK WHEN FIVE PEOPLE SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES IN A TWO CAR CRASH. SEBRING POLICE HAD A BUSY AFTERNOON AS WELL – TWO FENDERBENDERS TIED UP TRAFFIC WITHIN A COUPLE HOURS IN TOWN – A SINGLE CAR WRECK ONLAKEVIEW JUST SOUTH OF KENILWORTH AND ANOTHER AT THE CORNER OF SEBRING PARKWAY AND MEMORIAL DRIVE. AGAIN, NO SERIOUS INJURIES.
UP IN POLK COUNTY, THEIR SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT IS LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ON A HIT AND RUN THAT ROOK PLACE SATURDAY ABOUT 7:45 ON SCENIC HIGHWAY NEAR LAKE WALES – a 49-year old male was struck by a 1994-1997 blue or green Honda Accord, according to evidence left behind at the scene. The victim was transported to a local hospital with critical injuries. CRIME STOPPERS IS TAKING TIPS ON THAT INCIDENT AS WELL, IF ANYONE KNOWS ANYTHING.
SAD NEWS FOR DOWNTOWN sebring – LONGTIME DOWNTOWN MERCHANT STEVE AND COMPANY CONFIRMED ON THEIR FACEBOOK PAGE LAST WEEK THAT THEY’VE MADE THE DECISION TO CLOSE UP SHOP AT THE END OF FEBRUARY. ON THE OTHER SIDE OF SOUTH RIDGEWOOD, THE BOWN BUILDING – WHERE THE SODA SHOPPE IS, IN THE OLD PLUM TREE – HAS BEEN SOLD TO THE FAMILY OWNERS OF FIRST LOOK REALTY IN SEBRING, WHO SAY THEY’RE EXCITED FOR THEIR EXPANDED PRESENCE ON THE CIRCLE. MEANWHILE, THE CHAINS CONTINUE TO THRIVE – DOLLAR GENERAL HAS CONFIRMED THEY’RE PUTTING UP ANOTHER QUICK-SHOPPING LOCATION OFF THE CORNER OF HOME AVENUE AND THE SEBIRNG PARKWAY, SOUTH OF THE NEW TRAFFIC CIRCLE WHERE THE SEBRING AND PANTHER PARKWAYS INTERSECT.
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