Vero Beach Crime Blotter: January 24

Man charged after high-speed chase, crash

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — A Port St. Lucie man was jailed on Thanksgiving after leading deputies on a high-speed chase before crashing and hiding in a nearby trailer, officials said. Inside the vehicle, deputies found a white substance that tested positive for cocaine, reports show. Derrick Danovon Taylor Jr., 27, was charged with aggravated fleeing and eluding, driving with a suspended license, leaving the scene of a crash involving damage to property, possession of cocaine and burglary of an occupied dwelling. Taylor was held Tuesday at the Indian River County Jail on a $32,500 bond. Taylor was also being held on a warrant out of St. Lucie County, jail records show. Indian River County sheriff's deputies attempted to make a ...

High-speed chase nets kilo of cocaine, 30 lbs of meth

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Two people are awaiting court appearances following a high-speed chase that ended with law enforcement officers seizing 1 kilo of cocaine and 30 pounds of methamphetamine from a vehicle last week. The man and woman - traveling at more than 100 mph - were arrested on several charges including drug trafficking. The joint effort was led by Indian River County sheriff's deputies, Florida Highway Patrol troopers and Vero Beach Police Department officers. "Multi-agency collaborations like this one are critical to keeping poisons out of our community and saving lives," Indian River County Sheriff Eric Flowers said. "To the dealers that keep trying to push these toxins into our community, I have a message for you: not ...

57 pounds of cocaine wash ashore in Vero Beach

VERO BEACH — Police officers doing surveys for sea turtle nesting season discovered 20 bricks of cocaine that washed ashore over the weekend, spokesperson Officer Kelsea Marty said. U.S. Border Patrol officials posted pictures of the packages - which have a street value of nearly $700,000 - on social media Monday. The tightly wrapped packages weighed a total of 57 pounds, Marty said. Vero Beach Police officers turned the drugs over to border patrol officials. Police found the packages - completely sealed - at 12:22 a.m. Friday in the 1700 block of Ocean Drive, about 200 yards north of South Beach Park, Marty said. The narcotics were located east of Lady Bug Lane and Ocean Drive. Four officers were already ...