Police ID body found in vehicle near airport

Huge backups on first day of bridge closure

The first two days of the week-long total closure of the 17th Street Bridge went about as expected – with long lines on the alternate route between the island and the mainland of Vero Beach, the Merrill P. Barber Bridge and its approaches. Motorists traveling between the island and the mainland found out that it took them about twice as long as normal to reach their destinations as all traffic that normally takes the 17th Street Bridge, about 20,000 vehicles per day and perhaps more in season – was detoured and rerouted to the Barber bridge. The Vero Beach Police Department warned motorists about delays and said it had officers out on Indian River Boulevard Tuesday to help direct the ...

Family, friends find body of missing man in ditch

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Relatives and friends led a search for a 67-year-old man missing for five days and ultimately found his body in a ditch, sheriff's officials said. Kevin P. Markey's death was not considered suspicious, and deputies did not suspect foul play, said Sgt. Kevin Jaworski, a spokesperson for the Indian River County Sheriff's Office. The family found Markey's body about 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday in the 2500 block of 12th Street, east of 27th Avenue and Shady Oaks Park, Jaworski said. The body was taken to the medical examiner's office. The incident was not related to another death investigation that also took place on Wednesday in Indian River County. Family members said they last saw Markey on ...

Medical examiners ID body found in woods near Old Dixie Highway

VERO BEACH — Medical examiners used dental records to identify the decomposed remains of a man found in a wooded area more than two weeks ago. The man was identified as 46-year-old Jeffrey R. Bartholomew, according to Vero Beach police. "The family has been notified and the Vero Beach Police Department investigators and the Medical Examiner's Office are still actively working to determine the cause and manner of death," police officials said in a statement. "This remains an active investigation." Sheriff's deputies and police responded to reports of a deceased person the afternoon of Sept. 11 near the 1300 block of Old Dixie Highway, west of the railroad tracks, in Vero Beach. Investigators arrived and turned the body over to ...