Deputies search for 2 suspected of using fake money to buy lottery tickets

2 seriously hurt in multi-vehicle crash on U.S. 1

GIFFORD — Two people suffered severe injuries following a three-vehicle crash on U.S. 1 that left a person trapped inside an automobile, sheriff's deputies said. Indian River County Fire Rescue crews used rescue machinery to free the individual from the wreckage, said Sgt. Kevin Jaworski, a spokesperson for the Indian River County Sheriff's Office. The wreck involving a silver van, Subaru Outback and an unknown third vehicle, happened about 11 a.m. Monday in the 4500 block of U.S. 1, east of Old Dixie Highway in Gifford. Jaworski said the vehicles had heavy damage from impact. One person was flown to HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital in Fort Pierce, while the other individual was taken by ambulance, Jaworski said. Florida Highway Patrol ...

VBHS student arrested after gun found in backpack

VERO BEACH — A Vero Beach High School student was detained after deputies found a loaded 9 mm handgun, along with a magazine containing 10 rounds, inside his backpack after he walked through a metal detector early Thursday. Classes had not yet started when the incident took place, said sheriff's Capt. Joe Abollo, a spokesperson for the Indian River County Sheriff's Office. Deputies later learned the firearm was stolen out of Okeechobee County. Abollo said there was no threat made to the 2,636-student campus located at 1707 16th Street in Vero Beach. Michael Anthony Bell Jr., 18, of Fort Pierce, was charged with attempting to enter a school property with a weapon or firearm, carrying an unlicensed firearm, grand theft ...

Deputies: Shutdown of illegal arcades leads to two arrests, seizure of $37K

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — More details were released in a Wednesday raid that led authorities to shut down two adult arcades and arrest the owners of the establishments. The joint investigation led officials to seize more than $37,000 and collect 68 Las Vegas-style slot machines considered illegal in most parts of Florida, deputies say. Jing Guo Yang and Jinquan Lin, both 35 and of the 6500 block of 35th Place, Vero Beach, were each charged with racketeering. Both were held Saturday at the Indian River County Jail on a $1 million bond. A joint investigation by the Indian River County Sheriff's Office and the Florida Gaming Control Commission uncovered slot machines giving cash prizes for winnings, which is prohibited under ...