BOB JOHNSON

McGrath was a founding cast member of "Sesame Street" when the show premiered in 1969, playing friendly neighbor Bob Johnson.

Mr. McGrath joined the inaugural cast of “Sesame Street” in 1969 as Bob Johnson, the affable neighborhood music teacher.

Actor, musician and children’s author widely known for his portrayal of one of the first regular characters on the children’s show “Sesame Street,” Bob McGrath, has died at the age of 90.

It’s pretty clean, pretty quick.”The Sunshine State has become internationally notorious for the oddball miscreants who populate its police blotters and local news reports — known collectively as Florida Man. Florida Man, meet Florida Sheriff. All but one of Florida’s 67 counties have an elected sheriff, and they wield enormous influence in part because they’re often the only countywide elected official. “Save the taxpayers’ money.”On the Atlantic Coast, near Cape Canaveral, Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey makes a game of crime — literally. Over in central Florida is, perhaps, the highest-profile enemy of Florida Man (and Florida Woman).

Maybe Florida Man has finally met his match.

Florida Man vs Florida Sheriff In this image taken from an undated video posted by the Lee County, Fla., Sheriff's Office, Sheriff Carmine Marceno speaks at a news conference in Fort Myers, Fla. Sheriff Marceno refers to the jailhouse as the "Marceno Motel." It’s pretty clean, pretty quick.”The Sunshine State has become internationally notorious for the oddball miscreants who populate its police blotters and local news reports — known collectively as Florida Man. Florida Man, meet Florida Sheriff. “Save the taxpayers’ money.”On the Atlantic Coast, near Cape Canaveral, Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey makes a game of crime — literally. Over in central Florida is, perhaps, the highest-profile enemy of Florida Man (and Florida Woman).

Maybe Florida Man has finally met his match.

When a naked man in southwestern Florida recently raised a ruckus outside his house and threatened a deputy with a kitchen knife, the SWAT team swooped in and apprehended him. The Sunshine State has become internationally notorious for the oddball miscreants who populate its police blotters and local news reports — known collectively as Florida Man. There are murders and mayhem, like anyplace else, and then there are the only-in-Florida incidents like the man charged with assault with a deadly weapon for throwing an alligator through a Wendy’s drive-thru window in Palm Beach County in 2015. Florida Man, meet Florida Sheriff.

Santa Rosa, Florida, Sheriff Bob Johnson says homeowners should take shooting lessons so they can ultimately "save the taxpayers money."

A Florida sheriff invited a homeowner who shot at a would-be robber to attend a gun safety course to “learn to shoot a lot better” to “save the taxpayers money.”.

PACE, Fla. (WKRG) — A Florida sheriff is drawing attention after encouraging homeowners to shoot intruders in order to save taxpayers money. The comments came after a burglary spree in Pace, Florida, in which a man is accused of breaking into multiple homes and backyards as he ran from deputies. Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob…

A Florida sheriff announcing the arrest of a man suspected of several break-ins who was shot at by a resident said Thursday that homeowners were “more than welcome” to shoot burglars. One of the homeowners fired multiple gunshots at about 5:12 p.m. CDT, but there were no reported injuries, the newspaper reported. Harris was arrested about 10 minutes later, Johnson told reporters. I guess they think they did something wrong, which they did not,” Johnson told reporters. “If somebody’s breaking into your house, you’re more than welcome to shoot them in Santa Rosa County, and we prefer that you do, actually.

Missing mom found: Florida mom Cassie Carli, from left, vanished Sunday, March 27, 2022, after meeting her ex-boyfriend, Marcus Spanevelo, in a Navarre Beach parking lot for a custody exchange of their daughter. Missing mom found: Authorities searching this property in Springville, Ala., found the body of missing Florida mom Cassie Carli on Saturday, April 2, 2022. Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson said Carli’s body was found buried in a shallow grave in a barn, circled in red. (Google)We believe Cassie Carli’s body was found in this barn on Hwy 11 in Springville. So a big parking lot and people using the boat ramp, usually a nice public place,” Raeann Carli told Dateline.

The body of a missing Florida mom was found in a shallow grave in Alabama nearly one week after she was last seen, according to the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office.

The FBI is assisting the search for a missing and endangered mother who was last seen Sunday in the Florida Panhandle, according to the Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Office.

"Closing the Black wealth gap is not a job," said the founder of The RLJ Cos. "It's giving us more access to wealth sustainability."

Sheriff Bob Johnson said a video of a woman abusing her daughter is one of worst things he has seen in 40 years of law enforcement.

Officials are investigating a fatal shooting at Florida Panhandle gas station as a possible “stand your ground” case.

Officials say a 34-year-old chief petty officer in the U.S. Navy is accused of locking her husband in their garage and fatally shooting him as he spoke to a 911 dispatcher.

A 34-year-old chief petty officer at Naval Air Station Pensacola is accused of locking her husband in their garage and fatally shooting him as he spoke to a 911 dispatcher, officials said. Bree Kuhn of Gulf Breeze was arrested Wednesday night and charged with first-degree premeditated murder in the death of Collin James Turner, 34. “It’s just a sad case — a very sad case — of people arguing, and then, it gets to this point,” Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson said during a news conference Thursday.

More than 35,000 people in the Lee’s Summit area have had no representation in the Missouri House since Rick Roeber was expelled. | Editorial

A Florida man faces homicide charges after investigators following up on a tip about a missing woman found human remains buried in his backyard.

– Two years after Missouri voters enacted a first-of-its-kind initiative intended to create “partisan fairness” in voting districts, they have changed their minds. “I don’t think there’s a problem with letting voters reconsider it,” said Republican state Sen. Dan Hegeman, who sponsored this year's measure. The original Clean Missouri measure also limited lobbyist gifts and campaign contributions to lawmakers, and made lawmakers' records open to the public. Republican lawmakers also paired the redistricting changes with slightly lower limits on lobbyist gifts and campaign contributions. Hegeman said they merely were mirroring the approach of the original Clean Measure measure.

An object found on Navarre Beach in Pensacola over the weekend that was originally thought to be a severed human hand has been determined to be some kind of sea life. An object found on Navarre Beach in Pensacola over the weekend that was originally thought to be a severed human hand has been determined to be some kind of sea life, the Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office announced Monday. Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson told the Pensacola News Journal that a beachgoer spotted an item that appeared to look like a human hand on Sunday and called law enforcement. "Weve had these types of cases before where a passerby sees something on the beach that they believe to be human," Martin told the News Journal. This story originally published to tcpalm.com, and was shared to other Florida newspapers in the new Gannett Media network.

An object found on Navarre Beach in Pensacola over the weekend that was originally thought to be a severed human hand has been determined to be some kind of sea life. An object found on Navarre Beach in Pensacola over the weekend that was originally thought to be a severed human hand has been determined to be some kind of sea life, the Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office announced Monday. Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson told the Pensacola News Journal that a beachgoer spotted an item that appeared to look like a human hand on Sunday and called law enforcement. "Weve had these types of cases before where a passerby sees something on the beach that they believe to be human," Martin told the News Journal. This story originally published to tcpalm.com, and was shared to other Florida newspapers in the new Gannett Media network.

An object found on Navarre Beach in Pensacola over the weekend that was originally thought to be a severed human hand has been determined to be some kind of sea life. An object found on Navarre Beach in Pensacola over the weekend that was originally thought to be a severed human hand has been determined to be some kind of sea life, the Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office announced Monday. Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson told the Pensacola News Journal that a beachgoer spotted an item that appeared to look like a human hand on Sunday and called law enforcement. "Weve had these types of cases before where a passerby sees something on the beach that they believe to be human," Martin told the News Journal. This story originally published to tcpalm.com, and was shared to other Florida newspapers in the new Gannett Media network.

What was supposed to be a birthday celebration ended in tragedy when a man accidentally shot his son-in-law who was trying to surprise him. Christopher Bergan, who lives in Norway, flew in to to visit his father-in-law, Richard Dennis, in Pensacola, Florida, where he used to live, on Tuesday. "Anybody who is religious out there, you need to pray for this family, Johnson said at a press conference. "I can't imagine what they're going through ... it's horrible.Johnson noted that earlier that evening another family member had come banging on Dennis front door and startled him. They had a verbal altercation before the relative left, police said.

GULF BREEZE, Fla. - A Florida man won't face charges after accidentally shooting and killing his son-in-law who had jumped out of the bushes during a surprise birthday visit, according to investigators. Santa Rosa Sheriff Bob Johnson said during a news conference that the shooting happened late Tuesday at the home of 61-year-old Richard Dennis. Johnson said Christopher Bergan, 37, was married to Dennis' daughter and they had flown in from Norway to surprise him for his birthday. Authorities said Bergan had banged on Dennis' door and jumped out when Dennis answered, prompting Dennis to fatally shoot him. Dennis said he thought the banging noise was from another relative he had gotten into an argument with earlier in the day.