INDIAN RIVER COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

Suspected land mine removed from Florida beach A witness said the land mine was found by someone checking sea turtle nests. (Indian River County Sheriff's Office)INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, Fla. — Emergency crews had their hands full on a Florida beach, when an object believed to be a land mine was found. >> Read more trending newsThe Indian River County Sheriff’s Office announced the find along with a photo showing the possible land mine in a Facebook post. UPDATE: All clear after ordnance discovered Patrick Air Force Base responded and collected a piece of suspected... Posted by Indian River County Sheriff's Office on Wednesday, June 22, 2022Patrick Air Force Base officials told UPI that the land mine appears to be from the 1930s. The area around the beach was a 20,000-acre training base for the Navy in the 1940s, where more than 100,000 men came to learn about amphibious warfare, WPTV reported.

Big bag: Deputies recovered 45 pounds of heroin that was wrapped in burlap and contained inside a 35-gallon garbage bag. (Indian River County Sheriff's Office)INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, Fla. — A 35-gallon garbage bag containing 45 pounds of heroin was found washed ashore on a Florida beach on Thursday, authorities said. The packaging was not intended for water, the sheriff’s office said. The sheriff’s office worked with U.S. Deputy Ron Adamson and wildlife officer Brian Bushnell took the drugs into custody, the sheriff’s office said.

Teachers arrested: Darius Cohen, left, and Akkua Hallback were fired after an incident at a Vero Beach apartment complex. (Indian River County Sheriff's Office)VERO BEACH, Fla. — Two former college athletes who had recently taken physical education jobs at South Florida schools were fired after their arrests in connection with a shooting that wounded a man at a Vero Beach apartment, authorities said. >> Read more trending newsDarius Tyonne Cohen, 26, of Clewiston, was charged with attempted murder, according to Indian River County Sheriff’s Office online booking records. At a news conference on Monday, Indian River County Sheriff Eric Flowers said the shooting occurred after the men spent a night out in Vero Beach and were returning to a woman’s apartment. “You go through a background check,” Indian River County Superintendent David Moore told WPEC.

Fake bomb: A handwritten note by a Florida man warned people to stay away from his Vero Beach home. (Indian River County Sheriff's Office)VERO BEACH, Fla. — A Florida man resorted to an explosive decision to ward off an eviction notice. >> Read more trending newsAccording to the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office, the man, who was not identified, taped a fake bomb to his porch Wednesday morning. You have family!”The sheriff’s office said it invoked the Baker Act and took the man to an area health clinic for evaluation. The eviction notice was eventually served, the sheriff’s office said.

‘I’ve seen some crazy stuff but this is definitely up there’

"He just turned around, overhand threw this 2-month-old at me from about 6 feet away," Deputy Jacob Curby, who caught the baby, told WPEC.

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, Fla. – A driver is facing charges after crashing into an Indian River County Sheriff’s Office patrol car over the weekend. Dash camera video from the deputy’s cruiser shows the crash, which happened early Sunday morning. AdDeputies say McKinny attempted to leave the scene but was quickly captured. No one was hurt. McKinny was arrested on charges of misdemeanor DUI and later posted bond and was released from jail.