Old Checkers among sites headed to foreclosure

Old Checkers among sites headed to foreclosure

  • December 31, 2024
  • Mark J. Crawford

BY MARK J. CRAWFORD mark@ytfwqrof.elementor.cloud Starke doubled the number of new code enforcement cases in 2024 and is ready to start foreclosing on several noncompliant properties.  According to Ch…

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Prison after crashing car before hurricane

Prison after crashing car before hurricane

  • December 31, 2024
  • Dan Hildebran

BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com A woman on probation for burglary and petit theft was sentenced to a year in prison after admitting to driving without a valid license, triggering both a criminal…

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Pleads to three thefts

Pleads to three thefts

  • December 31, 2024
  • Dan Hildebran

BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com A 30-year-old Starke man was sentenced to 120 days in jail and two years’ probation after pleading to three thefts at Starke stores. The judge also gave him a ster…

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10 years for ramming truck with ex-girlfriend

10 years for ramming truck with ex-girlfriend

  • December 31, 2024
  • Dan Hildebran

BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com Dejor Jaerail Hill, 34, of Starke, was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading to ramming a truck in which his ex-girlfriend was a passenger. According to c…

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‘Pooped’ cell phone out of rectum

‘Pooped’ cell phone out of rectum

  • December 31, 2024
  • Dan Hildebran

BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com A Florida State Prison inmate was sentenced to one day in jail after pleading to smuggling contraband into a correctional facility by hiding the device in his rect…

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City fine of $157,800 revoked

City fine of $157,800 revoked

  • December 31, 2024
  • Dan Hildebran

BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com A special magistrate revoked a $157,800 code enforcement fine assessed on a Starke property owner after determining that the owner did not receive notice of code v…

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Fines rack up for Cherry Street residence

Fines rack up for Cherry Street residence

  • December 31, 2024
  • Dan Hildebran

BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com The City of Starke said it had assessed nearly $10,000 in fines on a North Cherry Street home and that daily penalties of $150 are still accruing. Special Magistra…

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Bicyclist struck and killed on State Road 100

  • December 31, 2024
  • Dan Hildebran

BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com The Florida Highway Patrol said it located the vehicle that struck and killed a 70-year-old Crestview man riding a bicycle on State Road 100 on Monday, December 30…

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