Scammed by Dish Network imposter
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com A Starke woman said she fell for a scam that initially cost her $199, and she wants to alert other residents of the ploy. Rebecca Burkett said she and her husband…
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2 more dead after police chase
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com A Gainesville television station reported that two more people have died from a Waldo crash resulting from a chase originating in Bradford County. The Florida High…
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Recent arrests in Bradford, Union and Clay
The following individuals were arrested recently by local law enforcement officers in Bradford, Union or Clay (Keystone Heights-area) counties. All defendants are considered innocent until convicted i…
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Salvaged someone else’s vehicle
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com A 43-year-old Starke man was sentenced to 18 months in prison after pleading to selling another person’s car to a salvage yard. Charles Clinton Thompson pleaded to…
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Former library director arrested – County manager to leave position open
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com Bradford deputies arrested the former Director of the Bradford County Library for credit card fraud one day after the county manager fired him. Robert Eugene Peron…
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Love triangle sparked fatal stabbing
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com Jealousy was at the root of a murder in Bradford County last week, according to arrest reports. Emery Crews Jr., 41, was found in the HCA Florida’s Starke Emergenc…
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Convicted on lesser charge of domestic battery
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com A Bradford County jury convicted a 33-year-old Starke man on two counts of domestic battery at the conclusion of an April 19 trial. The state had been seeking a co…
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‘My bad’ – Man apologizes after exposing himself
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com Bradford deputies arrested a 68-year-old Hawthorne man after he exposed himself to a server at a Starke barbecue restaurant, then apologized for what he claimed wa…
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Arrested for stealing from former employer
BY DAN HILDEBRAN Dan@BcTelegraph.com Bradford deputies arrested a former worker for a Starke convenience store after the ex-employer said she stole cash from the store’s safe and skimmed money from a…
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