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AVON PARK -- More charges have been filed and arrest warrants have been issued as the Highlands County Sheriff’s Office and the United States Secret Service continue to investigate counterfeit currency. An arrest warrant has been issued for Chaz Allen Demeere, 34, of Sebring for 20 counts of fraud/uttering a false bank bill or note, defrauding a financial institution, grand theft, possession of 10 or more forged bills/notes and using a two-way device to facilitate a felony. Cierra Michelle

December

2018

12

AVON PARK -- A joint investigation involving the Highlands County Sheriff’s Office and the United States Secret Service has led to the arrest of three people involved in depositing counterfeit money in an Avon Park bank. The investigation began on Dec. 3 when a deputy was called to the MidFlorida Credit Union in Avon Park about $2,000 in counterfeit $100 bills being deposited via an ATM. The bank had identified 25-year-old Sarah Jessica Brinkman of Avon Park as the person who made the deposit

December

2018

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SEBRING -- Two Highlands County Jail inmates have died this week in unrelated medical incidents. The first incident occurred on Tuesday, Dec. 4, at 4:18 p.m. when 53-year-old Rodney Leonard Walker of Lake Placid was found unresponsive in his bunk suffering what appeared to be symptoms of a stroke. He was transported to Highlands Regional Medical Center and then to Lawnwood Hospital in Fort Pierce. Walker was pronounced deceased on Thursday, Dec. 6 in Fort Pierce. Inmates said that Walker had

December

2018

03

AVON PARK -- Highlands County Sheriff’s Office detectives have identified a second suspect in a shooting that left two people wounded Sunday, Dec. 2, and both now have warrants for two counts of attempted murder and other charges. Eighteen-year-old Daniel Luis Galarza was identified earlier today as a suspect who was sought for questioning. He now has an arrest warrant for two counts of attempted homicide and one count of robbery. Sebastian Martinez, 16, is also wanted for two counts of

December

2018

03

AVON PARK -- Highlands County Sheriff’s Office detectives have identified a suspect in a shooting that left two people wounded Sunday, Dec. 2. Eighteen-year-old Daniel Luis Galarza is being sought for questioning about his involvement in the shooting, which took place about 5:20 p.m. at 1016 Marble Ave. in Avon Park. Detectives say that Galarza was the one who pulled the trigger. The shooting injured a 21-year-old man and a 17-year-old male. Both were taken by private vehicle to Florida

December

2018