OCSO’s Seniors vs. Crime Unit (front row) attended a regional training this morning presented by the State Attorney’s Office, Project Supervisor Wayne Picone.

An optimist is a person who sees a green light everywhere, while the pessimist sees only the red stoplight. The truly wise person is colorblind… Have a terrific Thursday! Michele Bell, PIO

Crime Stoppers provided the Sheriff’s Office with these banners to place at Okeechobee County schools. The Crime Stoppers Safe School Hotline seeks to ensure that students have a safe environment for studying and learning by making their school campuses safer. Crime Stoppers Safe School Hotline is an anonymous telephone hotline students can use to provide information on crime. These crimes include but are not limited to: possession of guns or other dangerous weapons, possess

Being happy doesn’t mean that everything is perfect. It means that you’ve decided to look beyond the imperfections… It’s a beautiful Wednesday morning, get out and enjoy it! Michele Bell, PIO

ATTEMPT TO IDENTIFY If you can identify the subject in this photo, contact Detective Dale La Flam at (863)763-3117, ext. 5032.

Big thanks to Real Life Children's Ranch and Vision Quest for the goodies that you dropped off. Everything was delish!!!

You don’t need a reason to be happy, just a choice… Hope you have a Super Tuesday! Michele Bell, PIO

The 2018 Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics will be on Friday, April 20, 2018. Following the run that morning our (“world famous”) BBQ Ribs, cooked by none other than Sheriff Noel E. Stephen (like I said, our “world famous” ribs), will be on sale. You can get advanced tickets for lunch or buy a lunch that morning. Each year we have goody bags for the Special Olympic Athletes. If you’d like to make a donation of items, please contact me at (863)763-3117, ext. 5100.

Laugh when you can, apologize when you should, and let go of what you can’t change. Life’s too short to be anything…but happy! Have a great Monday! Michele Bell, PIO

Anyone can participate!!! Get your BBQ tickets before they're sold out For more information, call 763-3117