Pool Contractor Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For Fraud
A pool contractor that defrauded customers, including some in Brevard County, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison, after prosecutors said his scheme resulted in the theft of millions of dollars from his clients. 34 year old Brian Washburn, owner of Atmore Pools Inc., took upfront payments from homeowners to have pools built on […]
Read MoreFatal Crash Early Monday On State Road 407
A crash on State Road 407 early Monday morning claimed one life. It happened yesterday around 5am on the road that is also known as Challenger Memorial Highway. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a Lexus driven by a 28 year old man from Indiatlantic was eastbound when the driver attempted to pass another vehicle… […]
Read MoreCocoa Homeless Man Arrested Following Rape Threat
In Cocoa, a homeless man was arrested after Brevard County Deputies say he broke into a home and threatened to rape someone. Christopher Sloan was taken into custody at a home on School Street in Cocoa after residents there told deputies that he broke the side door and damaged the front door of the house. […]
Read MoreNASA To Try Again On Friday
Well, as we all know now, NASA scrubed the Artemis I launch Monday morning due o hardware issues. They plan to try again this Friday around mid-day… The launch window will open Friday at 12:48PM. As expected, there were thousands of vehicles caught up in slow moving traffic on roads from Titusville to Cocoa Beach […]
Read MoreSchool Bomb Threat Turns Out To Be Nothing
A threat on Monday resulted in the complete evacuation of a Brevard County school. Students and staff at Croton Elementary School in Melbourne were evacuated for about an hour Monday afternoon following what is being referred to as a remark from a student referencing a bomb. The whole thing unfolded yesterday just after noon at […]
Read MoreTitusville Man Facing Federal Fraud Charges
A man from Brevard County is facing federal charges related to identity theft and fraud. 32 year old Carmel Linot of Titusville, is charged with mail fraud, bank fraud, two counts of aggravated identity theft and two counts of false representation of a Social Security number. Federal prosecutors say Linot used someone else’s Social Security […]
Read MoreBrevard Sheriff’s Office Seeking 31 Year Old Carlos Long On Multiple Warrants
The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office is trying to track down 31-year-old Carlos Long, who has multiple warrants out for his arrest, including failure to appear for a hearing in reference to possession of a firearm by a convicted felon; Possession of Fentanyl, and methamphetamine; Possession of a controlled substance; possession, and sale or delivery of […]
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