FORT PIERCE — A man accused of stealing dozens of frozen meals, candy bars, bathroom tissue, tea and other items from a Dollar Tree store was arrested after secreting himself in an attic, according to a police report released Tuesday.

About 8:40 p.m. Monday, police responded to an address in the 800 block of Sunrise Boulevard where a woman in the area said a man approached her and asked whether she wanted to purchase some frozen foods. The woman said the man’s name was “Tom” and that he lived in a nearby apartment. (more…)

FORT PIERCE — A 14-year-old boy who police say fled from officers, brandished a gun and barricaded himself inside a home Monday afternoon surrendered after a few hours, officials said.

Patrick Casimir of 1105 North 29th Street was arrested just before 5 p.m. after he walked out of the house in the 3000 block of Avenue L with his hands raised, according to Sgt. Dennis McWilliams. No one was injured, and no shots were fired.

Casimir was charged with aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, armed burglary and two counts of resisting arrest without violence, officials said.
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STUART — A man accused of using a shotgun to blast his way into a Palm City home about 9 a.m. last Thursday, only to be shot three times himself, is expected to be charged with attempted murder and armed burglary.

Rhonda Irons, Martin County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman, said Monday that investigators are still probing the circumstances under which Christopher Reber, 23, of Stuart, is suspected of shooting his way into the home where Joe Russo and Linda Schultz live.

Schultz, 40, was home alone when Reber blew out the glass doors on the rear of her Lake Village home, reports said. She was slightly injured but grabbed a .40-caliber handgun and fired back at him, hitting him three times.
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Jose Sanchez

Alejandro Gomez told police he was drinking with Jose Sanchez at Sanchez’s home in the 900 block of Skylark Drive when the two started arguing about a woman.

Gomez, 38, said Sanchez, 35, then grabbed a machete and swung it at him. So Gomez then ran home for his shotgun, returned to Sanchez’s home and pointed the gun at Sanchez, Gomez told police.

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JENSEN BEACH — A man accused of robbing three people inside a Jensen Beach apartment is behind bars after Martin County deputies found him shortly after the break in.

Just before 12:30 a.m. on Thursday, Casey K. Kirkbride knocked on the apartment in the 2000 block of Northeast Collins Circle, where friends let him inside, according to a Martin County Sheriff’s report. (more…)