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Melbourne Metro News

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7 hrs ago | Floridatoday.com

Pepper spray used to apprehend man in Melbourne

A man who led police on a two-city chase in which two patrol cars were almost rammed was captured after officers used pepper spray to smoke him out of an apartment attic, officials said.

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Related Topix: Melbourne, FL, Brevard County, FL, Palm Bay, FL

12 hrs ago | Local6.com

State Attorney Not To Pursue Charges Against Arson Suspect

The State Attorney's Office will not pursue arson charges against Brian Crowder, who was accused by Palm Bay police of arson in a rash of fires this past spring that destroyed nearly three dozen homes.

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Related Topix: Palm Bay, FL, Brevard County, FL

21 hrs ago | Floridatoday.com

West Melbourne Police officers examine the impounded Cadillac.

Two men - including a current employee of the Office Depot store robbed Tuesday - are being questioned by detectives after being detained at a traffic stop this morning in Palm Bay.

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Related Topix: West Melbourne, FL, Melbourne, FL, Palm Bay, FL

Wed Jul 23, 2008

The Advocate

Flexitarians: Fewer omnivores find meatless meals a dilemma

There are those who can't stand the thought of eating anything that once had a digestive tract, and there are those whose mouths water just thinking about a juicy, medium-rare tenderloin steak hot off the ...

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Tue Jul 22, 2008

PR-inside.com

3 Americans from Nevis-based Internet currency company plead guilty in money laundering scheme

Three Americans who ran an Internet money-transmitting company in the Caribbean have pleaded guilty to money laundering and other charges, U.S. Justice Department officials said Monday.

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Related Topix: Melbourne, FL

Fox News

Armed Robbers Take Hostages at Fla. Office Depot

A hostage standoff sparked during an attempted armed robbery at a Florida Office Depot ended peacefully Tuesday morning, but the thieves were still at large.

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Related Topix: West Melbourne, FL

Mon Jul 21, 2008

The South Mississippi Sun Herald

Digital Currency Business E-Gold Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering...

Gold Ltd. , an Internet-based digital currency business, and its three principal directors and owners, pleaded guilty to criminal charges relating to money laundering and the operation of an illegal money ...

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Related Topix: Melbourne, FL

Floridatoday.com

Palm Bay arrests 2 unregistered sex offenders

Palm Bay police arrested two convicted sex offenders today who failed to register with authorities.

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Related Topix: Palm Bay, FL

Sun Jul 20, 2008

FloridaToday.com

Ex-employee faces identity theft charges

A former Rockledge hospital employee is facing identity theft charges. West Melbourne police arrested Joan Allison Thompson, 30, of Rockledge on Friday and accused her of using information from a patients ...

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Related Topix: West Melbourne, FL, Melbourne, FL, Social Security, Personal Finance

Sat Jul 19, 2008

Detroit Free Press

Choose the right bra for the season

As if picking out something to wear isn't difficult enough for women, finding the right undergarments for a summer ensemble can be a daunting task.

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Related Topix: Melbourne, FL, Wedding

GolfChannel

Chin vs. Newman in U.S. Public Links final

John Chin and Jack Newman advanced to the championship with semifinal victories Friday at the 83rd U.S. Amateur Public Links.

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Related Topix: Palm Bay, FL, Jacksonville Metro

Fri Jul 18, 2008

FloridaToday.com

3 rescued from rip current in Cocoa Beach

Two men and a 14-year-old girl who were caught in a rip current are fine after being rescued today by the Ocean Lifeguard Division of Brevard County Fire-Rescue between Shepard and Fischer parks in Cocoa Beach.

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Related Topix: Cocoa Beach, FL, Brevard County, FL, Weather, Melbourne, FL

Thu Jul 17, 2008

Local6.com

Man Faces 111 Child Sex Charges

A Titusville man accused in the sexual assault of a child is being held on a $3.7 million bond and faces 111 counts of sexual-related offenses.

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Related Topix: Titusville, FL, Brevard County, FL

Florida Today

Melbourne to West Melbourne: Pay up

Either West Melbourne will pay more for drinking water or "we're about to part company," Melbourne City Manager Jack Schluckebier said Wednesday.

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Related Topix: West Melbourne, FL, Melbourne, FL

Wed Jul 16, 2008

The News-Journal

3 people injured in van-motorcycle collision

A woman suffered life-threatening injuries when the motorcycle she was riding on with her husband was struck by a van on U.S. 1 in New Smyrna Beach, police said.

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Related Topix: New Smyrna Beach, FL, Daytona Beach, FL, Daytona Beach Metro

Tue Jul 15, 2008

Local6.com

Police: Man Spit On, Kicked Officer

A 20-year-old man spotted hiding in the bushes behind an apartment complex in Palm Bay was arrested after he spit on and kicked an officer during an arrest, police said.

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Related Topix: Palm Bay, FL

Mon Jul 14, 2008

Floridatoday.com

Police pull themselves over to save gas

Titusville police officers now will be required to get out of their patrol cars and mingle more with the citizenry -- thanks to rising fuel costs.

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Related Topix: Brevard County, FL, Titusville, FL, Palm Bay, FL

Florida Today

20-year-old faces charges in crash with injuries

A 20-year-old man whom police said abandoned two injured friends after his speeding pickup crashed into a ditch faces a number of charges.

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Related Topix: Palm Bay, FL, Lighthouse Point, FL

Sun Jul 13, 2008

Florida Today

No charges in Titusville airport inquiry

State prosecutors have dropped a possible criminal probe into how a $1.7 million grant was misspent at Space Coast Regional Airport on a terminal that was never built after the Florida Department of ...

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Related Topix: Vero Beach, FL, Cocoa, FL, Titusville, FL

Sat Jul 12, 2008

Local6.com

Former Teacher Of Year Suspended

A former Teacher of the Year at Challenger 7 Elementary in Cocoa has been suspended for 30 days for having alcohol at his home that was consumed by a 17-year-old female student.

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Related Topix: Titusville, FL

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