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Joe Mcdermott

Joe Mcdermott is our daily investigative journalist and staff reporter who keeps his eyes peeled for interesting Local, US and World News exclusively for The Published Reporter®. Mcdermott, one of our first and thus veteran reporters, is also a data analyst for select independent news and media organizations in the United States.

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Crime

Broward Detectives Looking For Tauaris Brewer, 33, and Rodney Holmes, 19, for Northgate Neighborhood…

Joe Mcdermott Jul 30, 2020

Detectives say Tauaris Brewer and Rodney Holmesc deliberately used trash to ignite a fire on a bench located in the main pavilion of Northgate Neighborhood Park. Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Brewer and/or Holmes is asked…

Health

South Dakota Gov. Says “The Science is Clear, Kids Need to Be Back in School” on Fox…

Joe Mcdermott Jul 30, 2020

PIERRE, SD – Republican South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem said students in her state will “definitely” be in the classroom this fall amid a national debate over reopening schools during the coronavirus pandemic. On Wednesday,…

Crime

Palm Beach County Man With Day Care Running Out of Home Charged With 30 Counts of Possession of…

Joe Mcdermott Jul 30, 2020

David Manas, 62, was arrested today for 30 counts of Possession of Child Pornography, FSS 827.071 (5). Anyone who may have used utilized the Manas’ for child care services is urged to contact Detective Amy Hoffman at 561-688-4057. …

Society

White House Implements Executive Order on Online Censorship; Will Prevent Tech Giants from Altering…

Joe Mcdermott Jul 29, 2020

On Wednesday the White House published their executive order on online censorship. The order prevents social media companies from altering or editorializing free speech. The order also demands the social media giants provide transparency…

Crime

Detectives Investigating Man Found Dead on Corner of Melaleuca Lane and Kirk Road In Lake Worth

Joe Mcdermott Jul 29, 2020

Palm Beach County Fire Rescue responded to a male dead on a sidewalk on the corner of Melaleuca Lane and Kirk Road in unincorporated Lake Worth. No additional information to add at this time. File photo. LAKE WORTH, FL - At…

Crime

Miami Crime Stoppers Ups The Ante, Increases Reward; Up to $55k for Information Leading to Arrest of…

Joe Mcdermott Jul 29, 2020

Investigators have arrested Jarvis Toronto Baker-Flanders, 23, of Homestead Florida and Antonio Alexander Robinson, 22, of Margate, Florida, in connection with the murder of Alana Washington. Jarvis Baker-Flanders was arrested in the State…

Crime

Multiple People Shot at Miami Party, Detectives Investigating, Seeking ID of Suspect

Joe Mcdermott Jul 28, 2020

Miami Detectives are investigating a shooting which resulted in multiple people injured. Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact CrimeStoppers (305)471-TIPS (8477) or (866) 471-8477. File photo. Marco Curaba,…

Crime

Jupiter Woman Charged In Fatal Shooting On 45th Street In West Palm Beach

Joe Mcdermott Jul 28, 2020

Latisha Smith, 34, of Jupiter was identified as the suspect who shot Jonathan Coleus. Latisha was booked into the Palm Beach County Jail and charged with homicide (murder dangerous depraved wo premeditation) and possession of weapon (or…

Crime

Miami Man, 25, Charged In Double Murder; Faces Two Counts, Second Degree, Grand Theft of Firearm,…

Joe Mcdermott Jul 27, 2020

According to authorities,the Broward Sheriff’s Office arrested Quainton Baker, 25, of Miami, for his involvement in the murder of two people. Baker faces two counts of second degree murder, one count of grand theft of a firearm and another…

Crime

BREAKING: Newly Declassified Document Shows FBI Deceived Trump Campaign by Disguising Its…

Joe Mcdermott Jul 26, 2020

New declassified FBI documents just released by Director of National Intelligence, John Ratcliffe on Thursday reveal that the FBI deceived the 2016 Trump campaign by disguising its surveillance as a routine briefing in August of 2016.…

Crime

Detectives Investigating Fatal Shooting on 45th Street in West Palm Beach

Joe Mcdermott Jul 26, 2020

UPDATE 7/27/2020 12:50 PM: According to the Palm Beach County Sheriffs Office, the victim has been identified as Jonathan Coleus, 29, of Loxahatchee. No additional information to add at this time. WEST PALM BEACH, FL - At…

Crime

Detectives Investigating Male Body Washing Ashore In The Boca Raton Inlet

Joe Mcdermott Jul 26, 2020

Boca Raton Police Department contacted Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office dispatch shortly after 7:00 am. Fire Rescue responded and pronounced the male deceased. File photo. UPDATE JULY 30, 2020 11:40 AM: According to the Palm…

Crime

Hit & Run In West Palm Beach Leaves Woman In Critical Condition, Vehicle Homicide Investigators…

Joe Mcdermott Jul 26, 2020

WEST PALM BEACH, FL - The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office is seeking information and the identity of a driver they say is involved in a hit and run incident in the West Gate neighborhood just south of Okeechobee Boulevard in West…

Health

Palm Beach County CBS News Investigation Finds Suicide and Fall Listed as COVID Death; Eight Cases…

Joe Mcdermott Jul 25, 2020

WEST PALM BEACH, FL – According to CBS 12 News in Palm Beach, an I—Team investigator has discovered several reported deaths of persons listed as having “COVID-19” who they say, ‘clearly died from something else.’ The investigation,…

Crime

Police Involved Shooting In Miami; Confrontation with Subject Ensued, Shots Fired, One Dead, Dept of…

Joe Mcdermott Jul 25, 2020

Authorities are investigating a police shooting involving officers from the Miami-Dade Police Department that resulted in one man dead after a confrontation with the subject ensued. MIAMI, FL - The Florida Department of Law Enforcement…

Crime

One Dead After Two Vehicle Crash Involving Stolen Vehicle; Driver Fled Pompano Beach Scene; Homicide…

Joe Mcdermott Jul 24, 2020

Traffic homicide detectives are investigating a crash that occurred Friday, July 17 in Pompano Beach where a man was ejected from a vehicle and was pronounced deceased. Detectives discovered that a a fleeing suspect was driving a stolen…

Politics

Rasmussen: Black and Minority Voter Approval for President Trump Now Over 40%; Just 20% of Black…

Joe Mcdermott Jul 23, 2020

President Trump’s job approval which showed it is now over 40% according to the latest data released by Rasmussen Reports, , the polling company founded in 2003. Editorial credit: Evan El-Amin / Shutterstock.com. ASBURY PARK, NJ –…

Economy

Republican Senator Rand Paul Says Lockdowns Were A ‘Big Mistake’ – Killed Economy But…

Joe Mcdermott Jul 23, 2020

On the “Fox News Rundown” podcast on Wednesday, Republican Sen. Rand Paul said the lock-down strategy across the U.S. was a “big mistake” and that the lock-downs have done little to stem the spread of the virus. Paul pointed to states with…

Politics

New Poll Shows Trump Leading Biden In Several Battleground States; Data Taken from “Likely Voters”…

Joe Mcdermott Jul 23, 2020

A a 501(c)(4) think tank and a consulting firm specializing in polling research data released polling results from ten battleground states: Arizona, Georgia, Iowa Kentucky, Michigan, Montana, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas, and…

Crime

Miami Man Arrested for Sexually Battering Disabled Juvenile

Joe Mcdermott Jul 23, 2020

After conducting surveillance at a residence for approximately 30 minutes, 29-year-old Jonathan Xavier Santiago was placed Santiago under arrest by the Miami Gardens Police Department’s Crisis Response Team (CRT). On January 30, 2020, a…

Crime

Fort Lauderdale Man Who Shot 1-Year-Old Child In Broward Parking Lot In Custody After Operation…

Joe Mcdermott Jul 23, 2020

Jeffrey Simmons, 36, of Fort Lauderdale, was into custody around 1 a.m. on Wednesday, July 22 as a result of a well planned and coordinated multi-jurisdictional effort between Broward Sheriff’s Office V.I.P.E.R. Unit, Special Victim’s…

Crime

South Florida Fugitive Dies Of Self Inflicted Gunshot After Crash On I-95; Detectives Investigating…

Joe Mcdermott Jul 23, 2020

WEST PALM BEACH, FL - According to information released from the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, as well as information made available through the St. John’s County Sheriff’s Office, a multi-agency response involving a fugitive…

Crime

APPREHENDED: Man Who Pulled Gun In Walmart In Royal Palm Beach Voluntarily Surrenders, Taken Into…

Joe Mcdermott Jul 23, 2020

After an altercation in Walmart, Vincent Bruce Scavetta, captured on surveillance video, is accused of pulling a firearm from his waist band and pointed it at another customer and was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon…

Crime

Detectives Investigating Double Shooting In Unincorporated Lantana

Joe Mcdermott Jul 22, 2020

UPDATE 7/23/2020 10:15 AM: Detectives from the Violent Crimes Division have identified the suspect as Anthony Ashan Stoutt, 22. Stoutt was known to both victims. Yesterday afternoon, detectives obtained an arrest warrant for two…

Crime

VIDEO: Detectives Seeking Armed Brazen Female Carjacker in Dania Beach; Surveillance Video Shows…

Joe Mcdermott Jul 20, 2020

DANIA BEACH, FL A brazen armed carjacker is on the loose, and Broward Sheriff’s Office robbery detectives are asking for the public’s help to identify her. Robbery detectives are releasing surveillance video from the crime, which…

Local

Pilot Survives Plane Crash In Wellington Aero Club; NTSB and FAA Investigate Further

Joe Mcdermott Jul 20, 2020

UPDATE: Today 7/20/2020, at approximately 5:02 PM, the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office released the name of the pilot as being Elizabeth Poeschl, 36, of Loxahatchee Groves. WELLINGTON, FL - At approximately 11:30 am on Sunday,…

Crime

Man Fishing Finds Body on Bank of Canal In Loxahatchee Groves

Joe Mcdermott Jul 20, 2020

UPDATE 7/24/2020 – According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, The victim has been identified as Daniel Lehnert, 36 years old. LOXAHATCHEE, FL – On Sunday at approximately 2 p.m., Palm Beach County…

Politics

New Steele Dossier Revelations Expected In Coming Days; Meadows Shares Details With Bartiromo Who…

Joe Mcdermott Jul 19, 2020

Meadows signals imminent indictments in Durham probe saying 'It's time for people to go to jail' on Maria Bartiromo's Sunday Morning Futures. Photo credit: Fox News / YouTube.com WASHINGTON, D.C. - White House Chief of Staff Mark…

Politics

DOJ Spokesperson Won’t Guarantee Durham Report By End Of Summer, or Even Prior to 2020 Elections,…

Joe Mcdermott Jul 19, 2020

DOJ spokeswoman Kerri Kupec said this week that a report by U.S. Attorney John Durham on the Trump-Russia collusion investigations is expected to be ready by the end of summer. Photo credit: Fox News / YouTube. WASHINGTON, D.C. - The…

Crime

Broward Detectives Investigating Fatal Shooting of Pompano Beach Man, 20, Outside Solo Gas Station…

Joe Mcdermott Jul 17, 2020

POMPANO BEACH, FL - Broward Sheriff’s Office homicide detectives are investigating a fatal shooting outside of a Pompano Beach gas station. According to authorities, at approximately 11:52 p.m. Wednesday, July 15 Broward County…

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