Adam Joerres was arrested Monday morning in Citrus County, according to the school district.
Credit: Citrus County Sheriff s Office Author: 10 Tampa Bay Updated: 12:55 PM EDT May 24, 2021
LECANTO, Fla. A teacher has resigned and been arrested amid accusations of inappropriate contact with female students.
The Citrus County School District said 33-year-old Adam Joerres was arrested by detectives with the sheriff s office early Monday morning on his way to work.
Hired in November 2020, the district said Joerres had taught math at Lecanto High School and also coached the Lady Panthers flag football team. Joerres had previously worked at Lecanto Middle School intermittingly between 2016 and 2018, according to the district.
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“Arrests such as these are the precise reason why the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office partners with federal agencies like the U.S. Marshals Regional Fugitive Task Force,” said Citrus County Sheriff Mike Prendergast. (Citrus County Sheriff s Office )
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On Saturday just before 5 p.m., two women and a 4-year-old girl were shot in Times Square in New York City after a dispute between several men turned violent. All three people survived the shootings. The 4-year-old had surgery after being shot in the leg and has been released from the hospital.
North Fort Myers man wanted for child abuse arrested thanks to Crime Stoppers tip
Published: April 23, 2021 11:32 AM EDT
Updated: April 23, 2021 1:51 PM EDT
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A man wanted for child abuse since October 2020 was found and arrested Thursday morning thanks to a tip sent to Southwest Florida Crime Stoppers.
Within hours of receiving the tip, the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Marshals arrested North Fort Myers resident Bryan Vega Martinez, 29, in connection with an outstanding warrant for two counts of willful child abuse.
Vega had been on the run since Oct. 12, 2020, when he violated probation following an arrest for hitting a 14-month-old baby in the face to make it stop crying while caring for it.
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Newark Police officer Veronica Rivera wears a body camera during a news conference at the Panasonic headquarters unveiling body cameras for officers, Wednesday, April 26, 2017, in Newark, N.J. The cameras, which will be worn by officers as part of a federal monitoring agreement, are provided by Panasonic. Newark s police were put under a five-year federal monitoring program last year after a Department of Justice investigation found officers made unconstitutional street stops and engaged in the excessive use of force.