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Articles by Jennifer Balakrishnan

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About Jennifer Balakrishnan
Jennifer Balakrishnan lives in Vero Beach, Florida. She moved to Indian River County when she was 6-years-old. Jennifer earned a bachelor’s degree at Florida State University. She writes our crime stories and is one of our food/restaurant critics.
Ryan Brown
Sebastian, Florida Arrests - Indian River County

Parkgoers at Riverview Park in Sebastian contacted police about a man “smoking drugs”

May 31, 2022 Jennifer Balakrishnan

A man seen smoking from what was described as a “crack pipe” on one of the Twin Piers at Riverview Park told police that he was only “enjoying his freedom.” On Sunday, at approximately 2:31 […]

Amanda Jones
Sebastian, Florida Arrests - Indian River County

Sebastian Woman Caught Trafficking Meth in Grant

May 16, 2022 Jennifer Balakrishnan

A woman from Sebastian was caught selling methamphetamine during a sting controlled by the Palm Bay Police Department. Detectives received information that Amanda Melissa Jones, 32, of Sebastian, would be selling methamphetamine at Fisherman’s Landing […]

Larry Blakeley
Sebastian, Florida Arrests - Indian River County

Sebastian man charged with DUI and Child Abuse

May 13, 2022 Jennifer Balakrishnan

A Sebastian man was arrested Thursday evening after a motorist called the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office to report a vehicle failing to maintain a lane and striking the curb repeatedly on U.S. Highway 1. […]

Stephanie Lee Ann Hanscome
Sebastian, Florida Arrests - Indian River County

Barefoot Bay woman caught stealing $655 in merchandise from Sebastian Home Depot

May 2, 2022 Jennifer Balakrishnan

A Barefoot Bay woman was arrested after she walked out with $655 worth of merchandise from the Home Depot in Sebastian. Stephanie Lee Ann Hanscome, 39, was seen inside the store Friday by a loss […]

Cody John Kouyoumjian
Sebastian, Florida Arrests - Indian River County

Sebastian man caught placing 2 power drills down in pants at Walmart

March 18, 2022 Jennifer Balakrishnan

After placing two power drills down his pants, a man was arrested for shoplifting at the Sebastian Walmart. On Thursday, at approximately 3:15 p.m., the Sebastian Police Department received a call from the store about […]

Jacob Murray
Sebastian, Florida Arrests - Indian River County

Earl’s Hideaway Lounge employee arrested after sending threatening text messages to roommate

February 28, 2022 Jennifer Balakrishnan

A 30-year-old Sebastian man was arrested last Saturday night at Earl’s Hideaway Lounge after sending threatening text messages to his roommate.  According to the affidavit, Jacob Murray of Sebastian sent his roommate a text message that read, […]

Carter Matthew Smith
Sebastian, Florida Arrests - Indian River County

Micco Man Charged with Aggravated Battery After Hitting Victim With Beer Bottle

February 28, 2022 Jennifer Balakrishnan

On Saturday, February 26, 2022, a 23-year-old man was arrested after damaging a door to a home and hitting the victim with a beer bottle in Barefoot Bay. Carter Matthew Smith, 23, of Micco, was […]

Brittany Ziegler
Sebastian, Florida Arrests - Indian River County

Barefoot Bay Woman Charged With 2 Counts Child Neglect

February 6, 2022 Jennifer Balakrishnan

On Wednesday, February 2, 2022, a Barefoot Bay woman was charged with two counts of child neglect, DUI, and driving while her driver’s license was suspended. According to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office, a deputy […]

Kimberly Archibald
Sebastian, Florida Arrests - Indian River County

Woman accused of defecating on Sebastian River Middle School property

December 29, 2021 Jennifer Balakrishnan

A woman wearing a purple jogging suit is accused of urinating and defecating at the front of Sebastian River Middle School, records show. On Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021, at approximately 11:28 a.m., deputies received a […]

Stephen D. Irving
Sebastian, Florida Arrests - Indian River County

Home Cameras Alert Barefoot Bay Woman of Stolen Bicycle

November 26, 2021 Jennifer Balakrishnan

A man from Micco was arrested Tuesday after stealing a woman’s bicycle from her home in Barefoot Bay. The woman was at work when her home cameras alerted her cell phone of movement underneath her carport. She […]

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