{"id":346687,"date":"2018-02-03T23:50:35","date_gmt":"2018-02-03T22:50:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/florida-polices-bizarre-crime-solving-method-rt-us-news\/"},"modified":"2018-02-03T23:50:35","modified_gmt":"2018-02-03T22:50:35","slug":"florida-polices-bizarre-crime-solving-method-rt-us-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/florida-polices-bizarre-crime-solving-method-rt-us-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida police\u2019s bizarre crime solving method \u2014 RT US News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2018.02\/thumbnail\/5a745c32fc7e93a7698b456b.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>        The Brevard County Sheriff\u2019s Office in Florida has a novel way to catch wanted fugitives \u2013 by playing a bizarre version of Wheel of Fortune called \u2018Wheel of Fugitive.\u2019<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The sheriff\u2019s office shares weekly episodes of \u2018Wheel of Fugitive\u2019 on Facebook. It features Sheriff Wayne Ivey, who says the game is <em>\u201cmy favourite time of the week.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Ivey spins a wheel featuring different fugitives\u2019 mugshots to determine <em>\u201cwho we\u2019re going after this week.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe ask our citizens to not only help locate that individual, but all the other fugitives that are up on the wheel,\u201d<\/em> Ivey explained in the latest episode shared on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>This week, Kenneth L. Gordon Jr. was named fugitive of the week for a bench warrant failure for driving with a suspended licence. He is also described as being a <em>\u201chabitual traffic offender.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FBrevardCountySheriff%2Fvideos%2F1561480027268079%2F&amp;width=500&amp;show_text=false&amp;height=280&amp;appId\" width=\"500\" height=\"280\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Ivey addressed Gordan in the video, telling him to <em>\u201cdo the right thing and turn yourself in.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIf not, our citizens are going to contact our fugitive unit,\u201d<\/em> Ivey said. <em>\u201cEither way, someone\u2019s going to tell us where you\u2019re at and our fugitive unit\u2019s coming to your door.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, the Sheriff\u2019s Office announced Gordan had been arrested, posting his photograph on Facebook with the words,<em> \u201cBusted,\u201d<\/em> written over it.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cGordon admitted to knowing he was wanted but said he was unaware he was one of the contestants on the Wheel of Fugitive,\u201d<\/em> Ivey wrote.<em> \u201cAnother great job by our Fugitive Unit and now it\u2019s time to look forward to next week\u2019s episode of Wheel of Fugitive!!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FBrevardCountySheriff%2Fphotos%2Fa.510779839004775.1073741831.349528025129958%2F1563295903753158%2F%3Ftype%3D3&amp;width=500&amp;show_text=false&amp;height=497&amp;appId\" width=\"500\" height=\"497\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowtransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p>Brevard County Sheriff has been playing \u2018Wheel of Fugitive\u2019 since the end of 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Ivey introduced the first game in local outlet Space Coast Daily, <a href=\"http:\/\/spacecoastdaily.com\/2015\/12\/video-brevard-county-sheriff-introduces-new-wheel-of-fugitive-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">describing<\/a> it as being <em>\u201cdesigned to partner the citizens of Brevard County and law enforcement together to help get fugitives off our streets.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Space Coast Daily reports on each episode of the sheriff\u2019s game.<\/p>\n<p>A brief study of the featured fugitives suggests the majority are wanted for driving and drug-related crimes.<\/p>\n<p>Brevard County Sheriff\u2019s Office also produces, <em>\u2018Cookin\u2019 Up Justice\u2019<\/em> a series of videos which highlight a local restaurant and at the same time highlight a featured criminal.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Think your friends would be interested? Share this story!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/usa\/417719-wheel-fugitive-brevard-county-sheriff\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=RSS\">RT<\/a>. This piece was reprinted by <a href=\"http:\/\/rinf.com\">RINF Alternative News<\/a> with permission or license.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Brevard County Sheriff\u2019s Office in Florida has a novel way to catch wanted fugitives \u2013 by playing a bizarre version of Wheel of Fortune called \u2018Wheel of Fugitive.\u2019 The sheriff\u2019s office shares weekly episodes of \u2018Wheel of Fugitive\u2019 on Facebook. 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