Starke police send lifesaving support to Ukraine

Dwight Hewett accepts gear from Police Chief Jeff Johnson and the Starke Police Department. Pictured with them (l-r) are City Clerk Jimmy Crosby, Assistant Chief Barry Warren, Capt. James Molina, Maj. John Riles and Lt. Michael Rooney.

BY MARK J. CRAWFORD Telegraph Editor STARKE — More than 5,000 bulletproof vests are headed to war-torn Ukraine, and Starke police had a hand in making that happen. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has resulted in thousands of civilian deaths, 4.8 million refugees fleeing the country and 7.1 million internally displaced, according to the United Nations.…

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