{"id":106486,"date":"2026-01-05T17:52:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T17:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/106486\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T17:52:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T17:52:07","slug":"playful-pod-joins-st-lucie-co-marine-unit-in-patrolling-local-waters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/106486\/","title":{"rendered":"Playful pod joins St. Lucie Co. marine unit in patrolling local waters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 It&#8217;s not every day you see dolphins leaping alongside a law enforcement boat, but in Florida, it&#8217;s more common than you think. <\/p>\n<p>The St. Lucie County Sheriff&#8217;s Office Marine Unit shared on Facebook on Sunday morning that while their primary mission is to keep our waterways safe, they often get front-row seats to some of Florida\u2019s most breathtaking sights.<\/p>\n<p>Video shows a pod of dolphins leaping next to the sheriff&#8217;s office boat. <\/p>\n<p>See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/cbs12.com\/news\/local\/canoeist-bitten-by-alligator-while-paddling-near-broward-palm-beach-county-line-palm-beach-county-fire-rescue-south-florida-news-stormwater-treatment-area-34-january-5-2026\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/cbs12.com\/news\/local\/canoeist-bitten-by-alligator-while-paddling-near-broward-palm-beach-county-line-palm-beach-county-fire-rescue-south-florida-news-stormwater-treatment-area-34-january-5-2026\" class=\"themeColorForLinks\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Canoeist bitten by alligator while paddling near Broward-Palm Beach County line<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The sheriff&#8217;s office says its Marine Unit ensures boating safety, responds to emergencies, and protects marine life\u2014keeping recreation safe for everyone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 It&#8217;s not every day you see dolphins leaping alongside a law enforcement&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":106487,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[54742,1250,28,1598,1251,26067,171,173,172,4187,1402],"class_list":{"0":"post-106486","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-port-st-lucie","8":"tag-boating-safety","9":"tag-dolphins","10":"tag-florida","11":"tag-law-enforcement","12":"tag-marine-life","13":"tag-marine-unit","14":"tag-port-st-lucie","15":"tag-port-st-lucie-headlines","16":"tag-port-st-lucie-news","17":"tag-sheriffs-office","18":"tag-st-lucie-county"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106486","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=106486"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106486\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/106487"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106486"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=106486"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=106486"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}