{"id":106578,"date":"2026-01-05T19:07:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T19:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/106578\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T19:07:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T19:07:06","slug":"playful-pod-joins-st-lucie-co-marine-unit-in-patrolling-local-waters-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/106578\/","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\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Canoeist bitten by alligator while paddling near Broward-Palm Beach County line<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Comment with Bubbles<\/p>\n<p>BE THE FIRST TO COMMENT<\/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":106579,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[171,173,172],"class_list":{"0":"post-106578","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-port-st-lucie","8":"tag-port-st-lucie","9":"tag-port-st-lucie-headlines","10":"tag-port-st-lucie-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106578","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=106578"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/106578\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/106579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=106578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=106578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=106578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}