St. Lucie Sheriff Richard Del Toro Jr. recaps his first year

ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla (CBS12) — The Treasure Coast is rapidly transforming. Farmland is becoming subdivisions, traffic is thickening, and waterways are more crowded than ever. With that growth comes an urgent question: How is law enforcement keeping pace?

CBS12 News I-Team spent a day inside the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office — riding along on patrol, heading out on the water, and stepping inside a developing command center — for an up-close look at how deputies are adapting.

On Patrol: Growth Hits the Streets

In northern St. Lucie County, new neighborhoods seem to pop up overnight. Deputy Courtney Abrahamson, who grew up here, says the changes are impossible to ignore.

“It’s a tremendous amount of growth,” she explains. Deputies are keeping up, but the strain is showing — especially when it comes to manpower.

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