David Smith was sworn in at the helm of the Police Department Feb. 2, 2026 in City Hall.

TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed a death warrant for a man convicted of killing a Fort Pierce police officer during a 1991 traffic stop, as DeSantis moves rapidly to continue ...

The City Commission unanimously approved the contract for David Smith Jan. 12. He is to be sworn in Feb. 2.

Billy Kearse was convicted in October 1991 and sentenced to death in March 1997 for the killing of Danny Parrish.

There was standing room only as Fort Pierce swore in its new chief of police Monday morning. New Chief of Police David Smith ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a death warrant for Billy Leon Kearse, who was convicted in the 1991 murder of Fort Pierce Police ...

Billy Kearse shot Fort Pierce Police Officer Danny Parrish more than a dozen times with the officer's own gun in 1991.

A collision between a sedan and a motorcycle on U.S. Highway 1 in Fort Pierce resulted in the death of the motorcycle operator and injuries to the sedan driver.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed the death warrant for Billy Leon Kearse, the man convicted of killing Sgt. Danny Parrish in 1991 ...

Police in June 2025 arrested a man after investigating a number of burglaries to businesses in the downtown area that month.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed a death warrant for a man convicted of killing a Fort Pierce police officer during a ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed a death warrant for Billy Leon Kearse, 53, convicted of killing a Fort Pierce police ...