CRIME & SAFETY
Police-Involved Shooting Leads To Lockdown At Palm Beach High School
A statement from the Palm Beach County School District Police Department says that "during school arrival, there was a shooting involving an unknown adult male in the parking lot" of the school. No students or school staff were harmed.
Police Officer, Former ‘Model Student-Athlete’ Tragically Passes Away at 30-Years-Old
A West Palm Beach police officer and former Florida Atlantic Owls football player passed away early on Sunday last week. Joshua Ballesteros was a 30-year-old police officer who did not survive a single-vehicle crash after his car was reportedly found upside down in a canal. The crash involving the death...
Deputy-involved shooting near Boynton Beach
The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office is investigating a deputy-involved shooting near Boynton Beach on Thursday. Teri Barbera, a spokeswoman for the sheriff's office, said the incident happened in the area of Hypoluxo Road and Military Trail. Photos from our WPTV news crew at the scene show part of a...
12 face racketeering charges after 2-year investigation of Riviera Beach gang
A two-year investigation of a gang that has operated in Riviera Beach for more than two decades culminated in 12 of its members facing racketeering charges, law enforcement officials said, several who are already in state or federal custody on other charges. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office announced at a news conference Tuesday the charges against members of the Broadmoor Gang that came ...
Man's death in South Florida heat prompts federal investigation into company that employed him
BELLE GLADE — A South Florida company is fighting federal regulators' proposed punishment over the death of an employee who suffered a heatstroke on his first day on the job. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, 26-year-old Salvadore Garcia Espita came to Belle Glade from Mexico on a...
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