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PBSO is Investigating a Deputy Involved Shooting In Wellington

On Wednesday, June 22, 2016, just before 8:00 am, deputies from the Wellington District were requested to stand by while a resident entered her residence to collect her personal belongings. Deputies knocked on the door and received no answer.  The front door was locked and it appeared that no one was inside the residence. The homeowner used her key to open the front door.  Before entering the house the deputies gave numerous verbal commands, “Sheriff’s Office is anyone home?” at this...

Fatal Crash In West Palm Beach

Fatal Crash Report: Fatality Date: 06/11/16 Fatality Time: 1:59 a.m. Fatality #56 Location: 2722 Westgate Avenue, WPB, FL Narrative: The driver of V-1 was unlawfully traveling westbound on Westgate Avenue within the eastbound inside lane. The driver of V-2 was traveling eastbound within the eastbound inside lane; thus, a violent crash occurred as both vehicles impacted into each other. The driver and passenger of V-1 were transported to St. Mary's Medical Center for additional medical treatment. The driver of V-2 succumbed to his injuries...

Press Release: Vigil in Royal Palm Beach

Deputies Make One Arrest During An Unruly Vigil in Royal Palm Beach Time: 8:25 pm Location: 10700 Okeechobee Blvd, Royal Palm Beach Over 100 individuals were gathered in the median and blocking the roadway at Okeechobee Blvd and Wildcat Way, Royal Palm Beach, near the crash site of a fatal crash that occurred earlier today. Deputies arrived and asked the individuals to leave the median and walk over to the sidewalk to continue with their vigil. In addition, the individuals were lighting candles which...

Police Officer Killed In The Line Of Duty

Our prayers are with the Memphis Police Department and the friends and family of Police Officer Verdell Smith who was killed while on duty on Saturday. He was struck and killed by a vehicle whose driver had been involved in a triple shooting approximately 30 minutes earlier. The man had shot two people outside of a nightclub on North Main Street shortly before 10:00 pm and then ran into a nearby sporting goods store where he shot an employee. The subject then...

Car Stolen From Auto Auction

::ATTENTION CAR DEALERS AND AUCTIONEERS:: Our Detectives are doing an investigation of Grand Theft of a Stolen Vehicle. An unknown white male stole a white pickup from Manheim Auto Auction. Detectives believe the suspect was dropped off from someone driving a dark green Ford SUV. The stolen truck was recovered a few days later in the City of West Palm Beach, stripped of all its parts. Manheim suffered a loss of over $60,000. This incident occurred on April 28, 2016. Please share this post...

Mr.Check Fraud

Hey Mr. Check Fraud, don't you wish you didn't have a huge tattoo on the right side of your neck? We're pretty sure that ink is going to let someone identify you and because stealing checks is WRONG, they're going to call us and let us know who you are. Here is why we ware looking for you, in case you forgot. You entered Chase Bank and successfully cashed one of the victim’s stolen checks. You are described as a white male, with...

Statement Regarding Jury Verdict in Adams Lin Civil Trial

The jury verdict reached today is both shocking and disappointing. Sgt. Adams Lin, who is a minority himself, and who had worked in the high crime neighborhood where the incident occurred for many years had never used deadly force prior to his unfortunate encounter with Mr. Stephens. In fact Sgt. Lin had worked with many residents in the community including raising funds to send underprivileged African American youth to Washington D.C. on school field trips. Sgt. Lin also fostered an...

Detectives are Investigating a Suspicious Death

Time: Just before midnight Location: 200 block of S. Military Trail, WPB Deputies responded to a deceased male/pedestrian/bicyclist lying on the side of the road in the 200 block of South Military Trail, WPB. It is unknown at this time HOW this male succumbed to his death. Vehicle Homicide Investigators and Violent Crimes Detectives have conferred and are determining this death to be suspicious. An autopsy will be completed sometime today. At that time, investigators are hoping to learn his cause of death. The...

Detectives are investigating a Shooting/Death on Orleans Court

At approximately 9:30 pm, deputies were dispatched to a suspicious incident in the 4700 block of Orleans Court, West Palm Beach. When deputies arrived they learned that an adult male victim had been shot by another male which may be known to the victim. The victim is deceased on scene. Detectives are in the process of interviewing many individuals to learn more about what occurred. We are still in the preliminary stages of this investigation. More information will be released when it...