Royal Palm Beach

Suspect wanted for Retail Theft from a local Home Depot

Suspect entered Home Depot, selected a Milwaukee Vacuum and walked out of the store without paying for it.

Update – Additional Info – Detectives are investigating a shooting that took place inside Publix in Royal Palm Beach

Suspect's ID confirmed by Violent Crimes. Deputies responded to a shooting inside Publix in the 1100 block of Royal Palm Beach Blvd, RPB. 3 deceased including the shooter.

Update – Detectives are investigating a Shooting/Road Rage Incident in Royal Palm Beach

Deputies responded to a shooting, road rage incident, between a black and white vehicle which resulted in one adult male (in the white vehicle) shot.  The male was transported to a local hospital where he is expected to survive. The road rage incident started in the westbound lanes of Southern Blvd and ended at the Burger King just before Crestwood Blvd, Royal Palm Beach. The individual (shooter) driving the black vehicle fled the scene.

Update: Deputies responded to a shooting

Updated: Further investigation into the shooting that occurred Saturday, February 27, 2021, led to a suspect, Joseph Hamilton.  Hamilton was arrested by PBC Violent Crimes Division detecitves Tuesday, March 2, 2021 for First Degree Murder.  He was transported to the PBC Jail and booked. He will be attending first appearance this morning, March 3, 2021. The victim, name withheld due to enaction of Marsy’s Law, succumbed to his injuries on March 2, 2021.   Media Advisory Time:           3:08 pm Location:     1400 block of Lakeview Drive E,...

Suspect wanted for vehicle and residential burglaries in Royal Palm Beach

MA21-09 For Immediate Contact: Crime Stoppers 1-800-458-TIPS Text to: tips@cspbc.com Email to:  www.crimestopperspbc.com MEDIA ADVISORY Suspect wanted for vehicle and residential burglaries in Royal Palm Beach. The latest incident occurred on February 5, 2021. Anyone who can identify these suspect(s) is urged to contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-458-TIPS or you can remain ANONYMOUS by downloading our new app “PBSO” for your Apple or Android Smart Phone and using the “See Something” feature. The app can also be downloaded from www.pbsoapp.com.  

Cold Case Breakthrough – Remains of Wayne Calvin Griffith identified

There has been a Cold Case breakthrough on the disappearance of Wayne Calvin Griffith, who was reported missing by his family in Ashtabula, Ohio on October 1, 1993. On May 11th, PBSO Cold Case Detectives were notified by the University of North Texas Center for Human Identification that the remains found on Oct. 25th, 1993 belonged to Wayne Calvin Griffith based on a DNA match between the unidentified DNA sample and family members reference samples in the Combined DNA Index System...