Sheriff

COVID 19 Claims One of Our Deputies

We are sad to announce the passing of our dear Sergeant Jose Diaz Ayala. Sgt. Diaz Ayala, 38 years of age, died today as a result of battling COVID-19. Sgt. Diaz Ayala was battling other underlying health issues before he contracted COVID-19. -We have the watch from here brother. The support that our PBSO family is receiving after the loss of Sergeant Jose Diaz Ayala shows us the heart of our community. We are grieving together, we are fighting together and...

Sheriff Bradshaw: Stay Home

Sheriff Ric Bradshaw has been very clear from the beginning. "If you don't have to be out, the smart thing is just to stay the heck home." An emergency order from county leaders issued this week closed what are considered by the county to be "non-critical" businesses and took effect at 5 p.m. Thursday. "The bottom line is if you don't have to go to these places and you don't have to be out, the smart thing is just stay the...

Helping a brother from another Agency

When one of us is down, we have no other option but to come to the rescue. Officer Ricardo "Chip" of Miami Beach PD was shot and stabbed multiple times during an officer-involved shooting. This was very bad timing considering Chip's wife is pregnant and is due in the next few weeks. They also have a 10-month-old baby to take care of, but with the help of The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Foundation, we were able to drop off a few essentials to...