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A nice gesture from the community

Two young boys walked up to Deputy Levey, handed him a card (which included a gift card) thanking him for his service to the community. Deputy Levey was so grateful for the card & gift card, he decided to pay it forward. Take a look:

“I can’t go to school. I have no shoes!” So PBSO Detectives buy the student a new pair of shoes.

Detectives from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office make periodic checks on juvenile’s who are truant from school. When Detective Shahid met up with Jahnigh she asked him why he was not attending school. He advised he was not attending school because he did not have any shoes. Detective Shahid and her fellow detectives put their dollars together and purchased a new pair of sneakers & lunch for Jahnigh. Jahnigh was very grateful and agreed to get back to school. [envira-gallery id="4166"] Image Gallery:

PBSO is investigating two shootings this morning.

We are investigating two shootings this morning. One, which occurred at 5am at Summit Blvd and Military Trail, WPB. Victim stated that he was in his vehicle leaving Sugar Daddy's Club when someone started shooting and he was struck in the leg. The victim continued to drive himself to JFK Hospital . Detectives are investigating. No additional information at this time. The second shooting occurred at approximately 6am this morning. PBSO Deputies responded to EL FLACO's at 10th Ave and Military in reference...

PBSO School Crossing Guard Practice

Crossing Guards with the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office practiced today on Forest Hill Blvd. in preparation for the opening of county schools next week. Motorists are advised to drive slowly through school zones and obey the guards as they direct school children in crossing the street.

PBSO uses SmartWater, a forensically encoded liquid.

SmartWater is a forensically encoded liquid that is being introduced to residents and businesses to mark property that may be stolen during a burglary. SmartWater is used to protect all valuables, both indoors and outdoors, such as: Homes - electrical goods, jewelry, hobby items and air-conditioning units Utilities – copper cabling (due to the global metal theft problem) Finance – cash, cash boxes and items used to hold cash Machinery – heavy equipment and industrial machinery (see a lot of thefts in rural areas) Retail –...