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Deputies BUSTED Suspect that wielded knife at Target Employees in an attempt to escape with stolen car stereo speakers.

Suspect Wields Folding Knife at Target Loss Prevention Employees in An Attempt to Escape with Stolen Car Stereo Speakers.Suspect walks into Target located in the 10000 block of Okeechobee Blvd, Royal Palm Beach, and helped himself to four car speakers.  He placed the speakers in a blue cloth bag and attempted leave the   store.  Two loss prevention employees confronted the suspect asking him to return to the store.  The suspect swung the bag and them and displayed his folding pocket knife.  The...

Wanted: Using Victims Credit Card, stealing almost $700.

PBSO needs your help. On March 15th, the unidentified black female entered the Target Store located at 10155 Okeechobee Boulevard at approximately 2:15PM . She used the victim’s credit and debit cards, conducted 2 fraudulent transactions with a total loss of $692.98. The elderly victim reported her wallet stolen from her purse while shopping at Goodwill Industries, located at 4895 Okeechobee Boulevard, between 11:30AM and 1:40PM, on the same day. If anyone can IDENTIFY this subject please notify CRIMESTOPPER’S at 1-800-458-TIPS...

Wellington Street Crime Unit Assigned to the Village of Wellington BUST Major Drug Dealer

    Wellington Street Crime Unit (Deputies) Assigned to the Village of Wellington BUST Major Drug Dealer. The culmination of an ongoing investigation led the street crime unit to BUST a major drug dealer living in the Village of Wellington. Street Crime Unit seized the following: 696 grams of Marijuana – 135 grams from drug dealers vehicle and 561 grams from residence = a total of 696 grams $303,876.00 in U.S. Currency 1 vehicle The arrest took place on Tuesday, March 24, 2015.  The suspect name is Joseph...

Seeking to ID a “PERSON OF INTEREST” – Double Homicide – December 4, 2010

Detectives are seeking the public’s assistance with identifying a “Person of Interest” in a double homicide that occurred in the 1100 block of Benoist Farms Road, West Palm Beach on December 4, 2010. This person was seen in the area around the timeframe of the shootings. If this person resembles anyone you know you are urged to contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-458-TIPS.

#UPDATE Found – Blair Mason, 14 and Hannah Zarza, 13 are missing and could be in danger.

‪#‎UPDATE‬ Both ‪#‎Missing‬ girls have been recovered safely. No foul play involved. Thank you all for sharing this information. Help us find these ‪Missing‬ Teens. They could be in danger. PBSO is seeking the public’s help in locating two endangered runaways. The two juveniles, Blair Mason and Hannah Zarza were last seen leaving the Winston Trails development, West of Lake Worth, around 4:30pm on March 24th riding bicycles and both had black backpacks. Anyone with information on them or their whereabouts is...

Honoring The Memory of Deputy Sheriff James S. Fogleman AND Deputy Sheriff Anita K. Pospisil.

Today we HONOR the memory of Deputy Sheriff James S. Fogleman AND Deputy Sheriff Anita K. Pospisil.Sergeant James Stephen FoglemanPalm Beach County Sheriff's Office, FloridaEOW: Monday, March 25, 1963 Bio & Incident DetailsAge: 27Tour: Not availableBadge # Not availableCause: Automobile accidentIncident Date: Weapon: Not availableSuspect: Not availableSergeant James Fogleman was killed in an automobile accident while transporting a critically injured child to the hospital. He was involved in a single vehicle crash while en route. After being transported to the hospital he refused treatment until the child and...

Scam Alert – Don’t be a victim of a “phone scam”

To avoid becoming the victim of this type of crime at your business or even your home please keep the following steps in mind: 1. NEVER give Credit Card information to anyone who calls or emails you! 2. If you receive a call from someone alleging to be a business making demands and or threats, please hang up the telephone and have the owner or manager call the alleged business at a trusted number that was personally researched and verified. 3. Always remember...

Visual Skills Training at PBSO.

The Palm Beach Sheriff's Office partnered with optometry physician, Dr. Larry Lampert, to train PBSO volunteers with skills to improve their vision. It is hoped that by using vision skills born on baseball fields, golf courses and tennis courts, volunteers will be safer, while on the job at PBSO.

TEENS AGAINST GRAFFITI PROJECT – PBSO Kicks-off Anti-Graffiti Program.

TEENS AGAINST GRAFFITI PROJECT - PBSO Kicks-off Anti-Graffiti Program. Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office kicks-off newly formed Anti-Graffiti Program. This new initiative is a partnership formed between the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, the Department of Juvenile Justice, Palm Beach County State Attorney’s Office and Applebee’s Restaurant. The program will utilize eradication of graffiti as a catalyst allowing non-violent juvenile offenders to develop self-respect and self-worth towards the value of property in the community they live. Once a month, juvenile offenders, Juvenile Probation...

Honoring the Memory of Cynthia Moffett who was tragically murdered on March 23, 2006

On March 23, 2006, Cynthia Moffett was shot and killed while working at the Forest Oaks Golf Club located at 144 Lucerne Lakes Blvd, Lake Worth. Her body was discovered on the ground just outside the South door of the golf pro shop. PBSO Violent Crimes Division Detectives believe that she was shot between 5:00 PM and 6:00 PM. The motive was robbery. The subject or subjects left the pro shop with wrapped coins and a number of the coins were...