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White Male Found in West Palm Beach Wednesday, June 12, 1996 Approximate Age – 30 – 45 years old

ID Info: Victim was a white male, 5'5" tall, approximately 115 pounds and had straight brown hair. The victim was found wearing tan slacks, size 29, black briefs, black nylon knit socks, black Converse hi-top sneakers, size 7 1/2. Victim was not wearing a shirt. Circumstances: Victim was located on 6/12/96 in a wooded area in West Palm Beach, FL. Cause of death has not been determined. Dental records and fingerprints are available.

Black Male Found in West Palm Beach Saturday, March 27, 1999

ID Info: Victim was a black male, 5'9" tall, weighed 147 pounds, had curly black hair and brown eyes. He was wearing a black t-shirt, black jeans with the word "FUBU" on the right rear pocket, white socks and no shoes. Circumstances: Victim was found floating in the Intercoastal Waterway in West Palm Beach, Florida. He had a tattoo on his left arm of a heart with a dagger through it. Fingerprints are available through the Sheriff's office.

White Male Found in Boca Raton Tuesday, November 21, 2000

ID Info: Brown Hair, Brown Eyes, 5'3", 113lbs, decorative dental "star" on front tooth -- see picture. Circumstances: This agency recovered a body of a white male, possibly a latin male, in a canal at the 18000 block of State Road 7 in Boca Raton one mile north of Clint Moore Road. The subject was wearing "Attrak" black jeans, white tube socks (gray and black stripes on top), a tan work type shirt with long sleeves and black and white Nike...

Black Female Found near Juno Beach Tuesday, January 7, 2003

ID Info: The victim is in her early 20’s,5’3”, 110 lbs, black hair with scars on her right bicep, left elbow, Left wrist and cyst on her left ear lobe. The autopsy is consistent with a drowning. If you have any information please contact Det. John VanHouten (561) 688-4000. Circumstances: The above black female was found on January 7, 2003 floating in the Intracoastal waterway .02 miles south of the Florida Power and Light Plant between markers 3 and 3A, near...

White Male Found in Belle Glade Tuesday, October 26, 1976 Approximate Age – 27 years old

ID Info: This unidentified white male was 5'8" tall, weighed approx. 180 pounds and had straight brown hair. He was wearing blue jeans, brown Dan Post boots, size 10 1/2, a Timex watch with a silver band with the initials "L.J." on the underside of the band and a coral and turquoise colored stone on each side of the band. Circumstances: This victim was located on the Talisman's Sugar Farm SR 827, 2 miles south of Belle Glade, FL. An autopsy...

In four days, five police officers were killed in the line of duty

Please take a moment to reflect on those that lost their lives protecting their communities. End of Watch: February 11, 2016 Major Greg Barney was shot and killed while assisting members of the Clayton County Police Department at an apartment complex in the 6600 block of Church Street. Major Barney, who was not wearing a vest, was assigned to the perimeter while other officers served a warrant at an apartment. When officers knocked on the door the subject ran out of a back...

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...

PBSO Increases Moffett Murder Reward to $25,000

The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office announced an increase in the reward, that people are eligible for, for information in the Cynthia Moffett case. Moffett was murdered on March 23, 2006 at the Forest Oaks Golf Club in Wellington, Florida. The amount has increased to $25,000.