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Now You Can Text 9-1-1 in Palm Beach County

Even though this technology is now available, it is important that you still CALL WHEN YOU CAN AND TEXT WHEN YOU CAN’T Here are a few things you need to know about Text to 9-1-1. When should you text? Texting to 9-1-1 is an option for individuals that are: Deaf Hard of hearing Have a speech impairment Or in an emergency situation where a voice call is not possible With texting to 9-1-1 now available, why is it still so important to...

Honoring those who served and protect

In the past week, 3 officers were killed in the line of duty and several were injured by gunfire and assault. So far this year, one Police Officer has died in the line of duty PER WEEK on average. Let’s honor those who served and protected their community. Let their sacrifice never go unnoticed. https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/12/us/officer-shooting-deaths-2018-trnd/index.html

Operation Heat Shield II

Active Shooter Emergency Drills Several regional Law Enforcement and Fire Rescue agencies in South Florida participated in Operation Heat Shield II to test coordination, response and rescue efforts through a set of emergency scenario drills. These drills consisted of various scenarios such as an Active Shooter in a Mall and in a School. A total of 6 different scenarios were played out all throughout Palm Beach County.

Arrest for Misuse of Laser Lighting Device

Today just before 1:00 am, our PBSO helicopter was conducting patrol in the City of Lake Worth due to the power outage when an individual pointed a green laser light into the cockpit, blinding the pilot. The individual, Jacqueline Robledo, was located and arrested for Misuse of Laser Lighting Device. The pilot received immediate medical attention. At this time, no immediate injuries were sustained. The FAA, NTSB and the FBI were notified.

Fugitive Warrants – Episode 1

Fugitive Warrants - Episode 1: "She's a little one" The men and women of the Fugitive Warrants Unit go after convicted or accused suspects who are hiding from the law. These are their stories. Tune in every other Wednesday as we release new episodes.  Subscribe if you like it and let us know what you think in the comments below the YouTube video. Other PBSO Playlists on YouTube: Behind the Scenes PBSO - Daily News PBSO - Feel The Love

Lake Worth rental fraud

Imagine being offered a property for rental, paying a rental deposit and then calling the contact person to only find out that they have disconnected their phone. That is what Steve Arce and his accomplice were doing. Detectives estimate a total loss of over $11,000 from victims. We busted one of the two suspects of this Lake Worth’s rental fraud. We need your help to find the second man responsible for this scams. He might be using the aliases Jaffon...