Deputy injured and Suspect on the Loose
We are investigating a Stolen Vehicle, Deputy injured and Suspect on the Loose - occurred in Unincorporated Boynton Beach and ended in City of Boynton Beach. Deputies observed a stolen vehicle, silver 4 door Mercedes, enter the Casa Brera Luxury Apartment Complex, which is a gated community. Deputies were preparing to tactically stop the vehicle when the driver rammed through the closed gate. As the gate flew open it caused injury to our deputy. Our deputy, in fear of the oncoming vehicle,...
PBSO Needs Help Finding Person who Struck and Killed a Pedestrian
Someone struck a pedestrian, killing them and then fled from the scene. We need your help to find this person and bring them to justice. On Saturday the 4th, a pedestrian was attempting to cross 45th Street from south to north at the above intersection. Two vehicles were traveling westbound on 45th Street side by side. The vehicle within the center lane struck the pedestrian with the front passenger side of the vehicle. The second vehicle was within the inside lane of...
PBSO Investigates Person Found Dead in Lake Worth
Deputies responded to a call of a deceased person found in the 1000 block of South H Street, in the City of Lake Worth. Upon arrival deputies found a male deceased from what appears to be a gunshot wound(s). The victim has been identified as Lucio Velazquez-Morales, DOB: 5/10/84 of Lake Worth. No suspect or motive known. ANYONE that may have heard or witnessed anything suspicious in the area of South H Street, Lake Worth, between 4:00 am and 6:50 am, yesterday, October...
PBSO Investigates a Possible Drowning/Death
On Friday, October 27 at 5:15 pm, deputies made contact with Edgar Velez who was wanted on multiple counts of Burglary and Grand Theft. Shortly after contact, Velez fled on foot and jumped into a nearby canal located at 10th Ave North and Florida Mango, Lake Worth. Velez refused assistance from deputies and appeared to begin to struggle. Velez went underwater and became unresponsive. PBCFR responded and transported Velez to JFK Medical Center (South) where he is currently in critical...
PBSO Arrests Suspect in the Murder of John Lee Roland
The investigation led detectives to the identity of 27-year old Curtis Jenkins, for the murder of John Lee Roland of West Palm Beach. Curtis Jenkins is currently in Virginia being held on Palm Beach County charges of First Degree Murder John Roland, date of birth 1/20/68, walked nearby a Subway restaurant at about 10:30 am on Sunday morning to ask for help after being shot at the Merlin Park apartments in West Palm Beach. PBC Fire Rescue arrived and transported the...
Looking for Witnesses of a Fatal Crash
We are looking for any witnesses of a fatal crash that took place yesterday, October 16th at around 8:48 AM. The wreck took place at Hypoluxo Road/ Seacrest Blvd (S 14th St), Lantana. The first vehicle was traveling southbound on S. 14th Street, approaching Hypoluxo Road. The second vehicle was westbound on Hypoluxo Road, approaching S 14th St./Seacrest Blvd. Both cars entered the intersection at the same time, which resulted in a fatal crash. At this time, the color of the...
Detectives from PBSO Adopt Shooting from Palm Springs Police Department
Officers from the Palm Springs Police Department were dispatched to a shooting in the 3600 block of South Congress Ave, Palm Springs. Upon arrival officers learned that a female was struck by a bullet in the torso. The female was currently a passenger in a vehicle sitting in the McDonald’s drive through. The driver of the vehicle immediately drove the victim to a local hospital to be treated. The victim is currently expected to survive. After investigating further Palm Springs police...
Three Arrested for Burglary, Possession of Burglary Tools, and Resisting Arrest.
As a result of a long term investigation, agents from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office South Florida Task Force and their law enforcement partners as well as agents from the Broward County Sheriff’s Office Burglary Apprehension Team conducted a joint surveillance operation on Hugo Leal. As a result of the operation, Hugo Leal, Alexis Huerres and Eliener Alfonso were all taken into custody after committing a high-end residential burglary in the community of Polo Club / Vintage Oaks (Linton and Military...
