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Current news, events and public information from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.

Meet Our Newest Four-Legged Deputy

This is Apache, the newest member of the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Mounted Unit. He's a 13 year old Quarter Horse that was purchased by the Sheriff's Foundation. If you would like to support the Mounted Unit, you may contact the Sheriff's Foundation at (561) 681-4523. Read our brochure (PDF) if you'd like to find out more about the Sheriff's Foundation.

PBSO DNA Lab: 1995 Cold Case Solved

In 1995, the 14-year-old victim was at her school bus stop when the suspect offered her a ride to school. Instead, he drove elsewhere and sexually assaulted her. Almost 24-years later, the suspect is in custody with the help of the US Marshals Task Force. The suspect will face a Palm Beach County Judge in the morning. We can only hope the victim is one step closer to recovery.  

Operation “Prometheus” Nets 14 Arrests

We took 14 dangerous Gang Members off the streets of Palm Beach County with operation "Prometheus", the culmination of a two year investigation. In the "We're gonna take these little terrorists out of their neighborhoods" said Sheriff Bradshaw during the 1pm Press Conference today. Watch the Press Conference on our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uuF_LDZaV8 See all PBSO videos on our PBSO TV channel!  

Explorers Win 1st Place

Our Explorers participated in the Las Vegas 2019 Excon Conference Competition hosted by LVPD. Join us in congratulating them for winning first place in an unknown trouble incident and 3rd place in a Crime Scene Investigation.