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PBSO Reads to Children to Commemorate Dr. Seuss
In celebration of Dr. Seuss’s birthday, District 14 was invited to read to the VPK class at Highland Elementary. Deputy Richard Toranzo read to the children the book “Green Eggs and Ham.” A total of 15 children attended the reading session. After reading, each student was provided an After School Safety coloring book, a mood color changing pencil, and a Junior Deputy Badge. Deputy Toranzo swore-in each child. This small gesture goes a long way with the Spanish speaking community. District 14 wants to ensure that...
Canadian Dentist Arrested for Indecent Exposure on School Property
Detectives of the City of Lake Worth conducted an investigation on an individual who was exposing himself and performing other vulgar acts in front of high school aged females. Arrest warrants were obtained and the individual was apprehended in Miami by PBSO Detectives and the surrounding agency. The individual will be extradited back to Palm Beach County for prosecution. The following incidents occurred: On February 22, 2016, two female students reported to PBC School police that an unknown male driving an SUV stopped...
PBSO is Investigating a Hate Crime
Deputies responded to a vandalism call in the 7000 block of San Salvador Drive, Boca Raton, on Sunday, February 13, 2017 at 8:00 am. Upon arrival the deputy learned that her son's 2001 Ford black mustang had been parked on the east side of the residence for the past couple of months. Sometime between February 11, 2017 at 7:00 pm and February 12, at 8:00 am, an unknown person spray painted a white Swastika symbol on the driver side door. There is no...
Female Suspects Wanted for Attempted Abduction of One-Year Old Boy
The mother with the child strapped to her back was in front of her residence vacuuming her vehicle when she felt someone standing behind her. When she looked up she noticed a female dressed all in black trying to grab her baby from the sling on her back. The victim was able to fight off the female suspect. Once realizing the abduction was unsuccessful the female fled to an awaiting silver four door Honda. Suspect 1, was described as a heavy set, white...
PBSO Second Annual Teen Summit
On Saturday, February 25, 2017, the city of Belle Glade held its 2nd Annual Teen Summit. Deputy Kenneth Torrence from the Palm Beach Sherriff's Office was invited to sit on the panel to speak about what PBSO/PAL is doing to help prevent crime and violence in the city. The citizens of Belle Glade responded that they really appreciate the PBSO/PAL presence and involvement in the city to help prevent crime. They also understand that they have to get more involved by working with...
Attention Royal Palm Beach Residents, Keep Your Cars Secure!
Several vehicle burglaries have been occurring in our city. We put a list together to prevent car burglaries: Keep Your Car Secure - Make sure to lock your vehicles. Keep Things Out of Sight - Remove all valuables as many of the recent cases have involved smashed in windows. Leave Second Set of Keys at Home - Recent vehicle theft cases have involved keys being left inside the burglarized vehicles. ...
PBSO – Drowning Prevention PSA – Stay Alive!
/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Drowning-Prevention-Public-Service-Announcement.mp4 PBSO - Drowning Prevention PSA - Stay Afloat! In the United States, almost 4,000 people die from drowning each year. It’s in fact, the fifth leading cause of unintentional injury death for people of all ages. PBSO had a few incidents in the last few months, for that reason, we put a list together with a few precautionary tips to stay afloat: Learn the Life-saving Skill Swimming classes should not be seen as just another fun-under-the-sun summer camp for children. Learning how to swim...
PBSO Super Bowl Safety Sunday Tips
Revenge, sweet revenge. The Patriots are only one game away from getting the ultimate NFL revenge. This means: football, snacks, suspense, sweat, tears, joy and believe it or not, lots of calls of services. For that reason, we put together a few Super Bowl safety Sunday tips: For Party-Goers: For those attending parties, please plan ahead! Begin by arranging your DD (designated driver) in advance. There is always one among the crowd who doesn’t drink. If not, there are plenty...
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