Violent Crimes

BUSTED * 1985 MURDER SOLVED * Detectives ARREST Suspect for First Degree Murder, Kidnapping and Sexual Assault

BUSTED * 1985 MURDER SOLVED * Detectives ARREST Suspect for First Degree Murder, Kidnapping and Sexual Assault  On April 27, 1985, 78-year old female was reported missing to the Lake Worth Police Department at approximately 4:30 PM on the same day.  At 9:54 PM on the same day, a passerby driving on Old Indiantown Road in Jupiter, Florida (Palm Beach County) discovered the victim lying naked and motionless on the desolate dirt roadway.  She was unconscious and her clothing was strewn...

Update – PBSO Investigates and overnight Double Shooting Resulting in a Homicide * Suspect ARRESTED

Shortly after midnight deputies responded to a double shooting that stemmed from an altercation in the 500 block of N Redwood Drive, Lake Park.  Upon arrival deputies learned that one male was transported to a local hospital for treatment and another male was located a short distance away deceased in the city of West Palm Beach. 

Update – Detectives are investigating a Shooting/Road Rage Incident in Royal Palm Beach

Deputies responded to a shooting, road rage incident, between a black and white vehicle which resulted in one adult male (in the white vehicle) shot.  The male was transported to a local hospital where he is expected to survive. The road rage incident started in the westbound lanes of Southern Blvd and ended at the Burger King just before Crestwood Blvd, Royal Palm Beach. The individual (shooter) driving the black vehicle fled the scene.

Cold Case Breakthrough – Remains of Wayne Calvin Griffith identified

There has been a Cold Case breakthrough on the disappearance of Wayne Calvin Griffith, who was reported missing by his family in Ashtabula, Ohio on October 1, 1993. On May 11th, PBSO Cold Case Detectives were notified by the University of North Texas Center for Human Identification that the remains found on Oct. 25th, 1993 belonged to Wayne Calvin Griffith based on a DNA match between the unidentified DNA sample and family members reference samples in the Combined DNA Index System...

Attempted Abduction of a Teen – Detectives are Seeking a PERSON of INTEREST

Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office is Seeking a Person of Interest * ONLY * What:          An attempted Kidnapping of a 14 year old female When:         August 14, 2018 Where:        4900 block of Pineaire Lane, West Palm Beach Time:           11:00 pm A teen, 14 years of age, was walking westbound in the 4900 block of Pineaire Lane towards Haverhill Road and heard was appeared to be vehicle, white van, stop behind her.  She saw the door open and an unknown male approach her.  The...