District 17

Update – Silver Alert – PBSO is looking for Barry Marx – Missing and Possibly Endangered Adult

Good news - Barry has been found. Thank you for your assistance. 4/7/2021: The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office is looking for Barry Stephen Marx. Barry, DOB: 3/16/1948, was last seen on Tuesday, April 6, 2021. He left the location of where he is living, 8000 block of South Jog Road, unincorporated Lake Worth, driving a 2020 white Nissan Altima, FL tag# LHLJ06 and has not been seen or heard from since.

Behind the Star for April 2021

The latest edition of "Behind the Star" for April 2021 is now available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92CecLhqIiw   See all PBSO videos on our PBSO TV channel!  

Update: PBSO is conducting TRAFFIC / Speed & Aggressive Driving Enforcement * Saturday, March 27, 2021 * 9 am – 5 pm *

Results for TRAFFIC / SPEED & AGGRESSIVE DRIVING ENFORCEMENT in Palm Beach County.

Today is the 31st Anniversary Homicide of Rachel Hurley

For Immediate Release Contact: Crime Stoppers at 1-800-458-TIPS Text to: tips@cspbc.com Email to: www.crimestopperspbc.com Media Advisory Today is the 31st Anniversary Homicide of Rachel Hurley Someone out there knows who killed her!    Rachel, 14 years of age, was found raped and killed on March 17, 1990 at Carlin Park. ###

SCAM ALERT – BEWARE – Imposter claiming to be Criminal Justice Commission

** SCAM ALERT ** SCAM ALERT ** SCAM ALERT ** BEWARE … there is an imposter calling members of the community and claiming to be with the Palm Beach County Criminal Justice Commission.  This imposter is advising the recipient of the call that he/she has a warrant for their arrest.  The imposter goes on to say that the warrant can be rectified by a dollar amount sent to the Dominican Republic. DO NOT FALL FOR THIS SCAM!    If you receive a call...

PBSO is conducting TRAFFIC / Speed & Aggressive Driving Enforcement * Saturday, March 13, 2021 * 9 am – 5 pm *

For Immediate Release Contact:          Media Relations 688-3080 MEDIA ADVISORY Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office is conducting a TRAFFIC / SPEED & AGGRESSIVE DRIVING ENFORCEMENT The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office DUI Enforcement Unit will be conducting a Traffic / Speed & Aggressive Driving Enforcement on Saturday, March 13, 2021.  Deputies will enforce Florida State Statutes for speeding and aggressive driving and educate the public on the dangers of excessive speed and aggressive driving. The locations of the saturation patrol will consist of different main roadways...

Frontier Elementary Students honor Deputies

Yesterday, on 9/11, the Safety Patrol students at Frontier Elementary School, in Loxahatchee honored their local PBSO and PBCFR on Patriot Day. The students collected different items  and put together a gift basket along with homemade cards thanking the deputies for their service. Members from PBSO  District 15 as well as their School Resource Deputy visited with the students and were presented with their gifts.      

From Inmates to Graduates

"Don't serve the time, let the time serve you." - Connor Vaughn. Six inmates graduated from the West Detention Center in Belle Glade. They received their GED diplomas to help them re-enter back into society when they are released from jail. The GED Program is a second chance to get a High School Diploma. The requirements are the same, they are responsible to complete courses like Language Arts, Science, Social Studies and Math. Everybody deserves a second chance and these men...