West Region

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...

Update: Deputies responded to a shooting

Updated: Further investigation into the shooting that occurred Saturday, February 27, 2021, led to a suspect, Joseph Hamilton.  Hamilton was arrested by PBC Violent Crimes Division detecitves Tuesday, March 2, 2021 for First Degree Murder.  He was transported to the PBC Jail and booked. He will be attending first appearance this morning, March 3, 2021. The victim, name withheld due to enaction of Marsy’s Law, succumbed to his injuries on March 2, 2021.   Media Advisory Time:           3:08 pm Location:     1400 block of Lakeview Drive E,...

Suspect wanted for vehicle and residential burglaries in Royal Palm Beach

MA21-09 For Immediate Contact: Crime Stoppers 1-800-458-TIPS Text to: tips@cspbc.com Email to:  www.crimestopperspbc.com MEDIA ADVISORY Suspect wanted for vehicle and residential burglaries in Royal Palm Beach. The latest incident occurred on February 5, 2021. Anyone who can identify these suspect(s) is urged to contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-458-TIPS or you can remain ANONYMOUS by downloading our new app “PBSO” for your Apple or Android Smart Phone and using the “See Something” feature. The app can also be downloaded from www.pbsoapp.com.  

Building Bridges

PBSO Captain Rolando Silva developed a program within the “Cops Helping Kids” organization called “Building Bridges” which helps the children of imprisoned parents. Many of these young children are hurting emotionally due to their inability to connect with their fathers or mothers due to sometimes lengthy prison sentences. To soften the hurt, the program entails 1.) The parent who is in prison, personally writes a Christmas card to their children, 2.) Cops Helping Kids finds what type of gifts the children...

Goddbye Mrs Hill

Our hearts are saddened with the news that Mrs. Hill is no longer with us. In May, we had the privilege to take part on celebrating her 94th birthday with a car parade. We are sending our thoughts and prayers to her family.