Current news, events and public information from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.
Inauguration Day
Today, we’ll be changing presidents. Sheriff Ric Bradshaw would like the residents of Palm Beach County to know that there is no reason to believe there will be any trouble. However, if there were any, our deputies will be prepared.
It Takes a Village
Remember Alan? Alan’s bikes broke on Sunday. So he called Deputy Carseni and asked if she could help. So she did! Deputy Carseni took it to Village Bike Shop where they were able to fix it, so Alan can continue to use it to go to work. (see our first story on Alan here)
MLK Day 2021
"Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?" - Martin Luther King Jr.
National Human Trafficking Awareness Day
Today is the National Human Trafficking Awareness Day. In recognition of this important day, we support wearing blue and encouraging people to use the hashtag #WearblueDay. Victims of human trafficking are often hidden in plain sight. For help, call 1-888-373-7888.
Deputies Help Deliver Gifts After Bus Crash
Our deputies responded to a hit-and-run crash Thursday morning in the Glades involving a bus full of donated gifts for children. We did the only right thing to do in that situation and helped finish getting the gifts delivered to a nearby school.
Tis the Season to Give – and Give Back!
Thanks to our newest community partner, The Giving Project, who donated new clothes, shoes, school supplies and hygiene kits. We’ll make sure it reaches those families who can use a little help this Holiday Season.
Food for the Holidays
Thanks to the generous donation of Mr. Jess Santamaria, 206 families in the Glades have enough food for the Holidays. We distributed 70 Turkeys and 136 Hams with green beans, corn, and a bag of sugar and rice that was donated by Florida Crystals.
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...
