Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office

Roy L. Boston: Dead and Abused Puppies in Belle Glade; Repeat Animal Abuser Charged

If the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office has it right, Roy L. Boston is no friend to animals. Not only was the 44-year-old Belle Glades man rung up last year on animal cruelty charges but he's been at it again. Last week, law enforcement hit Boston with another round of violations. Unfortunately, t ... More >>

Florida Woman Used Dead Dog's Prescriptions to Score Drugs

A Wilton Manors woman found a new and innovative way to get her hands on some drugs. She used her dog's prescriptions from the Floresta Animal Hospital in Boynton Beach to get her hands on 240 hydrocodone and acetaminophen pills between July and November 2012. Her dog didn't seem to mind. Because ... More >>

Joel Chandler, Open Government Guru, Slaps South Florida Cities With Lawsuits

On the national stage, Florida has a golden reputation for its broad-ranging public records laws, called "Sunshine Laws." But in practice, our government institutions are often piss-poor, stonewalling citizens with noncompliance and intimidation when they request to see certain documents.Proving ... More >>

Polo Mogul John Goodman Back in Jail After Allegedly Messing With Ankle Monitor

This very rich purveyor of the world's wealthiest game just doesn't seem to want to accept his situation. When his car slammed into another, killing 23-year-old Scott Wilson late one night in February 2010, he ran away and hid in a barn before calling authorities.See also:- Our feature story on Good ... More >>

Dalia Dippolito Cop, Sgt. Frank Ranzie, Under Investigation For Possible Kiddie Porn

Boynton Beach police Sgt. Frank Ranzie, the cop who handled the Dalia Dippolito murder-for-hire plot, is reportedly under investigation for having kiddie porn on his laptop. According to the report, the porn was discovered after Ranzie brought his laptop in for service after it was hit with a virus ... More >>

A Police Officer in Obama's Motorcade Was Struck and Killed

Well now, this is awful. Jupiter Police Officer Bruce St. Laurent, who was riding in a motorcade for President Obama as the president was on his way to the Palm Beach County Convention Center yesterday, was struck and killed by a vehicle. According to Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office spokeswoma ... More >>

Two Brothers Disrupt Movie, One of Them Gets Tasered

Two brothers were arrested after they disrupted a movie and then tried to fight a cop at the Cinemark multiplex movie theater on Airport Road Sunday night.(The Sun-Sentinel reports that the movie was Expendables 2, which would be so perfect) According to the police report, Jonathan Zapata, 24, and ... More >>

DEA Storms Synthetic Pot Distribution Centers Across Florida

See also "Synthetic Marijuana Ban Seems Like a Good Idea, Probably Won't Do Much" and "Broward Commission Moves to Ban Bath Salts, Fake Weed"The war on synthetic drugs has gone federal, and in a big way.Officers with the Drug Enforcement Administration and Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office on Wedne ... More >>

Michael Wallach Grows Out Hair, Reportedly Runs From Cops Twice, Gets Shot, Faces Pile of Charges

We told you yesterday about Michael Wallach, who was shot by police after he reportedly bailed out of a stolen car in West Palm Beach and shot at them.He's better now and in jail facing charges of, among other things, attempted murder. But the events that led up to his showdown with police are even ... More >>

Stealing Entire ATMs Is a Terrible Idea, but Stores Are Asking for It

If the decrepit, fictionalized methheads on Breaking Bad have taught us anything, it's that stealing an entire ATM is a fruitless venture that will result in your skull getting crushed. In the wee hours of Monday morning, the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office arrived at a Loxahatchee Walg ... More >>

Police Looking for Tatiana Huffman, Disabled Lake Worth Girl (UPDATE: Found)

UPDATE, 10:04 a.m.: Police say she was found unharmed about 6 a.m. today. She hid in an abandoned house when she saw all the police activity in her neighborhood. Original post, 5:55 a.m.:​​Lake Worth 12-year-old Tatiana Huffman walked away from her house at 329 S. M St. in Lake Worth yesterday e ... More >>

Sex Offender Charged in Year-Old Murder; Cops Point to DNA, Recorded Call, Poo Smell

​Sex offender James Harmon was charged with first-degree murder in the death of a Pahokee woman nearly a year ago.Among the evidence is a recorded phone call, some DNA, and a witness recalling that the dude "smelt like shit."According to a Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office police report, a pedest ... More >>

Alfred Infosino, 83, Gets 21 Years in the Pen for Beating His Girlfriend to Death With a Battery

​The 83-year-old gentleman who called the cops to let them know he just "drank ammonia" and beat his 77-year-old girlfriend to death with a flashlight battery is going to prison for a while.A jury found Alfred Infosino guilty last month of second-degree murder in the beating death of Rita Chirel, ... More >>

Not a Goodbye to County Grind but a See You Later

​On my final day as New Times Broward-Palm Beach's music editor, I can say with certainty that County Grind is much more than just the name of this blog. What began as my play on the phrase "county line," which ties our multicity coverage area together, also sums up an adventurous way of life for ... More >>

Mark Ott, Former Lantana Cop, Gets Three Years in the Pen for Robbing Hispanic Men

As part of a plea deal, former Lantana cop Mark Ott was sentenced to just three years in prison (out of a possible 45) for robbing three men, specifically, Hispanic men.According to his arrest report, Ott was targeting Hispanic men that "he thought were illegal immigrants," and would steal money fro ... More >>

Stephen Pearlman Convicted of Molesting Girl With a Beer Bottle and Other Incidents

Palm Beach County Sheriff's OfficeStephen Pearlman​Stephen Pearlman, described by his victim as "like a grandfather to her and the other neighborhood children," was convicted by a jury yesterday on three felonies related to molesting a girl beginning when she was 11 years old.Pearlman, now 73, was ... More >>

Alfred Infosino, 83, Convicted of Beating His Girlfriend to Death With a Battery

Palm Beach County Sheriff's OfficeAlfred Infosino​It's not every day that an 82-year-old man (now 83) calls the cops to tell them he just chugged some ammonia and beat his 77-year-old girlfriend to death with a battery, but according to a jury, October 7, 2010, was one of those days.The jury found ... More >>

Lake Worth High School Teacher Todd Bush Accused of Trying to Pay $120 for Sex With Kid

Palm Beach County Sheriff's OfficeTodd Wilson Bush​Todd Wilson Bush is a teacher and assistant football coach at Lake Worth High School.He also allegedly agreed to pay a woman -- who was actually a police detective -- $120 to have her 12-year-old daughter perform oral sex on him behind a strip ... More >>

Todd and Dena Ellis Charged With Perjury After Allegedly Making Up a Story to Get a New Judge

Palm Beach County Sheriff's OfficeTodd Ellis (left) and Dena Ellis​Todd and Dena Ellis found out how not to get a new judge in their tenant-landlord dispute case by being hit with perjury charges after allegedly making up a story about how the judge's husband clocked Todd Ellis when they were kids ... More >>

Gene Stimmler's Alleged Penis Comments Led to Police Finding a Dead Cougar in His Freezer

Palm Beach County Sheriff's OfficeGene Stimmler​When the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office received a report about a landlord-tenant dispute that involved 73-year-old Gene Stimmler allegedly talking about his penis to a 15-year-old boy, a sheriff's deputy had some questions for him.Then the deput ... More >>

William Dabbs Charged With Murdering His Boss in a Home Depot Parking Lot

Palm Beach County Sheriff's OfficeWilliam Dabbs​The Boynton Beach Police Department announced today that 54-year-old William Dabbs was charged with first-degree murder, nearly two weeks after his boss was found dead in a Home Depot parking lot.According to a police report, the cops responded to a ... More >>

Palm Springs Man, 81, Dies After Being Hit by Cop Car in Pursuit of Possible Traffic Ticket

Flickr​An 81-year-old Palm Springs resident died yesterday morning, 12 weeks after being placed in a hospice for injuries suffered when a cop car rammed into him, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.Frank Muxella was riding his motorized chair on a sidewalk near the 1400 block of S ... More >>

Cynthia Castoro Tried to Deny Killing Two Men With a Car, Despite the Flesh in Her Windshield

Palm Beach County Sheriff's OfficeCynthia Castoro​It's hard to deny you just ran over three construction workers with your car -- killing two of them -- while you're driving drunk and high, especially when their blood, flesh, and pieces of their orange vests are embedded into your windshield.Cynth ... More >>

Ramon Rosario, Member of the "Head Shot Committee," Gets 270 Years Up the River

Palm Beach County Sheriff's OfficeRamon Rosario​Ramon Rosario, a 19-year-old member of a racketeering enterprise known as the "Head Shot Committee," was sentenced yesterday to 270 years in prison for what the State Attorney's Office calls a string of crimes that "terrorized the northern end of Pal ... More >>

Pastor Dieugrand Jacques Found Guilty of Molestation, Said He Did It to "All My Girls"

Palm Beach County Sheriff's OfficeConvicted molestor Dieugrand Jacques​Dieugrand Jacques, a former pastor of the New Alliance Haitian Church in Boynton Beach, was found guilty by a jury yesterday of molesting a 15-year-old female churchgoer during a counseling session in 2007.Another girl testifie ... More >>

Cops Serve Warrant on Kiddie Porn Suspect and Find Him, of Course, Downloading Kiddie Porn

Palm Beach County Sheriff's OfficeClaudio Vindal, who's "very knowledgeable" with computers.​Police served a warrant Thursday at Claudio Vidal's Boca Raton apartment, suspecting he'd been downloading child pornography.Sure enough, the cops walked in and found Vidal's computer screen on and mid ... More >>

Cops: Candy-Store Creeper Caught Allegedly Taking Upskirt Pictures of Little Girls

PBSOMelvin Barber Bridgers III -- apparently not at the candy store for bubble gum and gummy bears.​Here's a tip: If you're going act like a pervert around underaged girls in a candy store, try not to creep around a cop's 15-year-old niece.According to a police report obtained by New Times, an off ... More >>

Cops: Riviera Beach Man Brought a Knife to a Remote-Control Fight

tPBSOKarim Palmer​We've heard of bringing a knife to a gunfight, but the cops say a Riviera Beach man brought a knife to a remote-control fight -- which landed him in jail.Riviera Beach police say Karim Palmer, 36, put a knife to the throat of one of his relatives -- a 60-year-old man, according t ... More >>

Deputies Tell Victims of Strip-Club Shooting to Drive Themselves to the Hospital

Would she have gotten better medical attention?​Deputies of the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office told two women wounded June 30 in a strip-club shooting to drive themselves to the hospital, according to a police report obtained by the Pulp.So 40-year-old Janie Scott of Boynton Beach and  23 ... More >>

Boca Raton Teen Charged in Driving Death That Left Dismembered 73-Year-Old Along the Street

nysenate.gov​Ronald Falzini III, the 19-year-old man the cops say ran over a 73-year-old woman in her west Boca Raton neighborhood -- which left her body parts strewn across the front yards of several houses in May -- has been charged in the woman's death, according to the Palm Beach County Sh ... More >>

Fort Lauderdale Mounted Unit, and All Cops on Horseback, Could Soon Fade Into Sunset

Photos by Eric BartonA Fort Lauderdale mounted officer writes a ticket recently for a car on NE Fourth Street.​Sgt. Kevin Finn takes a step forward to make sure his next point isn't missed. His spurs clank on the barn's concrete floor. His calvary hat is turned just slightly to the side, gold tass ... More >>

Lawsuit: Sagging Pants Mall Expulsion Led to Arrest; Cop Punched Sagger's Mother in Face

PBSOFrantz Leger​A Haitian-American family is suing the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office over a fight between family members and cops that resulted from a pair of sagging pants. Frantz Leger, then 20, had previously been banned from the Wellington Green Mall because his pants were hanging too lo ... More >>

U.S. Drug Czar Gil Kerlikowske: "Marijuana Is Not Medicine"

​There's a conference under way in West Palm Beach called "Rx for Change: Targeting Prescription Drug Abuse." One of the major talking points is the staggering number of accidental deaths related to prescription drug abuse: seven every day in Florida. That's more than the number of car-crash death ... More >>

PBSO Launches New Program to Manage Sex Offenders, Not Just Exile Them

Professor Jill Levenson says not all sex offenders are alike.​In a world where residency restrictions exile convicted sex offenders to live under bridges and on park benches, a glimmer of sanity has emerged. Working with psychology professors at Lynn University, the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Off ... More >>

Arrest Made in Lake Worth Hit and Run That Killed Motorcyclist

Photo: PBSOMendez-Alvarez is accused of hit and run.​John Jayne was riding his motorcycle west in the center lane of Lantana Road on August 14 when a 1994 Nissan Maxima swerved in front of him. The 42-year-old Jayne hit the car's back bumper, then flipped off his motorcycle, which landed on top of ... More >>

[UPDATED] Red Flags at El Toro Loco Last Year, but State Failed to Take Charge

FlickrFor at least a year, the state has played a matador role with El Toro Loco.​The Florida Division of Alcohol Beverages and Tobacco is reeling after this article in today's Palm Beach Post reported that agents overlooked evidence within their own files that showed an ex-felon was the secret op ... More >>

PBSO: No Violent Trend in Belle Glade

Flickr user: alancleaver_2000​Earlier this week, we brought you the news of what appeared to be a string of violence in Belle Glade. In the span of ten days, the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office reported a dead body found in the street, a stabbing, and an alleged burglary/homicide at a convenien ... More >>

Morning Juice: Ex-Florida GOP Leader Faces Criminal Probe; BSO Deputy Was Speeding in Fatal Crash

​Local headlines for this Thursday morning:Divers along Alligator Alley discovered a submerged minivan that contained human remains, apparently those of Nelta Jacques, a 27-year-old Tampa woman who disappeared along with her two daughters during a 1999 visit to her father in Fort Lauderdale. [Sun- ... More >>

Violence at El Toro Loco (Sound Familiar?)

A 23-year-old man has been arrested by the Palm Beach Sheriff's Office in the early Thursday-morning stabbing of a security guard at El Toro Loco. The West Palm Beach-area tavern has been the site of numerous violent encounters over the past year.According to the police report, the suspect is Willia ... More >>

Wanted Man Arrested, Charged in Boynton Beach Shooting

Photo courtesy Palm Beach Sheriff's OfficePinkney​Tyrone Pinkney, a 23-year-old who was released from prison in September, looks like he'll be heading back. He's been arrested by police and charged in the November 9 shooting of Demetrus Sutton on Seacrest Boulevard.According to the probable-cause ... More >>

Former West Palm Chief to Help Overhaul Detroit's Troubled Police Department; Beware Sexting from Kwame

Flickr: pdalyKwame Kilpatrick: A fashion icon who can't be trusted with a cell phone.​Former West Palm Beach Police Department Chief Bill Riggs is part of a 10-person law enforcement dream team appointed by a federal court judge to make sweeping changes to the Detroit Police Department, following ... More >>

Hope for Lesbian Love Angle in Dippolito Case Crashes on Cutting Room Floor

Photo: Palm Beach Sheriff's OfficeDippolito: a straight woman who allegedly took an crooked path​In the last 24 hours, Palm Beach Post reporters Andrew Marra and Michael LaForgia have had some terrific scoops on the Dalia Dippolito murder-for-hire story: that a recent deed transfer revealed Dippol ... More >>

Dred Scott!

Spring Bling

Every Damn Time

Letters for October 12-18, 2006

Stinkin' Badges

Flashing the Gold

Tailpipe

Baja Bye-bye

Love & Loathing

A routine traffic stop led to Pahokee's own Rodney King incident. Too bad there was no videotape.

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Biting Back

A K-9 took a huge chunk out of Rusty Samarco's leg. The crippling bite was worse than the crime.