Corey Jones shooting: Family appears on CNN
Corey Jones, 31 Speaking on national television Wednesday night, relatives of Corey Jones renewed their call for answers in the drummer’s shooting death. Jones’ brother, C.J. Jones, and sister, Melissa...
View ArticleCorey Jones shooting: Funeral arrangements set
Corey Jones The funeral for Corey Jones, the 31-year-old man shot and killed by a Palm Beach Gardens police officer, will be held at noon Saturday in West Palm Beach, according to a news release from...
View ArticlePolice: WPB man threatens sister after argument over Facebook
Gulley WEST PALM BEACH — An argument over a posting on Facebook prompted a man to threaten his sister with a gun this week, city police said. Officers arrested Jermaine A. Gulley, 32, Tuesday on...
View ArticleLake Worth man accused of stealing parts from NPB boat facility
Ramos NORTH PALM BEACH — A man found hiding in bushes was arrested Tuesday for allegedly stealing parts from a boat storage facility. Village police arrested Andy Barrios Ramos, 25, of suburban Lake...
View ArticlePolice: Man who was loitering now faces multiple felony charges
Troy Tindal’s interaction Tuesday with a West Palm Beach police officer could have ended with a simple trespass warning, according to a report. Troy C. Tindal Instead, Tindal is being held in the Palm...
View ArticlePBSO: Man missing for nine days found dead in Belle Glade canal
Jose Bahena A 43-year-old man missing since Oct. 18 was found dead inside his white Ford Explorer pulled from a Belle Glade canal Tuesday, Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office reports. The sheriff’s...
View ArticleFort Lauderdale airport re-opens after jet catches fire on runway
A Dynamic Airlines jet sits on the tarmac at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport after its engine caught fire Thursday. (AP) Update at 3:30 p.m.: Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International...
View ArticleMistaken identity: Did Boca police get names mixed up after heroin...
Davansky Jasmin (Palm Beach C0unty Sheriff’s Office) Roberson Maxi’s mug shot from a misdemeanor arrest in Broward County in 2012. (Broward Sheriff’s Office) After four months spent investigating an...
View ArticlePolice: Man stabbed in the hand at West Palm Beach cemetery
A man, who says he’s employed at Woodlawn Cemetery, was stabbed in the hand at the West Palm Beach graveyard early this morning, police say. The stabbing was reported at about 5:10 a.m. at Woodlawn,...
View ArticlePBSO: West Palm Beach man pointed BB gun in road rage incident
An alleged case of road rage Wednesday landed a West Palm Beach man in jail, according to an arrest report. Acierna Perfecto Jesus Acierna is facing a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon...
View ArticleTwo people shot outside West Palm Beach bar
Two people were shot early Sunday in the parking lot of a West Palm Beach bar, according to police. The two individuals, who were not further identified, sustained non-life-threatening injuries, West...
View ArticlePBSO: Two teens arrested in Lake Worth barber shop shooting, robbery
Two teens were arrested in connection to a July Lake Worth shooting that left one man injured, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office. Gabriel Selwyn, 18, and Simeon Porter, 18, faces...
View ArticleJupiter woman accused of smashing car windshield with beer bottle
Sa JUPITER — An incident in a Winn-Dixie parking lot landed a 28-year-old woman in jail last week after she allegedly threw a beer bottle and smashed the rear windshield of an occupied car. Town...
View ArticleMan tells police he stole laptop to barter for items in his towed van
When Joseph Sclafani stole a tow truck employee’s laptop from her desk, he told officers he didn’t know what else to do, according to a Boca Raton police report. He explained he planned to use the...
View ArticleTwo Miami men accused of stealing tools from Palm Beach construction site
West PALM BEACH — Two Miami men are facing charges after they allegedly stole more than $12,000 worth of tools Sunday from a town construction site. Police arrested Terrance Lamont Jones, 47, and...
View ArticlePBSO: Woman arrested after young child is found alone near Lake Worth...
LAKE WORTH — A 26-year-old woman was arrested Tuesday night after her young son was found riding his tricycle alone near a city intersection, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies...
View ArticlePahokee teen charged as adult after allegedly robbing store clerk at gunpoint
Frederick Gordon A 16-year-old boy is being charged as an adult in connection to the armed robbery of a Pahokee Food Market store clerk in December. Frederick Gordon, a Pahokee resident, appeared in...
View ArticlePBSO: Lake Worth man lured two men to Chick-fil-A with Facebook ad, robbed them
Lintini Banks Jr. A Lake Worth man is accused of luring two men to a Chick-fil-A with the promise of selling them iPhones, but instead threatened and robbed them with the help of two others, Palm Beach...
View ArticleUpdate: South and northbound Turnpike lanes shut down near Atlantic Ave. for...
Update: Northbound and southbound lanes on the Florida Turnpike have now been shut down while crews battle a car fire, FDOT reports. Traffic is backed up in the southbound lanes to Boynton Beach...
View ArticlePolice: 72-year-old man was victim of West Palm Beach stabbing Monday afternoon
Police say 72-year-old John Mitchell was the victim of a stabbing in West Palm Beach on Monday afternoon. Mitchell is in stable condition at a local hospital, police spokesman Dave Lefont said. Police...
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