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Two men arrested for fuel theft at Wawa
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Two men are under arrest for allegedly stealing nearly 300 gallons of diesel fuel from a Wawa gas station in West Palm Beach. West Palm Beach Police say the men had a device attached to a fuel pump that enabled them to operate the fuel pump without the pump registering that any payment was owed to the cash register inside the store.
1 arrested after illegal gambling operation found in West Palm Beach, PBSO reports
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A woman was arrested Wednesday for allegedly running a gambling house out of a small shopping center in West Palm Beach. Court records show Viviana Navarro Gonzalez was booked into the Palm Beach County jail on a string of gambling-related counts. She was arrested after undercover deputies placed multiple bets at the establishment and spotted casino-style slot machines, the probable cause affidavit against her indicated.
Man with dementia missing in West Palm Beach
WEST PALM BEACH, Florida — Police are searching for a 67-year-old man with dementia who went missing Thursday morning. Eugene Davis, of West Palm Beach, left a medical center in the 1300 block of North Flagler Drive around 10 a.m., according to the West Palm Beach Police Department. Davis was last seen wearing a red sweatshirt and dark pants. He is described as 6'1" tall, weighing 160 pounds, with grey hair and brown eyes.
It's just a drill: West Palm Beach smoke plume is no cause for alarm
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — This is not an emergency. The West Palm Beach Police Department (WPBPD) is urging residents on Thursday morning to remain calm after receiving numerous calls about a large plume of black smoke visible from I-95. The smoke is a planned live burn training...
Palm Beach County sheriff announces security measures for Netanyahu visit to Mar-a-Lago
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will arrive in Palm Beach County at about 11 a.m. Friday to meet with former President Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago Club, Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said in a Thursday morning news conference. Held in conjunction with a representative of the U.S. Secret Service, who did...
PBSO Captain Urges Wellington Residents To Lock Vehicles, Homes
Vehicle thefts stand out among crimes that increased in Wellington in 2023, and one statistic points to a key reason why, the Wellington Village Council heard at a meeting Tuesday, July 16. In 62 percent of 61 vehicle thefts analyzed, the doors were unlocked, and the keys were inside the...
Serious Injury Reported in Motorboat Incident on Chautauqua Lake
One person was hospitalized with serious but non-life threatening injuries after getting struck by a motorboat while in the south basin of Chautauqua Lake on Saturday. The incident was called in shortly after 1:45 PM, with multiple agencies responding to the scene. The Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office says 31-year-old Jamal Jaber of Lake Worth, Florida was beginning to tube behind a vessel operated by 30-year-old Anthony Pineda of Lakewood. Deputies say Jaber jumped overboard from the boat's swim platform without telling Pineda. Jaber struck the boat's propeller with his left leg, resulted in severe lacerations to his lower leg, knee and thigh. Jaber was transported by STAT MedEvac to the Hamot Medical Center in Erie. No charges were filed. Other agencies on scene included Lakewood Fire, Lakewood-Busti Police, Chautauqua County Emergency Services and EMS, Celoron Fire and Bemus Point Fire.
Three Suspects Charged in Death of 16-Year-Old New Haven Boy
Three persons were taken into custody by New Haven police in relation to the shooting death of a sixteen-year-old boy in December 2022. Joshua Vazquez was shot and killed by an SUV driver when he was riding his bike on Valley Street. Police have detained Ronald Miller, 59, Latasha Brown,...
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