Seth Adams shooting: Judge allows case to go forward against PBSO
The Seth Adams family lawsuit against the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office will be allowed to go to trial, a federal judge ruled today. U.S. District Judge Daniel Hurley denied Sgt. Michael Custer’s...
View ArticlePBSO investigating release of confidential law enforcement addresses
Former Palm Beach County Sheriff’s deputy Mark Dougan, second from right, in Russia. (Photo courtesy of Mark Dougan) The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office is investigating how the home addresses of...
View ArticleFormer Riviera Beach commander announces run for sheriff
Rick Sessa A former Riviera Beach police commander and radio host is announcing today that he’s joining the race to become sheriff. Rick Sessa said he’s filing paperwork on Monday, but said he’s...
View ArticleFeds charge Lake Worth man in overdose death
Federal authorities on Friday charged a Lake Worth man for selling a powerful painkiller that led to another man’s overdose death, the first case of its kind in Palm Beach County despite hundreds of...
View ArticlePalm Beach Shores chief: FBI won’t charge officer accused of rape
The FBI investigated and decided not to bring charges against a former Palm Beach Shores police officer accused of twice raping a blind woman in her home, the department’s police chief said today....
View ArticleFired Palm Beach Shores cop accused of rape wanted $575K to settle case
Former Palm Beach Shores officer Charles Hoeffer attends an arbitration hearing where he is arguing for his job back. (Allen Eyestone / The Palm Beach Post) The former Palm Beach Shores officer...
View ArticleThis drug is so deadly, DEA warning cops: Don’t touch it or let K9s sniff
Fentanyl, the powerful painkiller more than 50 times stronger than heroin, has become so prevalent that the Drug Enforcement Administration is warning police and first-responders not to touch or...
View ArticleCelebration of Life service Saturday for daughter of Palm Beach County...
Tasha L. McCraw, who died at age 33 from an overdose Nov. 18, 2016. She was the daughter of Palm Beach County Commission aide Johnnie Easton. A “Celebration of Life” vigil for the late Tasha McCraw...
View ArticleState ethics board clears Palm Beach County Sheriff, two others
The Florida Commission on Ethics cleared Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw and his chief deputy on allegations he misused his position to investigate another candidate for sheriff. The complaint...
View ArticlePalm Beach Shores settles case of dispatcher harassed by cop
Palm Beach Shores is paying $150,000 to settle a lawsuit by a former dispatcher who claimed she’d been repeatedly sexually harassed by former town police officer Charles Hoeffer. For the town, it’s the...
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