Crime

A Kings Point resident convicted of possessing cocaine, selling cocaine, and using a two-way communications device while doing it, is back in the Palm Beach County Jail — according to records shared with BocaNewsNow.com on Saturday. Read More.

27-year-old Jesse Montez Thorton II has been arrested for a violent attack on a 63-year-old man at a movie theater in July. Read More.

A new law that could lead to imposing the death penalty on people who rape children under age 12 will take effect Sunday, along with other laws passed during the 2023 legislative session. Read More.

Jose Chaidez, 35, of Haines City, is wanted for attempted second-degree murder, armed burglary with battery, burglary with battery, criminal mischief, and stalking, the Polk County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) said in a news release. Read More.

DELRAY BEACH, FL (Copyright © 2023 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The former bartender in West Delray Beach’s Seven Bridges — arrested back in July for auto theft — was arrested twice over the past several days for both car theft and burglary. Patricio Herrera of Petal Place in Delray Beach is now being held in the Palm Beach County Jail. Herrera was first arrested on September 12th by Boynton Beach Police for Grand Theft Auto when he was seen driving a vehicle that police said was not his. He was arrested in the area of 2755 South Federal Highway around 1:20 in the morning. A “glittered glass pipe” was found in the 2014 Cadillac SRX which had been reported stolen. The glass pipe, according to police, is used for crack cocaine. Then, on September 20th, Herrera allegedly snatched construction equipment from a van parked in the Boca Verde East Condominiums in the City of Boca Raton — as construction workers were offloading gear to renovate a unit. Herrera, allegedly on camera, is seen taking the equipment but then drops it and flees when confronted. He was later seen on a City of Boca Raton Police surveillance camera in the area of 2140 North Federal Highway where he allegedly ignored orders by police. Read More.

A postal worker was robbed at gunpoint in West Boca Raton on Wednesday. The worker was not injured, but the master key carried by postal workers was snatched. Read More.

A Riviera Beach man is accused of possessing at least 300 child pornography photographs and videos. Read More.

Linda Horn, 70, said she sold Quaaludes to 'successful people in her community' for a decade. A federal drug raid in 2021 brought it to an end. Read More.

Broward County deputies arrested a 24-year-old Fort Lauderdale man Friday after accusing him of molesting a Cooper City teenager he met through a dating app. Read More.

Nine males were arrested following a prostitution sting led by the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. Read More.

A Florida woman was arrested for child neglect after her son witnessed her doing drugs and having sex with two men, then was left in a room with one of the men who died, police said. Read More.

A high school track coach is accused of sexually assaulted a 16-year-old student in Florida, sheriff says. Coach had history of sex crimes Read More.

A Port St. Lucie assistant principal is charged with cruelty to children and battery. Read More.

Palm Beach County School leaders have recommended terminating a former Atlantic High School teacher after she gave herself a bonus for work she didn't do. Read More.

A new state law aimed at protecting our children went into effect on July 1, 2023. Read More.