Crime

Riviera Beach police work to reduce crime near convenience stores
Convenience stores are part of virtually every community. In some areas, like Riviera Beach, police say they can become areas of disrepair or avenues of crime. Read More.
5 Delray Beach men arrested in 'massive' mail fraud scheme
The Delray Beach Police Department has arrested five men in connection with a mail fraud scheme involving a stolen U.S. Postal Service key and more than 2,000 stolen checks. Read More.
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Antisemitic flyers found outside homes in Palm Beach, Okeechobee counties
Residents in Palm Beach and Okeechobee counties woke up to antisemitic propaganda in their driveways. Read More.
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Boynton Beach man loses thousands after mailing check at post office
After WPTV spoke with a woman who lost $50,000 in a check-washing scheme last week, NewsChannel5 is now hearing from another victim, who mailed a check at the same post office. Read More.
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AG Ashley Moody, John Walsh announce partnership to fight crime
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody was in Palm Beach County to announce a new partnership with former "America's Most Wanted" host John Walsh and the Florida Association of Crime Stoppers. Read More.
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Florida school board forced to remove dozens of books after parents read 'graphic' passages aloud
The Indian River County (Florida) School Board was forced to remove several dozen books from school libraries after concerned parents were stopped from reading explicit excerpts aloud at a board meeting. Read More.
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Big bust in South Florida leads to arrest of several said to be linked in burglary ring
A big bust out of South Florida, as the Monroe County Sheriff's Office joined forces with Miami-Dade Police to arrest 10 men they say are linked to a massive burglary ring. Read More.
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Mystery in Boca Raton: memorial to victims in 1996 car wreck vanishes
A memorial honoring five victims of a 1996 car crash that had stood at the crash site in Boca Raton for more than 27 years vanished Wednesday. Read More.
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Florida man threatens to shoot middle school students
A Boca Raton man was arrested Thursday after admitting to police he threatened to shoot students at Loggers Run Middle School. Read More.
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1 killed, another critical after shooting at apartment complex
One person was killed and another was in critical condition after a shooting at a West Palm Beach apartment complex, police say. Read More.
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Boca Raton police identify woman whose body was found floating in the ocean
Marine units located the woman's body about one mile offshore during a routine patrol Friday. Read More.
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'Distance does not matter': California sex offender used gaming app to prey on Port St. Lucie girl
A registered sex offender caught and arrested in California used a seemingly innocent cellphone gaming application to prey on a girl from our community. Read More.
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State considers combining court circuits: What would that mean for South Florida?
A statewide committee is looking at doing something that hasn’t been done in Florida in more than 50 years — redrawing the boundaries of the state’s 20 circuit court districts, a projec… Read More.

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