School Traffic Initiative Has a Good Start
Our School Traffic Initiative is off to a good start. Drivers can either slowdown when passing by a school zone or we’ll be there as a reminder. Just to give you an example, in the Town of Lake Park alone, we have given out 58 citations and 159 written warnings.Operation Strike Heat nets 60 Arrests
Operation Strike Heat nets 60 arrests for Weapons, Drugs, and Driving Charges. The operation concentrated on crime offenses of narcotics (trafficking and sales), firearms, burglaries, robberies, and gang activity. It took place in the north end of Palm Beach County last weekend, April 12th & 13th, 2019 from 11:00 am to 10:00 pm. The areas of concentration were Unincorporated West Palm Beach, Riviera Beach, Town of Mangonia Park and Town of Lake Park. Sixty arrests were effected for weapons-related charges, narcotic...
Citizen’s Police Academy – Town of Lake Park
The Citizen’s Police Academy provides a mechanism for educating the public about the criminal justice system. The main goals of the academy are to partner with the community, explain the operations of the Sheriff's Office and encourage citizens to undertake measures to prevent crime victimization. Participants also tour the Sheriff's Facility including Communications and the Jail. Citizen’s Police Academy participants gain an understanding of law enforcement procedures that are more reflective of everyday law enforcement work than what is...
A 69-Year-Old Vietnam War Veteran was Attacked at a Lake Park Auto Parts Store
Two black males started an altercation with a Hispanic male victim. The victim, 69 years of age, was followed into a business and was subsequently pushed and punched causing him to fall to the ground. While on the ground the suspects struck the victim with a truck lug wrench. The suspect's then fled in a white Ford F250 dual cab truck with a partial Florida tag _DM_75. The victim, a veteran of the Vietnam War, suffers from PTSD. He had a...
