PBSO to Host Heartwarming Story of Chris Singleton
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office to host Heartwarming Story of Chris Singleton , "The Journey of a Victims’ Son" – Mother Emanuel Church Tragedy in Charleston, SC Thursday, August 22, 2024 between 9:00 am to 12:00 pm (noon)
Bomb Threat to PBSO Facilities
At approximately 1:50 PM, the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office (PBSO) dispatch center received a call reporting a bomb threat. PBSO deployed multiple units to investigate, including the Bomb Unit, our helicopter, K-9 bomb-detection dogs, and all available road patrol officers. All PBSO facilities on Gun Club Road, West Palm Beach, between Congress Avenue and Kirk Road, were immediately evacuated. Palm Beach County Courts on Gun Club Road were also evacuated, while the PBSO Corrections Division sheltered in place. By 3:30...
Behind the Star – August 2024
This month's edition of our monthly series, "Behind the Star" is now available.
The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office is looking Nelida Velunza Arevalo – 88 years of age
The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance with locating a missing endangered adult. NELIDA VELUNZA AREVALO DOB: 1/24/1936 Hair: brown Eyes: brown The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office is looking Nelida Velunza Arevalo. Nelida, 88 years of age, was last seen today, July 23, 2024, in Boca Raton wearing a short sleeve light peach and white shirt with flower print. Direction of travel is unknown. Nelida has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, has diabetes and she is in need of medication. Anyone...
High Visibility Enforcement to Improve Pedestrian & Bicycle Safety
PBSO Conducts High Visibility Enforcement to Improve Pedestrian & Bicycle Safety Palm Beach County ranks sixth (top 40%) in the State of Florida, for counties with a population of over 200,000, for traffic crashes resulting in serious and fatal injuries to pedestrians and bicyclists. In 2023, in Palm Beach County, pedestrians and bicyclists were involved in 1,710 collisions, resulting in 141 serious injury crashes, and 59 fatalities. In an effort to protect the safety of those most vulnerable roadway users, the...
Operation Southern Slowdown – July 15, 2024 through July 20, 2024
PBSO is joining state and local law enforcement agencies in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and Tennessee for a week-long high visibility enforcement and awareness campaign, to reduce fatalities and serious injuries by getting motorists to obey speed limits on roadways from local to interstate highways. This initiative is called "Operation Southern Slow Down" and will run from July 15, 2024, through July 20, 2024. The purpose of Operation Southern Slow Down is to focus on the busy summertime travel period...
Behind the Star – July 2024
This month's edition of our monthly series, "Behind the Star" is now available. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILDpZRcN70A
Attempted Robbery that Resulted in a Shooting – Royal Palm Beach
Further investigation into the Robbery/Shooting that occurred on Friday, July 5, 2024, led to the identity of the suspect, Quinton Robinson, DOB: 8/11/2000. On July 6, 2024, Robinson was located at a residence in the 1800 block of Palm Beach Trace Drive, Royal Palm Beach and taken into custody. A residential search warrant was executed and during the search detectives located items of evidentiary value, including the gun, clothing worn during the robbery, and cash. Robinson was booked into the...
