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FHP: Officer not at fault for 13-year-old boy’s death during chase
Read full article: FHP: Officer not at fault for 13-year-old boy’s death during chaseThe Florida Highway Patrol concluded a traffic homicide investigation after a 13-year-old boy died during a chase and determined the officer was not at fault, the Boynton Police Department announced Thursday.
FBI: $3 million in stolen ventilators recovered in South Florida
Read full article: FBI: $3 million in stolen ventilators recovered in South FloridaA $3 million shipment of ventilators stolen that was stolen earlier this month was recovered in South Florida, the FBI said in a news release. The agency said the ventilators were being prepared for shipment to El Salvador by the United States Agency for International Development when they were stolen sometime around Aug. 8. The theft happened in southwest Miami-Dade County, the agency said. The theft is being investigated by the Boynton Beach Police Department, Miami-Dade Police Department, Medley Police Department, City of Miami Gardens Police Department, Broward Sheriffs Office, USAID Office of the Inspector General, the FBI Miamis Major Theft Task Force, and the FBI, the agency said. No additional details were released.
Ex-South Florida cop sentenced following child pornography bust
Read full article: Ex-South Florida cop sentenced following child pornography bustBROWARD COUNTY, Fla. A former police officer with the Boynton Beach Police Department was sentenced to 30 months in prison for possessing child pornography, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Ariana Fajardo Orshan announced Thursday in a news release. Gabriel Albala, 45, of Margate, was also sentenced to five years of supervised release following his prison term, and he must register as a sex offender. Albala pleaded guilty to possessing child pornography on Jan. 17. According to detectives, they were alerted about Albala after they arrested a man who they said sold child pornography on the internet. Authorities said child pornography was also found on Albalas cellphone.
Teen arrested in Boynton Beach for threatening mass shooting at Publix
Read full article: Teen arrested in Boynton Beach for threatening mass shooting at PublixBOYNTON BEACH, Fla. – Police in Boynton Beach arrested a teenage boy earlier this week for posting threatening messages on social media. According to the Boynton Beach Police Department, a 14-year-old threatened to commit a mass shooting a local supermarket. An employee of Publix Super Markets contacted police after being made aware of the threat. An investigation led police to the boy's house, where he allegedly admitted to posting the threat. Police charged the teen with making written threats to kill, do bodily injury or conduct a mass shooting or act of terrorism.
Officer kills gunman accused of Dollar Store robbery in Palm Beach
Read full article: Officer kills gunman accused of Dollar Store robbery in Palm BeachBOYNTON BEACH, Fla. - A gunman died during a police-involved shooting on Sunday evening in Palm Beach County, according to the Boynton Beach Police Department. The man had been accused of robbing a Dollar Store before getting ready to walk into the Publix Super Market at the Boynton Lakes Plaza at 4770 N. Congress Ave., police said. Officers responded to the Dollar Store at 4641 N. Congress Ave., and confronted the man outside of Publix, police said. Boynton Beach detectives are investigating the armed robbery and internal affairs is conducting an administrative review of the police-involved shooting. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is tasked with investigating the fatal police-involved shooting.
Officer-involved shooting leaves man dead in Palm Beach
Read full article: Officer-involved shooting leaves man dead in Palm BeachYumi Kimura via Wikimedia CommonsBOYNTON BEACH, Fla. - A man died during a police-involved shooting on Sunday evening in Palm Beach County, according to the Boynton Beach Police Department. Officers responded to the Boynton Lakes Plaza at 4770 N. Congress Ave. The Publix Super Market and other businesses at the mall closed. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is tasked with investigating the fatal police-involved shooting. Copyright 2019 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.
Man arrested, charged in connection with fatal accident
Read full article: Man arrested, charged in connection with fatal accidentBOYNTON BEACH, Fla. - A Fort Lauderdale man was arrested Wednesday on charges of DUI manslaughter, child neglect without great harm and DUI with injuries/property damage, according to the Boynton Beach Police Department. Ronald Richard Olson III, 38, was taken into custody and booked into the Broward County Jail, authorities said. On May 19, Robin Leia Kirsch, 37, of Pompano Beach died from injuries sustained in a car accident that occurred while she was a passenger in a car driven by Olson. Olson's blood alcohol level was three times above the legal limit, authorities said. Copyright 2019 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.