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Iguanas force closure of Florida high school pool, leaving swim team dry
Read full article: Iguanas force closure of Florida high school pool, leaving swim team dryAn invasion of iguanas has rendered the pool at Lake Worth High School unusable, forcing its closure after the reptiles left behind overwhelming amounts of waste.
Mother of South Florida teen convicted of murder now facing her own charges
Read full article: Mother of South Florida teen convicted of murder now facing her own chargesA South Florida mother was arrested Monday, nearly two years after her then-14-year-old son was arrested and charged with second-degree murder.
Deputies ask public for help with finding teenage boy last seen in Lake Worth Beach
Read full article: Deputies ask public for help with finding teenage boy last seen in Lake Worth BeachDeputies consider Matthew Rodriguez to be a “missing endangered juvenile.” Matthew, who is 17 years old and 5 feet, 7 inches tall, was the subject of a “missing child alert” on Friday night.
‘Stay off train tracks’: Brightline video shows car that was cut in 2
Read full article: ‘Stay off train tracks’: Brightline video shows car that was cut in 2Brightline’s high-speed route continues to be deadly. The privately-owned railroad company released a video hours after a camera on a high-speed train recorded a crash today.
South Florida detectives use DNA to track down suspect in 2008 home invasion
Read full article: South Florida detectives use DNA to track down suspect in 2008 home invasionThe Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office tracked down Luis Ruiz Gonzalez, 47, last week after the 2008 case was presented to a grand jury.
Man admits to smashing out back window of marked patrol car
Read full article: Man admits to smashing out back window of marked patrol carMan admits to smashing out windows of marked patrol car – A 29-year-old man is in jail after admitting to vandalizing a marked patrol car. According to Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office, they responded to the 2100 Block of North D Street in Lake Worth Beach about a vandalized PBSO car. Police found the back window of the patrol car smashed and other damages. The investigation led deputies to John-Smith Saint-Eloi, who admitted to the crime during an interview with police. He is facing charges for criminal mischief and damaging property worth $1,000 or more and another charge of damaging property over $200 and under $1,000.
Woman starved dogs to death, then threw them away in dumpster, police say
Read full article: Woman starved dogs to death, then threw them away in dumpster, police sayBOYNTON BEACH, Fla. – A South Florida woman neglected her dogs and then threw them away in a dumpster after she found them dead, police said. Devonna Hinds, 23, of Lake Worth Beach, was arrested Wednesday by Boynton Beach police. According to a Boynton Beach police report, two dogs were found dead in separate crates inside a dumpster behind SouthTech Preparatory Academy in November. Microchips implanted in the dogs linked them to Hinds, who admitted to throwing them away like trash. “These dogs experienced extreme suffering, and then their bodies were tossed in a dumpster like yesterday’s trash.
Man accused of punching pregnant woman in stomach, stealing her purse
Read full article: Man accused of punching pregnant woman in stomach, stealing her purseMalcom Hodges, 29, is accused of punching a pregnant woman in her stomach and stealing her purse. LAKE WORTH BEACH, Fla. - A 29-year-old man was arrested Friday after he punched a pregnant woman in her stomach and stole her purse, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. Malcom Hodges was arrested on charges of robbery and aggravated battery on a pregnant person. Barbera said he told deputies he commits robberies in the Lake Worth area "when he doesn't have any money." Hodges was being held at the main Palm Beach County jail in lieu of a $50,000 bond.
Kinkajou attacks South Florida man, runs into apartment
Read full article: Kinkajou attacks South Florida man, runs into apartmentLAKE WORTH BEACH, Fla. - A South Florida man was attacked by a kinkajou that ran inside his girlfriend's apartment. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission documented the July 25 wildlife attack in Lake Worth Beach. As Litersky opened the front door of the apartment about 5:45 a.m. the next day, the kinkajou was right outside. Litersky said the kinkajou ran inside the apartment, so he trapped the small animal in the bathroom. How the kinkajou wound up there is uncertain, as there were no permitted kinkajou owners in the area.