April 20, 2023 Suspected ham-burglar wanted: Tried to cook fries when he couldn’t grab cash at McDonald’s One would-be burglar got into a McDonald’s and decided to stay for a bite. At another, nearby, a customer in the drive-thru lane displayed an adult picture to the teen employee at the window.
April 19, 2023 Man accused of renting La Quinta motel room, illegally playing dentist there Police got an unusual call over the weekend and ended up arresting a motel guest. That guest wasn’t there vacationing. He’s accused of renting a room and using it to work as a dentist.
April 18, 2023 Convicted sex offender, 74, arrested for wearing Elmo costume at Utah farmer’s market A senior citizen who’s a registered sex offender is facing charges again after he was seen taking part in children’s activities at a farmer’s market.
April 17, 2023 DeSantis expecting new legislation to get his Disney-retaliation plan back on track Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he’s going to try again in his war against the Walt Disney Company during this legislative session.
March 27, 2023 PHOTO GALLERY: Excavator flips backward, crashes into side of beachfront hotel An accident involving a piece of heavy construction equipment damaged at least two floors of the beachfront hotel next door. The pictures tell the story.
March 24, 2023 ‘Joke,’ ‘ridiculous,’ ‘stunt’: DeSantis clashes with Florida NAACP over travel advisory Florida’s governor Ron DeSantis is now in a spat with the state’s chapter of the NAACP over a new advisory they’ve asked the national organization to issue that would urge Black Americans against traveling to the Sunshine State.
March 21, 2023 Carjacking suspect foiled by stick shift, Apple AirTags There are stupid criminals, and then there are others who may not have thought things through. Like Andrew Moran. Twice.
March 9, 2023 3 arrests in 5 months, released on his own recognizance last month and again this week A man in Florida has been arrested and then released on his own recognizance twice in the past month. In fact, Justin Diluigi was arrested three times in Palm Beach County in the past five months.
February 16, 2023 Ex-felon indicted for stabbing pregnant correctional officer girlfriend to death A man accused of killing his pregnant girlfriend has been indicted for capital murder. It was not his first arrest.
November 20, 2022 Deputy arrested for violent confrontation, convicted of lesser crimes, now in more trouble A former deputy with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office got into big trouble when he didn’t follow the old idiom, “Don’t bite the hand that feeds you.” He was convicted of choking a pool service repairman who fixed his pool for free.
November 7, 2022 12-year-old girl to alleged molester: ‘You know what you are doing is wrong, right?’ Allegations of trouble in the past and a courageous 12-year-old girl landed a man from Riviera Beach in jail, and it didn’t happen overnight. In fact, he’d been reported a year earlier.
October 24, 2022 DeSantis, Crist shake hands after name calling, sparks flying in Fla. gubernatorial debate The name-calling started early in the only debate between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who’s running for reelection, and Charlie Crist, who wants to unseat him in two weeks.
October 21, 2022 Revolving door: Beer, whiskey, Kahlua & a lot of broken glass lead to man’s latest arrest Five arrests in the past four months in Palm Beach County. The latest and most serious came just a few weeks ago and started with stolen liquor.
September 20, 2022 Lawsuit claims DeSantis led ‘a premeditated, fraudulent & illegal scheme’ against migrants A group of migrants from Venezuela have filed a federal lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and accomplices from their new home state of Massachusetts.
September 13, 2022 3 strikes in 5 weeks for selling alcohol, nicotine to minors, including 2x in 15 minutes A liquor store clerk got stung during “a pre-planned operation to address complaints of underage alcoholic beverage and tobacco sales,” according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office.
September 7, 2022 School District of Palm Beach Co. responds to state’s ‘significant concerns’ about safety There has been a lot of recent communication between the state Department of Education and the School District of Palm Beach County — in letters and in person — over measures to make sure schools are safe for students and teachers.
August 26, 2022 Lenny Cohen’s bio on cbs12.com Lenny Cohen arrived at CBS12 News as dayside digital content producer in 2021, writing news as it happens for cbs12.com and then going beyond the headlines to show why people need to read those articles on social media platforms.
August 10, 2022 Man from Boca charged with exposing himself, grabbing girl’s buttocks at mall food court A man is charged with lewd and lascivious molestation, and exposing his sexual organs, after he was arrested outside a mall.
June 28, 2022 Some sales tax holidays coming quickly, money-savers among new laws taking effect Friday July 1 means new laws go into effect in Florida and there will be several important changes — along with new ways to save money — taking effect on Friday.
June 24, 2022 Disney, other corporations prepared for Supreme Court abortion decision, just in case American businesses joined American people in reacting to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that will lead to abortion becoming illegal in certain states.
April 6, 2022 Sheriff: Boynton Beach interested in merging its police department with his office Leaders in Boynton Beach are interested in merging their city’s police department with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, and the sheriff says his office is working on a proposal.
March 31, 2022 Ferriters claim kids hacked their email, want that info kept out of their abuse trial The couple in Jupiter charged with aggravated child abuse for keeping their teenage son in a box in their garage are claiming one or more of their children hacked their email and that could affect their trial.
March 22, 2022 DeSantis says he’ll sign controversial ‘Parental Rights in Education’ bill Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says he will sign the controversial bill titled “Parental Rights in Education” bill soon.
March 11, 2022 DeSantis roundtable against Venezuela turns anti-Facebook, anti-Fauci Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a roundtable to rally against the U.S. buying oil from Venezuela, but election law, social media and Covid-19 got a lot of air time, as well.
March 3, 2022 Gov. DeSantis, Ladapo push free speech for doctors Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said physicians who disagreed with the majority of doctors, like Dr. Anthony Fauci, should’ve had their voices heard, but instead were subject to censorship in some instances.
January 4, 2022 DeSantis says Florida is a vacation hotspot, even for his critics Gov. Ron DeSantis says he’s not surprised to see some of his critics visit Florida for a getaway.