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A few years ago, an elderly Palm Beach woman disappeared from her condo. A fellow resident became suspicious and called the police, as first reported by the Palm Beach Daily News.  If it hadn’t been for that resident, police wouldn’t have learned that the 95-year-old woman’s neighbors had rented out

Last week, the Palm Beach Town Council took action to make the pay of police and firefighters in the town of Palm Beach competitive with neighboring municipalities, as first reported by the Palm Beach Daily News. Last Tuesday the council decided to position public safety workers’ salary ranges at the

Since April 1, a photographer by the name of Casey Derrenger has been spending his days on Worth Avenue in Palm Beach, as first reported by the Palm Beach Daily News. Derrenger takes photos—mostly scenery, some imagery—on his cell phone, but he is saving up for a professional camera. He

On Friday, Town Manager Kirk Blown appointed Nicholas Caristo, a major who has been acting chief of the Palm Beach Police Department since September, police chief, as first reported by the Palm Beach Daily News. Blouin made the announcement before a standing-room only audience at a department meeting in the

On April 2, after enjoying dinner at the Flager Steakhouse, Anderson Ohman said he and his girlfriend decided to walk back to their home in Palm Beach, as first reported by the Palm Beach Daily News.  The couple walked barefoot on the beach near Atlantic Avenue and North Ocean Boulevard,

Palm Beach Police have increased their visits to the popular Lake Trail after residents reported conflicts between pedestrians and cyclists, as the Palm Beach Daily News reported Tuesday. In December, police planned an education campaign to slow bicyclists after pedestrians complained many were going too quickly. There is a 10-mph

Crime has dropped in Palm Beach and residents are happy about it. How? Improvements to the police force on the island are cited by Town Manager, Kirk Blouin. This is credited towards police chief, Ann-Marie Taylor. Some of the new approach styles include community engagement and making sure to have

Earlier this week, the Town of Palm Beach Ordinances, Rules, and Standards Committee held a meeting in which the topic of possibly adding a mooring field off the coast of Town of Palm Beach was brought up. Currently, as far as Florida laws go, “the law states that you are