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West Palm Beach Man Arrested On D.U.I. Charge
On Sunday, June 2, Palm Beach police charged a 46-year-old man with driving under the influence after they observed him driving the wrong way down a one way street, according to a police report. The story was first reported by the Palm Beach Daily News. According to the police report,

Public Safety Officials Update Town of Palm Beach
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

Employee Pay, Town Docks on Yesterday’s Agenda
Yesterday’s Town Council meeting was scheduled to have included discussion on ways to boost employee pay and benefits, as first reported by the Palm Beach Daily News. The Town of Palm Beach is attempting to become more competitive with other public employers in Palm Beach County. High employee turnover—especially among

Caristo Appointed Palm Beach Police Chief
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

Palm Beach Couple Find Brick of Cocaine on Beach
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 Experiencing Rise in Auto Thefts
Since December, the usually quiet town of Palm Beach has seen a rash of auto thefts, as first reported by the Palm Beach Daily News. Between 2010 and 2014, annual thefts ranged from three to seven, a number that more than tripled between 2014 and 2015. So far, in the

Kraft’s Arraignment Scheduled
Robert Kraft’s lawyer said that Kraft, owner of the NFL’s New England Patriots, will not appear at the hearing on two counts of soliciting a prostitute at a Jupiter day spa, as first reported by the Palm Beach Daily News. The prostitution case against Kraft is scheduled for an arraignment

Palm Beach Refuses to Move Beached Boat
The 32-foot vessel originally named Summer Smart, beached near President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago since Jan. 23, is falling apart, but as of now the Town of Palm Beach is refusing to remove it, as first reported by the Palm Beach Daily News. “That falls into the category of no good

Abandoned Boat Begins to Break Apart
A boat abandoned and beached just north of Mar-a-Lago has begun breaking apart in the rough surf, exposing gas and oil tanks that some residents worry will contaminate the beach and ocean, as first reported by the Palm Beach Daily News. Pinpointing whose responsibility removing the abandoned boat and ensuring

Town Council Works to Retain Police & Firefighters
The Town of Palm Beach is currently undergoing a study to determine why so many of the Town’s firefighters and police are leaving for other agencies, as first reported by the Palm Beach Daily News. The study, however, comparing compensation of town employees to the local market, will not be