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Ruling slows man's suit vs. Archdiocese of Miami
An appeals court ruled Wednesday that the names of alleged victims of sex abuse involved in lawsuits against a Catholic archdiocese should not have to be disclosed to another victim seeking them as part of his own suit.

Alleged Lantana bank robber caught Mcquickly
A man robbed a bank west of Lantana this afternoon and was promptly caught, authorities said.

Police seek help finding armed robber
Palm Beach County Sheriff's investigators are asking for the public's help to find a man who is believed to have robbed at least six businesses on or near Military Trail at gunpoint in the last month.

Boca's Hillel Day School burglarized
The Hillel Day School was burglarized early Saturday by two men wearing stockings over their heads, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office.

Officials seized 277 weapons in Palm Beach County schools last school year
Three guns were seized on Broward County school campuses over the past week, one used in a homicide, another confiscated from an 8-year-old.

Armed robber strikes CVS store on Military Trail
Palm Beach County Sheriff's deputies are investigating an armed robbery at a convenience store in suburban West Palm Beach.

Man arrested on murder charges 11 years after shooting
More than 11 years after a West Palm Beach teen was murdered in a drive-by shooting outside a barbecue and one person was sent to prison for life, a second person accused in the shooting is behind bars.

Delray Beach police say remodeler stole $50,000 from homeowners
A man who has spent four years awaiting trial in Broward County on construction-related theft charges was arrested Tuesday by Delray Beach police on similar felony counts involving another home remodeling company.

Alleged Army deserter arrested on Palm Beach shore
A West Palm Beach man who the Army says left boot camp in January is now in the Palm Beach County jail, facing desertion charges.

Prosecutor: Delray Beach man responsible for $5 million mortgage scam
A Delray Beach man on trial for mortgage fraud used his position as a real estate closing agent to help others land more than $5 million in fraudulent loans, a federal prosecutor told jurors Monday in Fort Lauderdale federal court.

South Bay woman pleads guilty in beating death of boy, 3
A 29-year-old woman pleaded guilty to second-degree murder this morning in the beating death of a 3-year-old boy.

Grand jury indicts six teens in fatal attack in Riviera Beach
A grand jury has indicted three of six youths police say beat a man who stumbled into the road and was fatally struck by a car.

Greenacres woman's frantic cell calls lead police to arrest husband for kidnapping
When a man retrieved seven cellphone messages Tuesday evening, he heard: "for our children, please don't do this," and "please put the gun away."

Gang defendants face unusual charges
A rare trial employing racketeering laws against gangs opened Tuesday against two men authorities say were affiliated with the notoriously violent gang Top 6.

Delray man's fraud trial begins in U.S. court
A Delray Beach man accused of mortgage fraud used his position as a real estate closing agent to help others land more than $5 million in fraudulent loans, a federal prosecutor told jurors.

Palm Beach County metro report
POLICE BLOTTER

Woman snatched handbag at Publix, Palm Beach County deputies say
Palm Beach County sheriff's deputies today provided security photographs, and asked for the public's help in finding a woman who snatched a handbag from a shopping cart at the Publix at Palmetto Park and Powerline roads in suburban Boca Raton.

Wellington man admits taking $96,000 in jewelry from safe deposit box
A 21-year-old Wellington man was arrested Monday after police said he took about $96,000 in currency and jewelry from a safety deposit box at Bank of America.

Suspect in string of Palm Beach County arsons held on bail
Joseph Leaf - charged with a string of fires in his suburban West Palm Beach neighborhood, including one Nov. 2 at which firefighters found him badly burned - has been ordered held in lieu of $952,500 bail.

Cameras may spy on Jupiter red-light runners
Cameras at several busy intersections to catch drivers who run red lights could move a step closer at tonight's town council meeting.

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