A GoFundMe campaign has been launched to help cover future education and living costs for Amir, the young son of Arman Motiwalla, the 37-year-old man found fatally shot in Boca Raton this month.
Mike Thomas
Editor, Founder and Owner of Boca Post
Mike Thomas is the editor, founder, and owner of Boca Post, a South Florida local news publication covering Boca Raton, West Boca, Delray Beach, Boynton Beach, Palm Beach County courts, public safety, local government, traffic, development, and community news.
A South Florida native, Thomas has lived throughout Palm Beach County. He settled in Boca Raton, where he and his wife are raising their four children. His wife is from Boca Raton, giving his family deep personal ties to the community Boca Post serves every day.
Thomas founded Boca Post in 2021 with a simple goal: keep local news local, factual, and accessible. He started the publication after becoming frustrated with what he saw as a growing loss of objectivity in local journalism. Boca Post was built around a direct standard — report the facts, verify the source material, avoid political spin, and give readers clear information about what is happening in their own community.
As editor, Thomas oversees Boca Post’s newsroom standards, public-records reporting, corrections, editorial review, and source attribution practices. His reporting frequently relies on official records, court filings, law enforcement statements, city documents, public meeting materials, and direct agency communications. He takes particular pride in objective reporting and works to separate verified facts from speculation, commentary, and rumor.
Thomas holds both a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in cybersecurity. His professional background includes work in cybersecurity, telecommunications, construction, security, and law enforcement training environments. That broad experience informs his approach to reporting, particularly in areas involving public safety, government operations, digital records, technology, accountability, and public trust.
Outside of Boca Post, Thomas is interested in family activities, technology, outdoors, local government, and community issues affecting South Florida families. He lives in West Boca Raton with his wife, their four children, and three dogs.
UPDATE: Shelter-In-Place Lifted in West Boca’s Sandalfoot Area After PBSO Response
A shelter-in-place alert was issued in the Sandalfoot area as Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a person threatening self-harm, with a helicopter overhead for more than an hour.
Boca Raton Moves To Replace New Memorial Park Plaque After Public Backlash
Boca Raton officials are set to consider replacing the newly installed Memorial Park plaque after criticism that the current marker misstates the site’s history and credits the wrong people with preserving it.
Boca Raton Police Investigating Fatal Shooting on Camino Gardens Boulevard
Boca Raton Police are investigating a homicide after a 37-year-old Plantation man was found shot to death next to his vehicle in a parking lot on Camino Gardens Boulevard early Wednesday.
NEW DETAILS: Police Seized Cash, Drugs After Tip Launched Boca Raton Trafficking Case
A Palm Beach County court filing outlines how a tip and surveillance preceded the cocaine trafficking arrest tied to a Boca Raton traffic stop.
Boca Raton Dedicates Memorial Park Decades Late, Faces Criticism
Boca Raton has finally dedicated Memorial Park nearly 80 years after its creation was first announced, but the dedication plaque placed at the end of the previous council’s term is already drawing criticism from residents who say it credits the wrong people.