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’s City Council voted to replace the Memorial Park plaque, created a new downtown civic engagement task force, and moved ahead with a broad assessment of key city buildings during a meeting that also brought state funding updates and renewed calls for better softball facilities.
Two Palm Beach County restaurants were temporarily closed in the state’s week-ending April 12 records, while inspection reports across Palm Beach and Broward flagged several other South Florida establishments for higher-risk violations.
Police say a Boca Raton domestic disturbance escalated when a man allegedly threatened officers while racking a handgun inside an apartment.
Boca Raton is asking residents to weigh in on the qualities and priorities they want in the city’s next police chief as officials continue a national search during a leadership transition at the police department.