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Fort Pierce man charged with murder in infant son's death after blow that split skull
A 21-year-old Fort Pierce father faces murder and aggravated battery charges in the death of his 2-month-old son.

Attorneys hint at defense strategy for Shenfeld trial
Attorneys for Jason Shenfeld, charged with the strangulation murder of college-bound softball player Amanda Buckley, gave the first hint Thursday of the defense they may employ: Rough sex gone bad.

Greenacres man charged with beating another with a crowbar
A judge today ordered Matthew Cedrone, 30, of Greenacres, held in lieu of $51,000 bond. He was arrested Wednesday and charged with attempted murder and robbery. Michael Mercier, 37, said he recently met a dancer at the T's Lounge nightclub. He said that on Saturday, he was walking his dog when Cedrone drove alongside and yelled for Mercier to leave his wife alone. Mercier said Cedrone beat him with a crowbar or pole. Mercier broke his right arm fending off Cedrone, who he said was aiming at his face. Mercier said he dropped his $300 cellphone and Cedrone grabbed it before driving off.

Delray Beach mayor pulled over for erratic driving fuzzy about details
Mayor Rita Ellis was driving so erratically on Linton Boulevard earlier this month that a man in a car ahead of her feared she "might be intoxicated," according to police reports and a recorded 911 call.

Lake Worth, sheriff sign agreement on merger
The thin blue line of police officers in Lake Worth will be a green line of sheriff's deputies in a little over two months.

Battle for bench tightens under scrutiny
The infinitesimal lead in the circuit judge race got even smaller Wednesday, and the candidates flopped positions.

Teen sentenced to 12 years in prison for killing 34-year-old boyfriend
A judge said today that Barbara Pullman, despite her genuine mental problems, must be held accountable for stabbing her 34-year-old boyfriend to death when she was 16 years old.

Boynton teen sentenced to probation for trying to kill ex-girlfriend
Charged with trying to kill his ex-girlfriend when he was 17 years old, Cyekime Jones will have only two misdemeanor convictions on his record as a result of a plea deal he accepted today.

Schoolchildren find man shot dead in Riviera Beach
A man found dead by a group of children this morning was identified by Riviera Beach police as the younger brother of a Palm Beach County Sheriff's deputy.

Second sheriff's office worker arrested in alleged theft of car parts
Authorities have arrested a second worker at the Palm Beach County Sheriff's motor pool for allegedly stealing parts from cars and keeping them or selling them for scrap.

Man, 21, shot in foot in Fort Pierce drive-by; police investigating
Police are investigating an attempted homicide after a man was shot in the left foot on Tuesday night.

Crowder wins fifth term as Martin County sheriff
Martin County Sheriff Robert Crowder coasted comfortably to his fifth term in office Tuesday, beating former state trooper B.R. Johnson in the Republican primary.

Fort Lauderdale woman accused of ramming SUV into Palm Beach Sheriff's cruiser
A Fort Lauderdale woman deliberately rammed her SUV into a Palm Beach County Sheriff's cruiser as the deputy leaped out of the way, authorities say.

St. Lucie Republicans pick Grande to face Mascara for sheriff
Republican Robert Grande will face St. Lucie County Sheriff Ken Mascara in the general election in November. With 97 percent of the precincts counted, Grande took 65 percent of the votes to defeat Preston DiFrancesco in today's GOP primary. Grande was once a correctional officer in St. Lucie County and later worked his way through the ranks of the Pahokee Police Department in Palm Beach County to become acting chief. DiFrancesco is a Fort Pierce reserve police officer who once worked at the county jail. Mascara, a Democrat, is seeking his third term in office.

McAuliffe defeats challenger in Democratic race for state attorney
State Attorney candidate Michael McAuliffe defeated rival Paula Russell in the Democratic race to become the county's top prosecutor.

Mystery surrounds shooting, car chase
Police chased a car for 5 miles from the scene of a shooting early Tuesday, only to catch the wrong men.

Plastic surgeon sentenced to two years
Former Boynton Beach plastic surgeon Mark Schreiber - in and out of trouble with medical licensing authorities for years - pleaded guilty Tuesday to four felony charges of practicing medicine without a license in exchange for a sentence of two years in prison plus a year of probation.

West Palm Beach pediatrician faces new drug charges
Prosecutors upped the ante Monday as they filed additional criminal charges against Dr. Sergio Rodriguez for alleged trafficking in the painkiller oxycodone.

Man charged with raping woman in padlocked Lake Worth bedroom filled with knives
A man lured a woman into a padlocked bedroom where the walls were hung with daggers and machetes, ordered her to take off her shirt and raped her on Sunday, police said.

Man charged with possessing child porn, assaulting family dog
An 18-year-old Palm Beach Gardens man was ordered held in lieu of $9,000 bond Tuesday, charged with possessing child pornography and with sexually assaulting a family dog.

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