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Boynton Beach police need the publics help to identify a man who used stolen credit cards to make hundreds of dollars worth of purchases at a Publi...
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Boynton Beach police need the publics help to identify a man who used stolen credit cards to make hundreds of dollars worth of purchases at a Publix, Walgreens, Burger King and Hess gas station in Lake Worth on October 15.
The credit cards were taken during a burglary to a Ford F-150 truck in the Via Lugano community in Boynton Beach earlier that day. The total loss from the damages to the truck, burglary and fraud is $936.64.
The man appeared unsteady on his feet and under the influence of something as he used a stolen credit card at a Walgreens on Lantana Road.
Detectives said that this case is similar to 37 other auto burglaries that have occurred in the city from Sept. 1 Nov. 4. In those cases, all the vehicles were pick-up trucks, mostly Ford F series, and the door locks were punched in a similar manner. In addition, all the burglaries occurred within about three miles from the October 15 auto burglary in Via Lugano.
Detectives are looking into the possible that the suspect who used the stolen credit cards is involved in the auto burglaries.
Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Michael Vail at 561-742-6159, Sgt. Frank Ranzie at 561-742-6132 or Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach County at 800-458-TIPS. Anonymous tips can also be submitted via www.bbpd.org
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A Boynton Beach mail carrier was arrested on Nov. 4, 2009 for driving a U.S. Postal Service mail truck while under the influence of alcohol.
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A Boynton Beach mail carrier was arrested on Nov. 4, 2009 for driving a U.S. Postal Service mail truck while under the influence of alcohol.
A breath test revealed that Kevin Michael Crocillas blood alcohol content was more than three times the legal limit (.264 and .258).
Police received a 911 call at 12:14 p.m. today after someone saw the mail truck parked on the side of the road on Northwest First Court. The driver appeared to be slumped over the wheel.
When officers arrived, it immediately became apparent that Crocilla, 29, was intoxicated. He fell asleep while officers were speaking to him, smelled of mouthwash and alcohol, couldnt stand on his own and his eyes appeared red and watery.
He told officers with the Boynton Beach Police Departments Traffic Unit that he drank wine all night and then drank half a bottle of mouthwash in an attempt to cover the smell.
Crocilla was taken to the Palm Beach County Jail.
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Boynton Beach police need the public's help identifying a woman who brazenly snatched a 79-year old woman's purse from a shopping cart a Publix on ...
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Boynton Beach police need the public's help identifying a woman who brazenly snatched a 79-year old woman's purse from a shopping cart a Publix on Monday afternoon. According to surveillance video, as the victim was selecting food from the seafood display, the suspect walked near her cart, reached over and grabbed the Kate Spade purse. The suspect is described as a white female, early 30's with brown hair ina pony tail with a black and white head band, wearing a light blue tank top, blue jeans and black flip flops. She was seen with a white male, early 30's, with short brown hair, wearing a blue button-down shirt with a design on the back and blue jeans. Anyone who recognizes this woman is asked to call Det. Jason Llopis at 561.742.6144, Det. Sgt. Frank Ranzie at 561.742.6132 or Crime Stoppers of Palm Beach County at 800.458.TIPS. Anonymous tips can be submitted via www.bbpd.org.
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Drug sales, underage drinking, prostitution. Its what goes on behind the doors of Platinum Showgirls.
At around 11 p.m. Friday night, Boynton Beach...
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Drug sales, underage drinking, prostitution. Its what goes on behind the doors of Platinum Showgirls.
At around 11 p.m. Friday night, Boynton Beach Police shut those doors following an undercover investigation that resulted in more than 50 felony and misdemeanor charges against 30 employees for racketeering, trafficking in oxycodone, sale of cocaine, deriving support from proceeds of prostitution and felony public nuisance, among other crimes.
The adult entertainment business at 1115 N. Federal Highway also violated county ordinances by allowing many of their dancers to engage in prohibited activity, specifically lap dances, and to perform without work identification cards.
In addition, the club violated state law by allowing underage dancers to drink with customers and encouraging the performers to have clients buy them shots.
This establishment has generated numerous complaints not only from the residential neighborhoods nearby, but from citizens throughout the city, Police Chief G. Matthew Immler said. Tonights operation is the culmination of that investigation and the reduction of untoward illegal activity that adversely affects the safety of our citizens and the image of our city.
The four-month investigation by the Boynton Beach Police Departments Community Action Team and CRA Policing Unit, as well as the State Attorneys Office and its Anti-Money Laundering Unit, stemmed from information that dancers in the club were selling prescription pain killers, powder cocaine, marijuana, amphetamines and morphine.
In June, undercover officers began going into the club to attempt to buy drugs. Within days, they were buying hundreds of dollars in cocaine and prescription painkillers from dancers.
On numerous occasions, dancers offered to perform sexual acts on the undercover officers in private rooms. The dancers even went so far as to perform those acts on each other in an attempt to solicit money from the officers.
All of this illegal activity was encouraged and went on in front of the clubs owner, managers, bouncers and bartenders who profited from it.
Platinum Showgirls owner Matt Barrow, 52, is charged with racketeering, felony public nuisance, unlawfully possessing property for the purpose of selling controlled substances, and deriving support from the proceeds of prostitution by allowing employees to engage in prohibited acts.
Managers Kenneth Willig, 45, of Boynton Beach and Gregory Lenox, 34, of Lake Worth are charged with racketeering, felony public nuisance, deriving support from the proceeds of prostitution and allowing employees to engage in prohibited acts.
Lily Gibeaut, 51, who detectives identified as the Madam after she negotiated the prices of girls and private rooms with undercover officers, is charged with racketeering, felony public nuisance, deriving support from the proceeds of prostitution, aiding solicitation of prostitution and allowing employees to engage in prohibited acts.
As a result of this investigation, the state will be filing an injunction to keep the clubs doors shut, and the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco is looking to revoke Platinum Showgirls liquor license.
The Boynton Beach Police Department would like to thank the Drug Enforcement Administration, Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and the Palm Beach County State Attorneys Office for their assistance in this investigation.
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