BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — An area teenager charged late last year with aggravated assault with deadly weapon, false imprisonment and felony battery was just arrested by the Boca Raton Police Department on drug charges. Edwin Yobani Pollock, 19, of West Palm Beach, allegedly had 120.7 grams of marijuana — and a large amount...
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Call it a sign of the times, call it a reaction to financial stress, call it a bizarre, strange coincidence. But in first four months of 2013, the City of Boca Raton has recorded four deaths as the result of violent crime, three are recorded as homicides. The Uniform...
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The former general manager of the now-defunct “Boca Raton News” opened fire on Sharon Bellingham in the office where she worked Wednesday morning before turning the gun on himself. Both were pronounced dead at the scene. BocaNewsNow.com has no relationship to the old “Boca Raton News.” Bellingham was —...
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — No one ever said criminals were smart. Case in point: Keshawn Mequel Winn, 19, aka “Petey.” Petey allegedly help up two men at gunpoint in the area of 2300 North Dixie Highway in Boca on Tuesday evening. Petey, police say, stole an iPhone from one of the men. Police...
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — A Boca Raton man is facing nine counts of contempt of court after allegedly texting his ex-girlfriend 48 times, despite a court order requiring him to have absolutely no contact with the woman. Jeffrey Bascome of NE 2nd Court was also charged with battery. The Palm Beach County Sheriff's...
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Turns out Ronald Tuch must really like Taco Bell. And we mean really like. The 30-year-old Boca resident, according to police, forced his way into the closed and locked restaurant at 1361 West Palmetto Park Road through the drive through window by breaking it. He didn't actually gain entry,...
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — BocaNewsNow.com was first to report that the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an alleged assault on an Florida Atlantic University student that occurred at an area nightclub. As we reported, the student told investigators that he was punched in the face several times by men he identified...
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — The 13th annual Champions for Cancer Research Walkathon is set for Saturday, March 16th at 8:30am on FAU’s Boca Raton Campus. It is a great way to get out, support cancer research, exercise, and speak with experts on the latest cancer-related breakthroughs. Details from the Pap Corps: The Pap...
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Stealing from Victoria's Secret at the Town Center Mall in Boca is apparently extremely easy. We have reported on five major thefts in the past year. This is number six. A woman who may like Victoria's Secret Pink so much that she colored her hair to look like a...
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — If you shop at the Loggers Run Publix at 7060 Palmetto Park Road, keep your purse zipped when you're not using your wallet. That's the lesson a local woman learned the hard way. The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office says the woman apparently paid for a prescription with her...
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BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — Nicholas Squire, the 22-year-old man who FAU Police say lunged at officers with a knife, was allegedly taking part in a “suicide by cop” scheme. But whether one of the FAU police officers responded appropriately when he pulled his gun and fired at Squire, striking him, is a question...
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