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Court documents detail moments before Palm Beach Sheriff’s Office corrections deputy was killed
Court documents reveal the moments leading up to the murder of Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office corrections deputy Basil Powell, 39, on Feb. 10.
Off-duty deputy ambushed, killed in shooting outside his Palm Beach County home
An off-duty Palm Beach County Sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed in a targeted ambush outside his Belle Glade home late Monday, the Sheriff’s Office said.
'AMBUSHED': Florida law enforcement officer killed, according to Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office
Someone killed a Florida law enforcement officer while he was off-duty, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, on Monday night.
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office arrests suspect in death of corrections deputy
The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday an arrest in connection with the death of corrections deputy Basil Powell.
Palm Beach County corrections deputy ambushed in targeted attack in Belle Glade
An off-duty County corrections deputy was "targeted and ambushed" when he was fatally shot in Belle Glade on Monday night, the sheriff's office said.
PBSO identifies off-duty corrections deputy who was ambushed, killed in Belle Glade
PBSO says Basil Powell, 39, was returning home around 7:30 p.m. Monday. As Powell got out of his car, he was immediately shot multiple times.
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Shelby County Jail inmate dies at hospital after 'medical emergency,' sheriff investigating
Another inmate at the Shelby County Jail, oftentimes referred to as 201 Poplar, died at the hospital after being found "unresponsive" in his cell, the Shelby County Sheriff's Office said in ...
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Inmate who pled guilty in West Boca murder faces charges over threat to Palm Beach County judge
An inmate serving 14 years in state prison for second-degree murder faces new charges of threatening the Palm Beach County judge who signed off on his plea agreement. Roosevelt F. Sifford, 24 ...
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'Not a threat . . . a promise': Man in prison for murder threatens judge who sentenced him
Authorities transferred Roosevelt Sifford, 24, on Sunday to the Palm Beach County Jail from a state prison facility in Lake ... stores and more No prison time for driver in 2021 crash that ...
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Woman arrested for deadly crash in Boynton Beach: Sheriff
An arrest was made in a deadly Boynton Beach crash that killed two people and injured four, the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office says. According to PBSO, Mariela Alfaro-Canales was ...
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Prison inmate writes threatening letter to Palm Beach County judge
I'm a big ranking blood gang member. You will get punished." The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office spoke with Judge Weiss in which she said she was only involved in Sifford's case because she ...