RIGHT: License plate reading cameras are motion activated and take a series of photos that compare plate numbers against those of vehicles listed as suspicious. ABOVE: Police can view results on a desktop computer, in a squad car or even on a phone.
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New deal with union increases starting salary by $15,000, to $70,000
Related: Gulf Stream: Police starting pay jumps 17%, making town more competitive
By Rich Pollack
For the Highland Beach Police Department, recruiting new officers has long been a
Highland Beach Reserve Officer Gerry Riccio says the department’s modified Tesla is turning heads because it doesn’t look like a typical police car. Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
At first glance, the sleek black Tesla blends in easily
ABOVE: Officer Eric Aronowitz models a body camera. BELOW: Cameras in chargers.
Photos by Tim Stepien/The Coastal Star
By Rich Pollack
While law enforcement agencies throughout Palm Beach County — and the country — are exploring the feasibil
By Steve Plunkett
A new task force aims to smooth relations between pedestrians, bicyclists and motorists along coastal A1A.
Highland Beach police Lt. Eric Lundberg got the idea after realizing that communities as far south as Pompano Beach and nort
Town police will work 5 percent fewer hours but keep their same pay under a new contract proposal.
“So that is essentially a 5 percent [pay] increase,” Town Manager Kathleen Weiser told town commissioners at their January workshop.
Commissioners sche
