A Lantana police officer was arrested and charged with three counts of robbery after he allegedly pulled over Hispanic men and stole their money after they left check-cashing stores.
Officer Mark Ott, 35, faces a maximum of
LEFT: Jeanne Zuidema relaxes with her rottweiler,
Alicia, at their home in Lantana. Photo by Jerry Lower
By Jan Norris
When she retires May 31 after nearly 28 years as a Police Department dispatcher for Ocean Ridge, Jeanne Zuidema’s career is going
By Tim O’Meilia
South Palm Beach police officers are following the lead of those in neighboring Manalapan and will join the Palm Beach County Police Benevolent Association.
The town’s five rank-and-file officers voted unanimously last month to have
By Margie Plunkett
Policeofficers will be paid for a full, 104 extra hours they will work annually because of a schedule change to 12-hour shifts, a reverse by Ocean Ridge commissioners who initially agreed to pay for only 44 additional hours.
“Th
By Margie Plunkett
The Delray Beach City Commission’s decision to explore turning to the Palm BeachCounty Sheriff’s Office for police protection was dropped as quickly as it was launched early last month, deflated after the panel learned that see
Name: Richard Lincoln
Age: 60Years in Lantana: 10
Past Life: Began his police career in the city of Delray Beach, where he served for 23 years, including a year as interim chief in 1990; served as Palm Beach County Sheriff Robert Newmann’s second1921 — Town of Lantana is incorporated with a population of 100 residents.
Jan. 12, 1925 — Daniel McCarly becomes the town’s first police chief. In January 1927, McCarly and the town’s past treasurer are held on charges of disturbing the peace dur
“On this side of the bridge, people wave with all five fingers.”
I laughed out loud when Ocean Ridge Police Chief Chris Yannuzzi said this to helpexplain why his department was better suited to provide protection to Briny Breezes at its June 24 tow
By Margie Plunkett
The Ocean Ridge Police Department will begin patrolling Briny Breezes in October after winning council’s unanimous support with last-minute contract concessions in its competition with current provider Boynton Beach Police Depar