West Palm Beach

Published on: May 6, 2025

Man Swiped $36,000 Worth of Jewelry from Mom’s Employer

The adult son of a woman’s in-home employee in southeastern Florida is facing multiple charges after he was accused of stealing when the employer reported that she was missing over $30,000 worth of jewelry.

According to reports, a woman who lives in Palm Beach notified the authorities last week to let them know she had discovered jewelry worth approximately $34,000 was missing from her collection. She said she couldn’t locate two Rolex watches, two gold necklaces, and multiple pendants, including two with diamonds, and one with a ruby, diamond, and sapphire, and she believed they had been stolen. The woman added that while her housekeeper and housekeeper’s son were there, she left her home on April 19, and posited that the pieces were taken while she was gone. The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office opened an investigation.

The authorities tracked down approximately $26,600 worth of what was identified as the alleged victim’s missing jewelry between a pawn shop in West Palm Beach and a pawn shop in Lake Worth. The establishments provided surveillance videos that reportedly showed the individual who pawned the items, and the man was identified as the housekeeper’s 39-year-old son.

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Published on: August 6, 2024

Men Used Device to Steal 300 Gallons of Gas from Wawa

by Staycie R. Sena

Two men in Southern Florida are facing charges after allegedly using a special device to help them steal over $1,000 worth of diesel gasoline that the authorities believe they were going to resell.

On the morning of July 19, two men in a van pulled into a West Palm Beach Wawa gas station and parked next to one of the diesel fuel pumps. According to reports, the pair were there for at least 20 minutes, and the unusually extended transaction time caught the attention of an asset protection specialist. When they realized the gas had been pumping the entire time, one of the employees at the location and the police were notified.

Officers from the West Palm Beach Police Department went to the location to investigate, and when they arrived, they found that the suspects were still there. They reported that the gasoline smell was strong when they approached the van. The vehicle was searched, and the officers reportedly found a device the men allegedly used to “bypass the circuitry” in the pump so the gas would flow without it registering on the meter. The gadget also appeared to have caused significant damage to the pump.

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Published on: August 9, 2023

Gun-Toting Man Assaulted Bar Owner with Belt

by Staycie R. Sena

When a Florida Man was made to leave a bar in West Palm Beach, he allegedly came back with a gun to threaten the staff and assaulted the proprietor of the business with a belt.

On July 23, a man visited Girafa’s Sports Bar in West Palm Beach. While he was there, he drank so much alcohol that he reportedly became unruly and started to bother the other patrons. He was asked to leave, and the man complied and walked out of the establishment.

He pulled out of the parking lot in his truck, and the man reportedly returned to the bar shortly after.

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Published on: November 15, 2018

Woman Accused of False Rape Claim Against Deputy

by Staycie R. Sena

A woman in West Palm Beach who was being apprehended for shoplifting accused a deputy of raping her during her transport for booking, and she is now facing charges due to the belief that she lied about the sexual assault.

In January, Marley Barberian was accused of shoplifting nearly $70 in merchandise from a Target store.

After two deputies responded, and as Barberian was being removed from the premised, she reportedly slapped the male deputy and he placed her on the ground to affix handcuffs so she could be taken to the county jail.

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