Crime City of Lake Worth Beach

DRUNK DRIVER
Incident #: 26079953
3RD AVE S / S FEDERAL HWY | 7/24/2026 @ 5:49 PM
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SHOPLIFTING
Incident #: 26079917
100 BLOCK N DIXIE HWY | 7/24/2026 @ 4:59 PM
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SHOPLIFTING
Incident #: 26079876
0 BLOCK N LAKESIDE DR | 7/24/2026 @ 3:05 PM
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Crime City of Lake Worth Beach

THEFT/LARCENY
Incident #: 26079695
1500 BLOCK S LAKESIDE DR | 7/23/2026 @ 8:04 PM
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ASSAULT
Incident #: 26079677
200 BLOCK S L ST | 7/23/2026 @ 6:34 PM
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SHOPLIFTING
Incident #: 26079561
500 BLOCK S DIXIE HWY | 7/23/2026 @ 11:32 AM
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BURGLARY VEHICLE
Incident #: 26079548
600 BLOCK N K ST | 7/23/2026 @ 10:54 AM
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BURGLARY RESIDENCE
Incident #: 26079488
600 BLOCK S J ST | 7/23/2026 @ 1:38 AM
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Crime City of Lake Worth Beach

ASSAULT
Incident #: 26079380
100 BLOCK S GOLFVIEW RD | 7/22/2026 @ 4:38 PM
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EMBEZZLEMENT/FRAUD
Incident #: 26079358
1200 BLOCK 17TH AVE N | 7/22/2026 @ 3:40 PM
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BURGLARY VEHICLE
Incident #: 26079352
2400 BLOCK LAKE WORTH RD | 7/22/2026 @ 3:14 PM
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JUVENILE TROUBLE
Incident #: 26079325
1900 BLOCK 10TH AVE N | 7/22/2026 @ 1:48 PM
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SHOPLIFTING
Incident #: 26079300
400 BLOCK N DIXIE HWY | 7/22/2026 @ 1:00 PM
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EMBEZZLEMENT/FRAUD
Incident #: 26079270
800 BLOCK S J ST | 7/22/2026 @ 11:45 AM
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Crime City of Lake Worth Beach

SHOPLIFTING IN PROGRESS
Incident #: 26079148
100 BLOCK N DIXIE HWY | 7/21/2026 @ 6:59 PM
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BURGLARY VEHICLE
Incident #: 26079133
1100 BLOCK S RIDGE ST | 7/21/2026 @ 6:09 PM
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BURGLARY VEHICLE
Incident #: 26079138
300 BLOCK S C ST | 7/21/2026 @ 5:44 PM
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VANDALISM
Incident #: 26079108
600 BLOCK N J ST | 7/21/2026 @ 5:24 PM
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BEVERAGE VIOLATION
Incident #: 26078966
N.A. | 7/21/2026 @ 10:42 AM
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BURGLARY VEHICLE
Incident #: 26078985
700 BLOCK N J ST | 7/21/2026 @ 10:40 AM
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Crime City of Lake Worth Beach

STABBING
Incident #: 26078869
1000 BLOCK S D ST | 7/20/2026 @ 8:02 PM
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ASSAULT
Incident #: 26078711
6000 BLOCK OLD CONGRESS RD | 7/20/2026 @ 8:51 AM
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THEFT OF AUTO PARTS
Incident #: 26078643
800 BLOCK S D ST | 7/19/2026 @ 8:34 PM
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BURGLARY VEHICLE
Incident #: 26078575
1400 BLOCK S C ST | 7/19/2026 @ 2:21 PM
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BURGLARY VEHICLE
Incident #: 26078521
1400 BLOCK S C ST | 7/19/2026 @ 10:11 AM
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BURGLARY RESIDENCE
Incident #: 26078501
2800 BLOCK S GARDEN DR | 7/19/2026 @ 8:06 AM
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ROBBERY PERSON IN PROGRESS
Incident #: 26078476
4500 BLOCK GULFSTREAM RD | 7/19/2026 @ 3:35 AM
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STABBING
Incident #: 26078468
1300 BLOCK 1ST AVE S | 7/19/2026 @ 1:01 AM
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DISTURBANCE ARMED
Incident #: 26078464
2100 BLOCK 10TH AVE N | 7/19/2026 @ 12:59 AM
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ASSAULT
Incident #: 26078449
1100 BLOCK DETROIT ST | 7/18/2026 @ 11:01 PM
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DRUNK DRIVER
Incident #: 26078419
10TH AVE N / S CONGRESS AVE | 7/18/2026 @ 8:16 PM
Palm Beach County Sheriff


DRUNK DRIVER
Incident #: 26078417
600 BLOCK S DIXIE HWY | 7/18/2026 @ 8:05 PM
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STOLEN VEHICLE
Incident #: 26078342
600 BLOCK BARBER AVE | 7/18/2026 @ 2:33 PM
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Ctime City of Lake Worth Beach

Lake Worth Beach has a crime rate of 32 per one thousand residents

This makes the city one of the highest in America.

Your chance of becoming a victim of a violent crime is 1 in 147, while for property crime, it's 1 in 40.

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Crime City of Lake Worth Beach

THEFT/LARCENY
Incident #: 26078197
4300 BLOCK ERIC M CALL PKWY | 7/17/2026 @ 8:05 PM
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EMBEZZLEMENT/FRAUD
Incident #: 26078017
900 BLOCK N E ST | 7/17/2026 @ 10:03 AM
Palm Beach County Sheriff


ASSAULT ARMED
Incident #: 26077976
1000 BLOCK S B ST | 7/17/2026 @ 5:39 AM
Palm Beach County Sheriff

Crime City of Lake Worth Beach

BEVERAGE VIOLATION
Incident #: 26077872
1000 BLOCK S DIXIE HWY | 7/16/2026 @ 6:38 PM
Palm Beach County Sheriff


ASSAULT ARMED
Incident #: 26077861
600 BLOCK S H ST | 7/16/2026 @ 5:54 PM
Palm Beach County Sheriff


VANDALISM
Incident #: 26077869
1700 BLOCK 7TH AVE N | 7/16/2026 @ 5:50 PM
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BEVERAGE VIOLATION
Incident #: 26077777
800 BLOCK S J ST | 7/16/2026 @ 1:36 PM
Palm Beach County Sheriff


THEFT/LARCENY
Incident #: 26077758
1000 BLOCK S DIXIE HWY | 7/16/2026 @ 12:37 PM
Palm Beach County Sheriff


VANDALISM
Incident #: 26077726
600 BLOCK N F ST | 7/16/2026 @ 10:30 AM
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Crime City of Lake Worth Beach

BURGLARY RESIDENCE
Incident #: 26077537
2200 BLOCK LAKE OSBORNE DR | 7/15/2026 @ 3:07 PM
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THEFT/LARCENY
Incident #: 26077515
200 BLOCK N DIXIE HWY | 7/15/2026 @ 2:28 PM
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BURGLARY VEHICLE
Incident #: 26077462
600 BLOCK S F ST | 7/15/2026 @ 11:31 AM
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BURGLARY VEHICLE
Incident #: 26077391
900 BLOCK N K ST | 7/15/2026 @ 4:08 AM
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Crime City of Lake Worth Beach

DISTURBANCE ARMED
Incident #: 26077378
500 BLOCK S DIXIE HWY | 7/15/2026 @ 12:04 AM
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SHOPLIFTING
Incident #: 26077261
100 BLOCK N DIXIE HWY | 7/14/2026 @ 4:27 PM
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THEFT/LARCENY
Incident #: 26077118
2400 BLOCK LANTANA RD | 7/14/2026 @ 6:43 AM
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Crime City of Lake Worth Beach

VANDALISM
Incident #: 26076993
1700 BLOCK N DIXIE HWY | 7/13/2026 @ 3:46 PM
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Crime City of Lake Worth Beach

DISTURBANCE
Incident #: 26076775
2100 BLOCK 10TH AVE N | 7/12/2026 @ 10:21 PM
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ROBBERY PERSON
Incident #: 26076777
100 BLOCK HOLIDAY DR | 7/12/2026 @ 10:20 PM
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BURGLARY VEHICLE
Incident #: 26076632
1700 BLOCK 15TH AVE N | 7/12/2026 @ 9:03 AM
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BEVERAGE VIOLATION
Incident #: 26076625
300 BLOCK N DIXIE HWY | 7/12/2026 @ 8:34 AM
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BURGLARY VEHICLE
Incident #: 26076620
1700 BLOCK 15TH AVE N | 7/12/2026 @ 7:35 AM
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BURGLARY VEHICLE
Incident #: 26076624
1400 BLOCK KILGORE LN | 7/12/2026 @ 7:13 AM
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BURGLARY VEHICLE
Incident #: 26076612
1700 BLOCK 15TH AVE N | 7/12/2026 @ 6:15 AM
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Lake Worth Beach Bakery owner taken into custody by ICE

Lake Worth Beach business owner arrested in ICE operation

family, community push back on agency's claims

ICE says Jacob Zapeta Castro is a 'criminal illegal alien' who has been deported 4 times

A Lake Worth bakery owner is in federal custody after Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested him in what the agency is calling a targeted immigration operation — and his family, coworkers, and community members are pushing back on ICE's characterization of the man.

The arrest of Jacob Zapeta Castro happened at a Guatemalan bakery on Lucerne Avenue, just over the train tracks in Lake Worth Beach, on a day that employees say started like any other.

ICE says Zapeta Castro is "a criminal illegal alien from Guatemala who has been removed from the United States four times and has an extensive criminal history including illegal re-entry after deportation, multiple DUI arrests, hit and run, and resisting law enforcement."

According to ICE, officers encountered a vehicle associated with Zapeta Castro around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. When they attempted to stop him, the agency says he tried to ram an ICE vehicle, then got out, fled, and barricaded himself inside the bakery.

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Jacob Zapeta Castro is the owner of El Quetzal Panaderia Y Cafeteria on Lucerne Avenue in Lake Worth Beach, FL. He was taken into federal custody during a joint U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) operation.

Crime City of Lake Worth Beach

SHOPLIFTING
Incident #: 26076575
100 BLOCK N DIXIE HWY | 7/11/2026 @ 10:18 PM
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BURGLARY VEHICLE
Incident #: 26076524
4400 BLOCK DAVIS RD | 7/11/2026 @ 5:12 PM
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SHOPLIFTING
Incident #: 26076481
500 BLOCK S DIXIE HWY | 7/11/2026 @ 2:42 PM
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BURGLARY VEHICLE
Incident #: 26076388
700 BLOCK N D ST | 7/11/2026 @ 7:18 AM
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Crime City of Lake Worth Beach

ASSAULT
Incident #: 26076270
1700 BLOCK 6TH AVE S | 7/10/2026 @ 4:17 PM
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VANDALISM
Incident #: 26076208
1700 BLOCK 3RD AVE N | 7/10/2026 @ 1:56 PM
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SHOPLIFTING
Incident #: 26076212
1200 BLOCK S DIXIE HWY | 7/10/2026 @ 1:49 PM
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BURGLARY VEHICLE
Incident #: 26076180
2200 BLOCK LAKE OSBORNE DR | 7/10/2026 @ 12:44 PM
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BURGLARY VEHICLE--My Case
Incident #: 26076087
2200 BLOCK LAKE OSBORNE DR | 7/10/2026 @ 7:17 AM
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SHOPLIFTING
Incident #: 26076074
1900 BLOCK 10TH AVE N | 7/10/2026 @ 2:35 AM
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Crime City of Lake Worth Beach

STOLEN TAG
Incident #: 26076026
500 BLOCK 5TH AVE N | 7/9/2026 @ 7:52 PM
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Crime City of Lake Worth Beach

BEVERAGE VIOLATION
Incident #: 26075693
100 BLOCK N FEDERAL HWY | 7/8/2026 @ 4:30 PM
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THEFT/LARCENY
Incident #: 26075658
700 BLOCK S B ST | 7/8/2026 @ 1:31 PM
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SHOPLIFTING
Incident #: 26075582
1400 BLOCK S DIXIE HWY | 7/8/2026 @ 10:05 AM
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THEFT/LARCENY
Incident #: 26075577
1200 BLOCK 19TH AVE N | 7/8/2026 @ 9:43 AM
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Lake Worth Beach to get Parking Garage

Downtown Lake Worth to get public parking garage but lawsuit looms

(This story was updated because an earlier version contained an inaccuracy.) One of Palm Beach County's last cities with no fully public parking garage took a big step toward building one downtown on June 30, overcoming concerns over its financing and the end of free parking.

Lake Worth Beach city commissioners voted 4-1 to allow construction of the garage south of Lake Avenue, on the northwest corner of South K Street and First Avenue South. Commissioner Chris McVoy, long opposed to the project, cast the opposing vote.

The vote changed the city's zoning in the area to allow the parking garage. The K street garage will be part of the Wiener Museum of Decorative Arts campus.

The planned 95,000-square-foot, four-story garage will have 260 spaces, but once city-owned parking lots replaced by the project are taken into account, the growth in new spaces effectively shrinks to 133, according to Chen Moore and Associates, an engineering consultancy hired by the city.

Developer Anthony Wiener is contributing $1 million to the $8.5 million garage, with the city contributing the rest.

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Crime City of Lake Worth Beach

BURGLARY RESIDENCE
Incident #: 26075355
1600 BLOCK S DIXIE HWY | 7/7/2026 @ 11:52 AM
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VANDALISM
Incident #: 26075264
2600 BLOCK LANTANA RD | 7/7/2026 @ 9:14 AM
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SHOPLIFTING
Incident #: 26075216
2100 BLOCK 10TH AVE N | 7/7/2026 @ 5:07 AM
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Lake Worth Beach Flag Law

Only One City in PBC Allows You to Display Just One American Flag

One city in Palm Beach County seems to limit residents to waving just one American flag on their property, but in a patriotically ironic twist, that law was written to override anti-flag rules.

One score and five years ago, less than two months after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Lake Worth Beach’s elected leaders passed an ordinance stating “Every resident in the city shall have the right to display one (1) American flag in a respectful manner” in accordance with U.S. flag code.

No other city in Palm Beach County enshrines in their legal codes a number so low for their residents. No other city calls out the American flag like this.

On Nov. 6, 2001, when Lake Worth Beach was just Lake Worth and Rodney Romano was mayor and Scott Maxwell were on the commission, the city’s elected leaders unanimously passed the flag law to bar homeowners associations and condominium boards from imposing rules on their residents flying an American flag, the city’s notes from that City Commission meeting show.

That is why another part of the city’s flag law states, “Any condominium or homeowners’ association regulation or provision contrary to this section is hereby declared void as being against public policy, even if the regulation or provision was adopted before this Code provision.”

Read what urrounding cities allow

In my condo community, we fly the American flag daily at our community clubhouse property.