Man attempts to run down LGBT Running Club Members

Man arrested after allegedly driving SUV at LGBTQIA+ running club members in West Palm Beach

A 43-year-old man was arrested Monday night after police say he drove a sport-utility vehicle at members of a local LGBTQIA+ running club in West Palm Beach, made multiple attempts to strike them and then fled the scene.

The West Palm Beach Police Department responded about 8:20 p.m. to a park along the 1300 block of Parker Avenue after members of the running club reported that a driver in a Ford Bronco accelerated toward the group.

Witnesses told officers the driver made a second attempt to hit runners, then drove recklessly across sidewalks, through grass and up an embankment before leaving eastbound on Okeechobee Boulevard, according to the department.

Officers issued a lookout for the described vehicle and shortly afterward observed a person matching the suspect's description pull into a parking garage in the 700 block of North Dixie Highway and remove the vehicle's license plate.

Police say they took the driver, identified as Ihab Mustafa El Mahmoud, into custody in the garage without incident.

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Arrest of Illegal by Florida Highway Patrol

Lake Worth traffic stop leads to arrest and escape attempt by undocumented driver

"On July 21, a Florida Highway Patrol trooper spotted a white van with no front bumper and a broken taillight on Lake Worth Road near I-95. When the trooper attempted to pull the vehicle over, the driver kept going before eventually stopping in an empty parking lot.

Troopers discovered that neither the driver nor the passenger had a valid license, and both admitted they were from Guatemala. Border Patrol determined the men were in the U.S. illegally and requested that they be brought to their Riviera Beach station.

While being transported, both men jumped out of the patrol truck near I-95 and Blue Heron Boulevard, running into the woods. A perimeter search was put in place, but the passenger was not found.

The driver, who had been arrested for driving without a license, now faces an additional charge of escape.

Authorities are still searching for the passenger." [WPBF]

85 year old killed by car

Lake Worth Beach man, 85, struck and killed by car

An elderly man was killed Wednesday after he was hit by a vehicle in Lake Worth Beach, deputies said.

The collision occurred just after 12:30 p.m. in the 2300 block of Dixie Highway.

According to a Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office report, Miguel Francisco Francisco, 85, of Lake Worth Beach was standing in a left turn lane about 100 feet south of a marked crosswalk, attempting to cross the road from east to west.

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Mrcedes Benz on fire in Lake Worth Beach

Arson investigator responds to Lake Worth Beach car fire

Mercedes-Benz S550 catches fire in parking garage of condominium building

An arson investigator responded to a Lake Worth Beach condominium building early Wednesday morning after a Mercedes-Benz caught fire, the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office said.

Teri Barbera, a spokeswoman for the sheriff's office, said deputies arrived at the Alora Condominiums, located in the 10 block of South Palmway, at approximately 3:15 a.m.

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Lake Worth Woman's Car Stolen with Pets inside

Lake Worth woman has car stolen with 2 dogs inside while at a CVS in Delray Beach

Paige Gemmel lives in Lake Worth but swings by the CVS in Delray for necessities on the way to her kid's school pick-up. Around 3:30 p.m., she popped in for two minutes, which was just long enough for someone to steal her car with her dogs inside.

"I got to the front of the car and it was pulling out and I was so confused and I saw a guy in there and my dogs were just looking at me and I started banging on the car and he kept pulling out and dragging me a little bit," Gemmel said.

She said she left her car running in a Delray Beach CVS parking lot so her dogs could have air conditioning but a thief saw it as an opportunity and the idling Hyundai Santa Fe as his getaway.

"I'm really scared for my dogs… it's a 6-month-old Great Dane named Church he's big though, he's already over a hundred pounds and a Chihuahua named Henry and he's old. He's 12," Gemmel said. Henry has a heart condition and needs his medication. Church is still a puppy and needs to eat regularly. Her plea to the public is to keep their eyes open for the pups.

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