WEST PALM BEACH, Fla (CBS12) — Here are the stories with the most viewed photos from this week.
Fire sparked by roofing tools damages Jensen Beach business
JENSEN BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A Jensen Beach business was damaged by a fire Friday morning after hot tools used for roofing at a nearby deli ignited a blaze.
Martin County Fire Rescue (MCFR), says they responded to the fire at the 2600 block of Northeast Dixie Highway in Jenson Beach around 8:30 a.m. this morning.
MCFR crews worked to extinguish the blaze, which MCFR believes originated from hot work, or the use of torches, kettles, and welding machines, to apply roofing materials, at Ocean Breeze Deli next door.
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Teen driver going 151 mph before crash that killed 6 pleads guilty, sentenced
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A Wellington man who caused a crash that killed six people has learned his fate.
Noah Galle, 20, has reached a plea agreement with prosecutors in which he pleaded guilty to six counts of vehicular homicide. He has been sentenced to 12.5 years in prison followed by seven years’ probation and his driver license has been suspended for three years.
According to a prosecutor, Galle was driving a BMW M5 at 151 mph on State Road 7 near Delray Beach, when he crashed into an SUV with six people inside on January 27, 2022. The speed limit on that road in the area where the crash occurred is 55 mph. Galle was 17 at the time of the accident.
If he had gone to trial and been convicted, he could’ve faced up to 90 years in prison, given that each charge carries a maximum sentence of 15 years behind bars.
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Palm Beach Gardens drug ring bust nets cocaine, meth, and fentanyl
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (CBS12) — On Friday, officers busted three suspects for an alleged drug operation seizing a slew of drugs including an ounce of cocaine, pills, and methamphetamine.
According to the Palm Beach Gardens Police Department (PBGPD), an undercover’s cellphone was used by officers to purchase 20 Adderal from William Charles Griffis, 34, from his apartment on Military Trail south of PGA Blvd.
At 2:40 p.m., a blue Mitsubishi pulled up and dropped off a woman who Griffis said was his drug dealer, Regina Maglio, 62, who entered the residence, per police. At around 3:00 p.m., police say the undercover walked toward the meet location when Griffis threw a small baggie containing the 20 pills.
Following the PBGPD officer’s handcuffing Griffis, many people exited the residence including Maglio and Rhianne Unfer, 32. After obtaining a search warrant for the residence, a cornucopia of drugs was discovered.
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Dental deception: $11.2M dental fraud operation in Palm Beach, other counties
PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — A woman has been accused of running a multi-million-dollar insurance fraud scheme through unauthorized dental practices, including one in Palm Beach County, defrauding unsuspecting patients and using their ill-gotten gains to buy a luxury home.
The investigation, led by the Florida Department of Financial Services, Bureau of Insurance Fraud, began in August 2021 when numerous patients reported being improperly billed for treatments at Evelyn Cruz’s,42, dental practices.
Cruz and her husband allegedly opened multiple dental practices using the names of licensed dentists, many of whom were unaware that their credentials were being misused. However, from January 2020 to May 2022, Cruz reportedly paid one licensed dentist a total of $61,918 to use his name, even though he did not work at any of her practices.
From 2012 to 2019, Cruz opened four dental offices: The Dental Specialists of Boynton Beach, Dental Specialists of Doral Group, Dental Specialists of Broward Group, and Dental Specialists of Pembroke Pines.
While these practices were “owned on paper” by a licensed dentist, the investigation revealed that Cruz and her husband were the actual owners.
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Persons of interest identified in deadly Vero Beach shooting of pregnant teen, grandmother
VERO BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — The Indian River County Sheriff’s Office (IRCSO) said investigators have identified several persons of interest after a deadly home invasion in Vero Beach last November.
On November 10, 2024, 19-year-old Shelby Baker, her unborn baby, and her 68-year-old grandmother Amanda Baker were found shot to death in a home on the corner of 23rd Place SW and 6th Way SW. As a result of the shooting, the unborn baby died, according to Sheriff Eric Flowers.
Deputies have not released any information about the people they are looking into, but they do say they have physical evidence that is helping with the investigation.
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