WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Here are the top stories with the most viewed photos from this week.
Mother and son identified in apparent murder-suicide in Palm Beach Gardens
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (CBS12) — Police released new details on Wednesday after the bodies of a man and a woman were found inside a Palm Beach Gardens home.
The Palm Beach Gardens Police Department (PBGPD) said on Oct. 7 at around 1 p.m., officers responded to a welfare check at a home on 17th Lane, off Garden Lakes Circle. Upon entering the residence, police found a man and a woman dead inside.
Police identified the bodies on Wednesday as Kaleb J. Perales, 37, and his mother, Brenda L. Nogle, 60. Investigators believe the incident was a murder-suicide, though the case remains active and under investigation.
The investigation is active and ongoing, according to the news release. Anyone with relevant information is encouraged to call the PBGPD at 561-799-4445.
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Multiple people injured after explosion at golf course in Martin County
STUART, Fla. (CBS12) — Multiple people were hurt after an explosion at a clubhouse on a golf course in Stuart on Wednesday.
According to the Martin County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO), five people were injured — three seriously — all of whom were workers at the building under construction. The sheriff’s office says two of the workers were flown to a burn unit in Orlando and another was taken to a hospital by ambulance.
The other two are believed to have drove themselves to a nearby hospital.
Martin County Fire Rescue (MCFR) said crews responded to reports of an explosion at 3535 SW Kanner Highway around 2 p.m.
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Governor calls, deputies answer: Martin County team sent to Alligator Alcatraz
MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — The Martin County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) has deployed 11 deputies to Florida’s controversial Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention facility in the Everglades.
Sheriff John Budensiek confirmed the team, part of the agency’s federally certified Rapid Response Unit, began a week-long deployment Oct. 5.
The request came from the governor’s office through the Florida Sheriffs Association, which organizes statewide manpower rotations.
“This was not an emergency operation,” Budensiek said. “They asked us several months ago to help with that rotation our rapid response team has federal certifications in crowd control and dealing with riots, insurrections, anything that would have huge impacts. This is just an extension of that same program where we do manpower sharing with our state and federal partners.”
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Expert says numerous sea turtle nests destroyed on Singer Island
RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A sea turtle expert in our area says numerous sea turtle nests have been destroyed recently on Singer Island due to beach erosion and rough surf.
Debbie Sobel, President of Sea Turtle Conservation League of Singer Island, a non-profit volunteer group, estimates over 100 sea turtle nests have been washed away in the past month or so on Singer Island.
She says it’s the worst she’s seen in at least 20 years.
“We’ve lost about a hundred nests so far if not more. So it’s a very depressing end to our turtle season. This is pretty bad,” Sobel said.
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An alligator walks into a bar in Florida… No, seriously
STUART, Fla. (CBS12) — It sounds like the setup to a joke, but for patrons at a local tiki bar in Stuart, happy hour came with an unexpected twist — and a few extra teeth.
The Stuart Police Department (SPD) posted on Monday that officers responded to a rather unusual call: an alligator had wandered into a bar, Harlow’s Hideout. Unlike the typical rowdy guest trying to dodge a tab, this one had scales, a tail, and a knack for dramatic entrances.
Officers arrived at the scene and said the gator was taken into custody without incident and no injuries were reported — just one wild story to tell and a few shaken-up cocktails.
Police say that the alligator was relocated to a more “suitable venue, where the only cocktails are in the swamp and the sun never sets on happy hour.”
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