Last Updated May 8, 2021 11:43 PM EDT
In March of 2020, as the world reeled in shock and fear from COVID-19, friends and family of a devoted mother from wealthy Palm Beach County, Florida, were stunned to receive texts saying she was sick with the coronavirus. But when they followed up on the text messages with unsuccessful calls and attempts to reach 51-year-old Gretchen Anthony, they began to suspect a scenario far more dire than even an acute case of COVID-19: that someone was sending messages from Gretchen Anthony s phone to cover up for her disappearance.
Investigators searching for Gretchen soon realized someone was using the COVID-19 pandemic to cover up her disappearance. Ultimately, clues from cloud storage helped police catch a killer.
West Palm Beach man charged with throwing smoking device near Mar-a-Lago
Palm Beach Daily News
A West Palm Beach man was charged Sunday after police said he threw a smoking device in the road adjacent to former president Donald Trump s Mar-a-Lago Club.
Paul Brantly Rawls Jr., 39, was charged with disorderly conduct, making, possessing, throwing or discharging a destructive device and criminal mischief.
According to the police report, Palm Beach Police, Secret Service agents stationed at Mar-a-Lago and the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office Bomb Squad responded to calls about a “suspicious smoking device” on South Ocean Boulevard at approximately 3 p.m.
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Sunburn â The morning read of whatâs hot in Florida politics â 3.12.21
Good Friday morning.
According to a new poll released by
Ryan Tyson of The Tyson Group, Florida voters support several measures pitched as improving election security and voter access.
The poll, commissioned by nonpartisan nonprofit Secure Democracy, found more than three-quarters of Floridians want ballot drop boxes to be monitored either in-person or by video.
The proposal earned 77% among the 600 voters polled, with Republicans backing it at a higher rate (83%) than Democrats or no-party voters.
Meanwhile, nearly seven in 10 said they want their family members or caregivers to be able to turn in a ballot on their behalf. A near equal number (67%) want more days of early voting, while most (57%) want the state to tell felons what fines they need to pay to regain voting rights.
Belle Glade election: Three win commission seats
With all six of the city s precincts reporting,
Joaquin Almazan,
Andrew Kenny Berry finished first in the races for three city commission seats.
Almazan, vice president of the Palm Beach County Democratic Party s Hispanic Chamber, opposed Stephen Messam for Seat C. Incumbent Larry Underwood did not seek re-election.
Wilkerson, the incumbent in Seat B, faced a challenge from Robert C. Mitchell.
Berry, senior pastor of Grace Fellowship Worship Center in Belle Glade, challenged incumbent Johnny Burroughs Jr. for Seat E.
Boca Raton election: Two incumbents win
Voters returned two incumbents to the City Council by comfortable margins.