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Published on March 29, 2025
Suspect in Custody After Hours-long Standoff at Area Hotel
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (March 29, 2025) — The West Palm Beach Police Department responded to a hotel along the 1500 block of Centrepark Drive North around 8:55 a.m. Saturday.
A 911 call was initiated, and a victim claimed a man at the hotel had held her against her will for the previous six hours.
Detectives determined a suspect had barricaded himself in a hotel room and was refusing commands to exit.
A warrant for aggravated battery and kidnapping was signed by a judge, and the suspect was arrested without incident by the SWAT team. The suspect was transported to an area hospital for unrelated medical treatment.
Case no.: 20250004756
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Rachel Leitao Public Information Officer pdpio@wpb.org