Man slain near West Palm Beach

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Man slain near West Palm Beach
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Victim, 44, pronounced dead at St. Mary's Hospital after shooting

South Florida Sun-Sentinel

October 6 2009, 5:46 PM EDT

WEST PALM BEACH -- The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office is investigating a homicide west of West Palm Beach.

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Posted on Tuesday, Oct. 06, 2009

Broward deputy arrested in drug/extortion case

By JOEL MARINO

A Broward Sheriff's deputy was arrested on extortion and drug-possession charges, days after he promised to not bust a marijuana grow-house owner in exchange for cash, Sheriff Al Lamberti said Monday.

Deputy Manuel Silva, 34, was arrested Friday and jailed in the maximum security section of the county's main jail and is being held without bond.

Officials say Silva, a nine-year veteran of the force, showed up at the Fort Lauderdale home of Orlando Gutierrez, 38, on Sept. 29 and demanded to search his home. Silva was out of uniform but brandished a badge and a gun, Lamberti said.

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