Jake Shore
Investigative ReporterJake Shore is an investigative reporter for WLRN covering Broward and Palm Beach counties.
Previously, he was a Report for America Corps Member covering public safety for The Current GA, a nonprofit investigative newsroom based in Savannah, Georgia. His in-depth reporting changed police department policies, sparked legal action and led a local sheriff to reopen in-person visits to the jail.
Before that, he covered breaking news for the Island Packet newspaper in South Carolina. Jake is originally from Los Angeles, California and attended school at Fordham University in the Bronx. When not working, you can catch him playing pickup basketball, reading or trying out new restaurants.
Have a confidential tip or want to share your thoughts? Reach him at jshore@wlrnnews.org
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The Broward County State Attorney’s office confirmed a criminal investigation into Sean Lozano is being conducted by its Public Corruption Unit, after receiving a request from his former employer, the Lauderhill Police Department, last July. -
The firings and release of an investigative report ends a chapter for the West Palm Beach Police Department that saw public airing of high-level misconduct and accusations of absentee leadership. -
A Palm Beach County judge dismissed the lawsuit filed by Palestinian-American residents of the county that took aim at the county's investment in Israeli bonds. The county's clerk Mike Caruso claims it's the largest in the world. -
The decision by a Leon County judge means that Fishback, 31, will remain on the ballot in the Republican primary for Florida governor, despite legal challenge by Lt. Gov. Jay Collins. -
The State Board of Immigration Enforcement announced the results on its website. In total, 309 people were arrested over five days, some of whom had criminal records. All were arrested for violating immigration law. -
Interviews with young Fishback supporters reveal how the 31-year-old candidate's populist positions, like protecting the environment and securing housing for young people, are winning them over. The young voters might not hear, or care about, the same candidate's dogwhistles that other, far-right supporters seem to be listening to. -
Lake Worth Beach community members decried an immigration operation in their city, as 25 to 30 federal agents and Florida law enforcement officers surrounded a bakery to arrest a single man. The man's children watched outside before he turned himself in to immigration officers. It comes as the city has been under siege immigration efforts in the past week — part of a national push by ICE and the Trump administration.
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Family members of Jenice Woods and Marcia Pochette, killed in a crash resulting from a West Palm Beach police unit's chase, sued the department. In a new filing on Tuesday, they cite reporting by WLRN that found the agency's “GHOST” unit left a trail of disciplinary issues and warning signs well before the officers were criminally charged. -
Within two weeks, the state's Republican party disinvited Fishback from a marquee candidate event and a fellow challenger for governor — Jay Collins — sued Fishback to disqualify him from the race. The efforts speak to the messy succession fight underway and surging support for Fishback among disaffected Floridians. -
The event was organized by Inner City Innovators, a West Palm Beach organization that intervenes after shootings to prevent retaliation and offers resources to young men caught in cycles of violence. -
At a May 29 press conference, the governor and top Florida law enforcement officials celebrated arrests of 250 suspected undocumented immigrants. A WLRN review has found that basic facts — where, when and who — have been difficult to find. -
These Riviera Beach high school students are trained and paid to cover their hometown as journalists — part of a program through local outlet Stet News. "It’s very impactful,” one junior said.
