Thieves Rummage Medicine Bottles In Wellington

APRIL 16 — A resident of White Pine Drive contacted the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office substation in Wellington on Monday evening to report a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 6:25 and 6:46 p.m., someone used a brick to smash out the sliding glass door. Once inside, the perpetrator(s) went upstairs into a bedroom. According to the report, the perpetrator(s) poured out several of the medicine bottles as if they were looking for specific drugs. The perpetrator(s) also removed two silver watches and a gold diamond watch. The stolen items were valued at approximately $700. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.

APRIL 8 — A resident of 24th Court North contacted the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation on Sunday, April 8 regarding an act of vandalism. According to a PBSO report, at approximately midnight, someone caused damage to a gate on the victim’s property. Video surveillance of the incident showed an unknown vehicle traveling in front of the property, and three unknown suspects were observed running toward the gate. According to the report, the victim’s son said he observed a gray Mustang drive by the home. The damage was estimated at approximately $150, but there was no further information at the time of the report.

APRIL 10 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was dispatched to a business on Southern Blvd. in Loxahatchee Groves last Tuesday afternoon regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, the driver supervisor of an ice delivery company contacted the substation after a handheld computer was stolen from a company vehicle. According to the report, at approximately 1:40 p.m., the driver was delivering to a store and left the handheld computer on the rear step of the truck while he placed a crate inside. When the employee returned to the truck, the computer was missing. According to the report, the employee said that there were several people in front of the store at the time. The stolen computer was valued at approximately $2,000. There were no suspects at the time of the report.

APRIL 11 — Several instances of graffiti were reported to the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach last Wednesday. According to separate PBSO reports, someone painted two walls in communities in Royal Palm Beach. According to one PBSO report, a village employee contacted the Royal Palm Beach substation after discovering several instances of graffiti on a wall along State Road 7 outside Counterpoint Estates. According to the report, sometime between 6 p.m. last Tuesday and 7:30 a.m. the following morning, the perpetrator(s) painted on four concrete panels with spray paint. According to the report, the deputy said that there were several words and poor quality drawings of skulls on both sides of the wall. The deputy said that the markings match a previous case; however, there were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report. In a second incident, a resident of the Nautica Lakes community called the Royal Palm Beach substation after discovering that, sometime between midnight and 10 a.m. last Tuesday, someone painted several words on a cement wall in the community. The perpetrator(s) caused approximately $800 in damage. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.

APRIL 11 — An Acreage man and two Royal Palm Beach men were arrested last Wednesday afternoon on drug charges following an incident in the Saratoga Pines nature preserve. According to a PBSO report, a deputy from the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach was on patrol on Natures Way at approximately 1:30 p.m. when he observed two vehicles left unattended in a parking space near the preserve. According to the report, the deputy went on foot in the preserve where he observed three males sitting underneath a pavilion. Using binoculars, the deputy was able to observe one of the males smoking what appeared to be a marijuana joint. As the deputy approached the pavilion, he could smell marijuana coming from the area. According to the report, the deputy made contact with the males, 18-year-old Matthew Cruz, 18-year-old Nicholas Conley and 18-year-old Kevin Ahad, and recovered the joint, along with a pack of rolling papers and a marijuana grinder. The three men were arrested and issued a notice to appear in court.

APRIL 16 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Wellington responded to Commerce Park East on Monday morning regarding a burglary to a business. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 7:30 p.m. last Friday and 7:30 a.m. Monday morning, someone entered the business and damaged the telephone and fax lines. The perpetrator(s) gained access to the building by damaging the lock cylinder on the door. According to the report, the damage was estimated at approximately $330. DNA evidence was taken at the scene, but there were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.

APRIL 16 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Wellington was dispatched Monday morning to Village Park on Pierson Road regarding an act of vandalism. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 6 p.m. last Sunday and 8 a.m. the following morning, someone drove a vehicle onto a football field and drove in a doughnut-shaped pattern. Approximately $500 in damage was caused to the field. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.

APRIL 16 — A resident of the Lakeside Shores community called the PBSO substation in Wellington on Monday afternoon to report an act of vandalism. According to a PBSO report, sometime between midnight and noon Monday, someone threw a brick through the back window of the victim’s vehicle. The perpetrator(s) caused approximately $250 in damage. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.