Homeless Man Arrested Following Stabbing In RPB

JUNE 2 — A homeless man was arrested late last Saturday night on charges of aggravated battery following an incident in the Lantern Walk community in Royal Palm Beach. According to a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office report, a deputy was called to the community after 24-year-old Isaiah Sterling got into a physical altercation with the victim. According to the report, Sterling slashed the victim across the abdomen and finger with a 5-inch knife. The victim was treated at Palms West Hospital. Sterling was arrested and taken to the Palm Beach County Jail, where he was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.

MAY 28 — Two Acreage men were removed from the Mall at Wellington Green last Monday evening following an incident in the food court. According to a PBSO report, a deputy from the Wellington substation was called to the mall after a security officer observed Chaz and Chad Bailey, both 18 years old, taking money from the water fountain. The men were issued trespass warnings for one year.

MAY 29 — A resident of White Pine Drive called the PBSO substation in Wellington last Tuesday morning to report a suspicious person following an incident at a bus stop near the intersection of White Pine and Birkdale drives. According to a PBSO report, at approximately 9 a.m., the victim was walking to her school bus stop when an unknown black male in a newer model white Ford Expedition began circling the area. According to the report, the victim said that the suspect then stopped and asked her to come up to the vehicle. The victim then dropped her backpack and ran to her home, where she called her mother, who contacted the PBSO. The suspect has been described as a black male with a goatee wearing all black clothing. There was no further information available at the time of the report.

JUNE 2 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was dispatched to a home on 66th Street North last Saturday afternoon regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 6 p.m. on Friday, May 25 and 4 p.m. last Saturday, someone removed the air-conditioning unit from the east side of the property. The stolen item was valued at approximately $1,500. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.

JUNE 4 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach was dispatched to a home in La Mancha on Monday afternoon regarding a burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 3 p.m. on Friday, May 4 and 3:46 p.m. on Monday, someone broke the glass window on the side door and garage lock. According to the report, the perpetrator(s) took the kitchen sink along with several hurricane panels. The victim said that the home is vacant. The stolen items were valued at approximately $1,850. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.

JUNE 4 — A resident of Bella Terra contacted the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach on Monday morning to report a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, surveillance video footage showed that at approximately 3 a.m., two white males on bikes entered the victim’s unlocked vehicle and stole a phone charger, cell phone docking station and a pair of designer sunglasses. The stolen items were valued at approximately $255, but the suspects had not been identified at the time of the report.

JUNE 5 — Two residents of The Acreage called the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation Tuesday to report acts of vandalism. According to separate PBSO reports, the victims discovered that someone had damaged their mailboxes overnight. According to one PBSO report, a resident of 89th Place North reported that sometime between 9 a.m. on Monday and 8 a.m. the following morning, someone tried to pry her mailbox off its post. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report. In a second PBSO report, a resident of 88th Road North contacted the substation after discovering that his mailbox had been knocked off its stand. According to the report, the victim’s wife left the home at approximately 3:15 a.m. on Tuesday and did not see anything wrong. At approximately 4 a.m., the victim went outside to see why his dogs were barking and observed a tan golf cart with two passengers driving down the street. According to the report, the victim did not see the occupants damage his mailbox, but when he went to leave for work, he discovered the damage. There was no further information available at the time of the report.

JUNE 6 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was dispatched to a home in Royal Ascot Estates on Wednesday regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, someone removed the victim’s lawn mower from his home. The stolen mower was valued at approximately $2,600. There was no further information available at the time of the report.