Grinch Steals Tree, Gifts From Home In Royal Palm Beach

DEC. 23 — A deputy from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to a home in La Mancha last Tuesday morning regarding a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 8 p.m. last Monday and 6 a.m. last Tuesday, someone broke a window at the rear of the home and removed a Sony PlayStation 4, a Nintendo Wii, baby clothing, two boxes of diapers, a perfume set, a Toshiba laptop, a Christmas tree and nine pairs of Nike Air Jordan sneakers, valued at approximately $2,100. The items were mostly gifts for the victim’s six children. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.

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DEC. 19 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called Friday, Dec. 19 to the BB&T Bank branch on Southern Blvd. regarding a robbery. According to a PBSO report, at approximately 9:15 a.m., an unknown male entered the bank wearing blue jeans, a black hooded sweatshirt, a tan face cover and sunglasses. According to the report, he pointed a black revolver at a bank teller and demanded money. The suspect left the bank with an unknown amount of money and fled in a silver Dodge four-door vehicle that was waiting nearby.

DEC. 21 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to Royal Palm Beach Veterans Park last Sunday regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 2:50 and 3:20 p.m., the victim was taking pictures at the park when someone smashed the driver’s-side window of the victim’s rented 2013 Mazda5 and stole her purse. Approximately $150 in damage was done to the vehicle. According to the report, the victim left her purse, containing her identification cards, medical information and a credit card, on the passenger floorboard inside the locked vehicle.

DEC. 21 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to a storage facility on Fox Trail Road last Sunday regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 2:15 and 4:16 p.m., the victim parked by the storage facility. According to the report, when the victim returned, she noticed that the rear passenger-side door of her 2007 Toyota Camry had been broken into, and the victim’s luggage, dress shoes, jewelry and perfume, valued at approximately $1,365, were missing.

DEC. 22 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to the Royal Palm Beach Recreation Center last Monday regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 5 and 6 p.m., the victim left his backpack in the bleachers while he played basketball in the gym, and upon his return, noticed that his white Samsung Galaxy S3 phone, valued at $200, was missing. According to the report, the victim noticed children near the bag, but did not know them or see them take anything from his bag.

DEC. 23 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to the Village Golf Club on Country Club Drive last Tuesday regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, the victim was in the golf club between 12:45 and 1 p.m., and upon returning to the vehicle, noticed that the left rear window of her 2013 Kia SUV had been smashed. According to the report, the victim’s Apple iPhone 5, Guess purse and Guess wallet, valued at approximately $700, were removed from the vehicle, as well as earrings, two passports, $20 cash, bank cards, license, Poochie and DKNY glasses, a Steve Madden bag and more. According to the report, the victim contacted her bank, PNC, and discovered that her bank card had been used for a transaction of more than $200 at a Publix supermarket on Northlake Blvd. in West Palm Beach. According to the report, the card was quickly canceled. Fingerprints were taken from the vehicle, but there were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.

DEC. 23 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to a preschool on Okeechobee Blvd. last Tuesday afternoon regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, the victim parked her 2005 Mercury Mountaineer at the facility. According to the report, another vehicle parked next to the victim’s car and left shortly thereafter. The victim, upon returning to her vehicle less than five minutes later, discovered that someone had smashed her front right passenger window and removed the victim’s black Kate Spade purse, Samsung Galaxy Note 3, $200 cash, cosmetics, lip filler Botox with needles and a Kate Spade wallet. The vehicle was processed for fingerprints and DNA evidence. A video camera captured the incident.

DEC. 23 — A resident of Royal Ascot Estates contacted the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation last Tuesday regarding a stolen tag. According to a PBSO report, the victim last noticed the tag on her vehicle at 3 p.m. last Monday, and discovered it missing at 3:40 p.m. last Tuesday. According to the report, there was no damage to the vehicle, and the victim did not observe anyone near her car. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.

DEC. 27 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to a home on 95th Lane North in The Acreage last Saturday morning regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 9:30 p.m. last Friday night and 6:30 a.m. Saturday, someone entered the victim’s unlocked 2012 Toyota RAV 4 and stole a Dell laptop, valued at $1,500, and two bottles of vodka, along with $40 in change.

DEC. 28 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to a home in the Palm Beach Polo community Sunday evening regarding a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, the victim, a resident who travels between Florida and New York, returned to the home on Dec. 26 and noticed that many items were missing. According to the report, when the resident was away, plumbing work was done to the home.

DEC. 28 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called by a home in Channing Villas on Sunday regarding the delayed report of a theft. According to a PBSO report, around 3 a.m. last Tuesday, the victim’s former roommate was observed walking out of the residence with a black object. According to the report, the victim’s black Xbox, valued at $589, was later discovered to be missing.

DEC. 28 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to a home on Avocado Blvd. in The Acreage on Sunday afternoon regarding a case of vandalism. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 7 p.m. last Friday and 3 p.m. Sunday, someone smashed the rear window of a 1984 silver Mercedes parked on the driveway.

DEC. 29 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called Monday morning to the Best Buy store on State Road 7 regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between last Friday and Sunday, someone entered the employee room’s unlocked lockers and accessed the victim’s purse, removing $200.