MARCH 16 — Two employees of restaurants near the Mall at Wellington Green called the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office substation in Wellington on Friday, March 16 to report acts of vandalism. According to separate PBSO reports, employees arrived at the restaurants early to discover that someone had caused damage to glass doors on the building. According to one PBSO report, sometime between 11 p.m. Thursday, March 15 and 4:30 a.m. the following morning, someone used a blunt object to smash a glass door at Jason’s Deli, causing approximately $1,000 in damage. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report. According to a second PBSO report, at approximately 12:35 a.m., an unknown white male suspect used an unknown object to break a hurricane-glass door at Jamba Juice. According to the report, the incident was caught by surveillance video footage. The suspect caused approximately $1,000 in damage. There was no further information available at the time of the report.
MARCH 22 — Two residents of La Mancha called the PBSO substation in Royal Palm beach last Thursday morning to report burglaries. According to separate PBSO reports, the victims came home to discover that someone had broken into their homes and stolen several items of jewelry. According to one PBSO report, the victim left his home on Ponce De Leon Street at approximately 9 a.m. and returned around 11:30 a.m. to discover that his front window was smashed in. According to the report, the perpetrator(s) stole several pieces of jewelry valued at approximately $1,500. DNA evidence was taken at the scene, but there were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report. According to a second PBSO report, sometime between 10 a.m. and 12:45 p.m., someone attempted to enter the victim’s house on Santiago Street through the front window but was unable to. The perpetrator(s) then went to the rear of the home, slashed the patio screen and smashed the victim’s sliding glass door to gain entry to the home. According to the report, the perpetrator(s) searched through the house and removed an unknown amount of cash, a men’s gold diamond ring as well as a men’s gold watch. The stolen items were valued at approximately $6,200. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
MARCH 22 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach was dispatched to a home in the Willows II neighborhood last Thursday afternoon regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 1 and 1:30 p.m., someone entered the victim’s home and removed a safe containing approximately $10,000 in jewelry and two guns, as well as a bicycle from the victim’s home. According to the report, a neighbor reported seeing the victim’s daughter remove the items and place them in a green SUV. There was no further information available at the time of the report.
MARCH 22 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation responded to a home on Hamlin Blvd. last Thursday afternoon regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 10 p.m. last Wednesday and 2 p.m. the following afternoon, someone entered the victim’s carport and stole two bicycles. One is described as a silver men’s 26-inch mountain bike with blue writing. The other is a bright green Next Chaos boys bike. The stolen items were valued at approximately $230. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
MARCH 23 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Wellington was dispatched to Olympia Park last Friday evening regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 7 and 7:30 p.m., someone broke open the driver’s-side window and removed the victim’s wallet containing his bank cards, driver’s license and approximately $100 cash from the vehicle. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
MARCH 23 — An employee of Carrabba’s Italian Grill on Southern Blvd. was arrested last Friday on charges of theft. According to a PBSO report, 30-year-old Shaun McShane of Lake Worth removed five transactions totaling $289.45 from the computer system last Monday and pocketed the money. According to the report, last Tuesday McShane deleted another transaction for $90.74 and kept the money. The restaurant owner noticed the money missing and called the PBSO. McShane was arrested and taken to the Palm Beach County Jail, where he was charged with grand theft.
MARCH 24 — A resident of 71st Lane North called the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation last Saturday afternoon to report a theft. According to a PBSO report, the victim stored two firearms in his attic. At approximately 12:45 p.m. last Saturday, a cable service technician accessed the attic to run cable. According to the report, when the victim went into the attic about 2 hours later, he discovered the firearms missing. The stolen firearms included an Astra .357 pistol and a Taurus .38 pistol, and were valued at $335.
MARCH 26 — An employee of Costco called the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach on Monday evening to report a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m., someone removed the store’s fire department inlet connection stand pipe. The pipe is used to help pump more water in event of an emergency. According to the report, the pipe was located at the northwest side of the building and is made of brass. The stolen item was valued at approximately $1,175. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
MARCH 26 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach was dispatched Monday to the AT&T store on State Road 7 regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, at approximately 8:30 p.m., two unknown black males entered the store separately. The suspects proceeded to the iPhone and Samsung cell phone display where they removed two iPhone 4s and two Samsung Galaxy phones. The suspects then fled the store. The stolen phones were valued at $2,569. There was no further information available at the time of the report.
