MARCH 16 — A woman was robbed last Friday afternoon outside the former Albertsons grocery store on Southern Blvd. According to a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office report, at approximately 3:15 p.m., the victim was walking eastbound in front of the store when an unknown Hispanic male approached her. According to the report, the victim said that the man came within arms-length, said “hello” and then snatched her purse off her left shoulder. The victim said the man fled eastbound toward Crestwood Blvd. According to the report, the victim’s purse contained $400 cash, a stethoscope and her driver’s license. The stolen items were valued at approximately $460. There was no further information available at the time of the report.
MARCH 15 — An employee of the Village of Royal Palm Beach called the PBSO last Thursday morning to report a business burglary. According to a PBSO report, at approximately 4:30 a.m., someone used a large decorative stone to bash open the glass front door of the Mess Hall at Veterans Park. The perpetrator(s) stole several food items as well as about $30 cash. According to the report, the deputy observed that the hurricane-resistant glass on the door had been shattered with a large rock and that the perpetrator(s) had left blood on the shattered glass while trying to unlock the door. A nearby homeowner told the deputy that he was outside his home at approximately 4:30 a.m. when he heard loud noises that sounded like a shotgun, which he now believes was the sound of the door being shattered. The stolen items were valued at approximately $177. DNA evidence was taken at the scene, but there were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
MARCH 15 — A resident of Sugar Pond Manor called the PBSO substation in Wellington last Thursday morning to report a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 11 p.m. last Wednesday and 5:30 a.m. the following morning, someone entered two of the victim’s unlocked vehicles and stole a Rolex watch, a pair of sunglasses and a Walther pellet gun. The stolen items were valued at approximately $6,055. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
MARCH 16 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was dispatched to a home on 61st Street North last Friday morning regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between midnight last Wednesday and 9 a.m. last Friday, someone entered the victim’s home and stole three firearms. The weapons are described as a .223 Kel-Tec rifle, a Sig Sauer .45 ACP pistol and a Taurus revolver. The stolen items were valued at approximately $2,000. There were no suspects at the time of the report.
MARCH 18 — A resident of Olympia called the PBSO substation in Wellington last Sunday morning to report a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 11 p.m. last Saturday and 9 a.m. the following morning, someone entered the victim’s unlocked vehicle and stole his wallet from the center console. It contained his driver’s license, credit cards and $130 cash. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
MARCH 18 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation responded to the corner of Orange and Apache boulevards last Sunday morning regarding an act of vandalism. According to a PBSO report, the victim parked his van on the corner at approximately 6 a.m. When he returned four hours later, he discovered that someone broke one of the windows, causing approximately $300 in damage. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
MARCH 18 — A resident of 62nd Road North contacted the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation last Sunday morning to report an act of vandalism. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 7 and 10:20 a.m., someone broke the driveway lamps of the victim’s home as well as the rear window of her van, causing approximately $600 in damage. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
MARCH 18 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Wellington was dispatched to the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center last Sunday afternoon regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, the victim put her purse containing her Louis Vuitton wallet inside a tack trunk at the show grounds. Sometime between 10 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., someone entered the trunk and removed the wallet containing her driver’s license, bank cards and about $2 cash. The stolen wallet was valued at approximately $800. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
MARCH 20 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach responded to a home in Counterpoint Estates on Tuesday afternoon regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 10 a.m. Monday and 2 p.m. Tuesday, someone entered the victim’s vehicle and stole $500 cash and a cell phone from the center console. The victim said he last saw the items on Monday and only went to three places between then and Tuesday afternoon. According to the report, the victim said he may have left his passenger-side door unlocked. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
