APRIL 7 — Several residents of 40th Street North called the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation last Saturday morning to report acts of vandalism. According to four separate PBSO reports, the victims woke to discover that someone had caused damage to their mailboxes. According to the first PBSO report, sometime between 8 p.m. last Friday and 7:15 a.m. the following morning, someone removed the victim’s mailbox from the pole. The victim found the mailbox down the street, but it was smashed. The mailbox was valued at approximately $100. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report. According to a second PBSO report, sometime between 2:45 and 11:30 a.m., someone vandalized the victim’s mailbox, causing approximately $100 in damage. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report. In a third PBSO report, the victim said that sometime between 2 and 3 a.m., his wife heard a vehicle with a loud muffler come down the road. The victim later discovered that someone had damaged the door and numbers on top of the mailbox. The mailbox was valued at approximately $30. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report. According to a fourth PBSO report, sometime between 5 p.m. last Friday and 8 a.m. the following morning, someone removed the victim’s mailbox from her property. The stolen mailbox was valued at approximately $100. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
APRIL 4 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was dispatched to Palms West Hospital last Wednesday morning regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, the victim was admitted to the hospital, and sometime between 4 and 7 a.m., someone removed an iPad 2 from his room. The victim said he saw the tablet when he woke at 4 a.m. According to the report, at approximately 6:30 a.m. a hospital staff member came into the room with an unknown female. The stolen tablet was valued at approximately $729.
APRIL 6 — A resident of the Shoma Homes community called the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach last Friday to report a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 9:40 and 11:30 a.m. last Thursday, someone stole $7,000 cash from the victim’s bedroom. The victim said that he shares his home with four roommates. According to the report, the victim left home at approximately 9:40 a.m. and left his bedroom door closed, but the front door unlocked. One roommate awoke around 11 a.m. and noticed the victim’s door ajar, which is unusual. He said he looked in the room and didn’t see anyone. According to the report, the roommate left the house at approximately 11:30 a.m. and a second roommate arrived home at approximately 12:30 p.m. The roommate said she observed PBSO deputies questioning the occupants of a silver pickup truck near the apartment. She said no one entered or left the apartment before the victim returned and discovered his money missing. There was no further information at the time of the report.
APRIL 6 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach responded to Burlington Coat Factory on Southern Blvd. last Friday afternoon regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, an unknown black male entered the store at approximately 1 p.m. and selected approximately $1,000 in clothing from the men’s department. The suspect then ran out the exit, passing all points of purchase, and got into a red 1993 Honda. According to the report, a loss prevention officer was able to get the license plate number. However, there was no further information at the time of the report.
APRIL 7 — A resident of 94th Street North called the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation last Saturday afternoon to report an act of vandalism. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 11 a.m. last Friday and 2 p.m. the following afternoon someone threw the victim’s picnic table into the canal behind her house and tied fishing twine around the trees in her front yard. The picnic table was valued at approximately $200. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
APRIL 7 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was dispatched to Lion Country Safari last Saturday afternoon regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, the victim was at the water park inside Lion Country Safari between 2 and 3:08 p.m. when someone stole his Samsung cell phone. The stolen item was valued at approximately $400. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
APRIL 8 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was dispatched to a home on 70th Street North last Sunday afternoon regarding a vehicle theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., someone stole the victim’s silver 2008 Polaris Razor all-terrain vehicle from behind his house. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
APRIL 8 — A resident of Lake Point contacted the PBSO substation in Wellington last Sunday night to report an act of vandalism. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 9:53 and 10:15 p.m., someone shattered the rear window of the victim’s van. According to the report, a neighbor was out walking her dog when she saw a black pickup truck drive up behind the van and then heard the shatter of glass. The witness said the van appeared dark in color and as if it was lifted. There was no further information at the time of the report.
APRIL 9 — The owner of a gas station in the Royal Palm Town Center called the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach early Monday morning to report an attempted burglary. According to a PBSO report, at approximately 2:35 a.m., an unknown black male wearing a mask walked to the south front door of the gas station holding a brick. According to the report, the suspect hit the glass door with the brick twice, but because it was bullet proof it did not break. The suspect then walked away from the gas station. According to the report, the same suspect had successfully broken into the gas station using the same method earlier this year. The suspect is described as a black male, approximately 5’8” wearing a black hoodie, blue shirt and black pants.
APRIL 9 — A Wellington juvenile was arrested Monday on charges of grand theft. According to the report, the juvenile broke in the door to the victim’s bedroom and stole a laptop computer, iPod and video camera, valued at approximately $760. According to the report, the juvenile admitted to taking the computer and selling it on the street. The juvenile was taken to the Juvenile Assessment Center, where he was charged with grand theft and dealing in stolen property.
