APRIL 18 — A resident of 87th Street North contacted the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation last Wednesday morning to report a stolen vehicle. According to a PBSO report, the victim parked his white 2004 Toyota Tundra in his yard near the rear of the property at approximately 9 p.m. He then went into his work area, where he left his keys on the table. According to the report, the victim then entered his home and went to bed, leaving the keys in his work area. The victim said he woke up at approximately 2 a.m. because he heard a vehicle near his yard but didn’t think anything of it. According to the report, when the victim was getting ready for work at approximately 6:30 a.m., he discovered that his truck and keys were missing. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
APRIL 18 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach was dispatched to a home on Hibiscus Drive last Wednesday morning regarding a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, the victim has been on vacation and a friend had been taking care of the home. When the friend went to the home at approximately 7:30 am. last Wednesday, he discovered that someone had pried open the side window and entered the home. According to the report, the perpetrator(s) entered the home sometime between 7 p.m. last Tuesday and 7:30 a.m. the following morning. The perpet-rator(s) stole an unknown amount of cash, an HP laptop computer, a Wii game console, as well as a Colt .45, a .22 caliber pistol of unknown make and older model rifle of unknown make. The stolen items were valued at approximately $615. There were no suspects at the time of the report.
APRIL 18 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation responded to a home on Orange Blvd. last Wednesday evening regarding an act of vandalism. According to a PBSO report, the victim’s neighbor said she observed an unknown slim white male driving a white pick-up truck hop the victim’s gate and walk up to the vehicles and the home, looking around the property. The victim said she believed the suspect was casing the house for future crime. According to the report, the victim’s driveway gate was damaged, as if someone used a vehicle to force it open. There was no further information at the time of the report.
APRIL 19 — A Royal Palm Beach woman was arrested early last Thursday morning on drug charges, following a traffic stop on Forest Hill Blvd. in Wellington. According to a PBSO report, a deputy from the Wellington substation was on patrol at approximately 12:45 a.m. when he observed a black Kia driving erratically, and then slowing down to approximately 25 miles per hour in a 45-mph zone. The deputy initiated a traffic stop and made contact with the driver, 23-year-old Demirenee Cooper. According to the report, the deputy was able to smell the odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle and asked if Cooper had been smoking, to which she said yes. According to the report, the deputy asked to search the vehicle and Cooper said she had a marijuana grinder in the center console, as well as a plastic bag with marijuana residue. The items were located, and Cooper was arrested. She was issued a notice to appear in court.
APRIL 19 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Wellington was dispatched to a daycare facility on Hyacinth Place last Thursday afternoon regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, the victim parked her vehicle outside the facility at approximately 3:27 p.m., leaving her purse in the vehicle. When she returned approximately 3 minutes later, the victim discovered that her driver’s-side window was smashed out and someone had removed the Coach purse from her seat. According to the report, the stolen items were valued at approximately $550. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
APRIL 20 — A West Palm Beach man was stabbed early last Friday morning following an altercation at a gas station on Greenview Shores Blvd. in Wellington. According to a PBSO report, a deputy from the Wellington substation was called to Wellington Regional Medical Center after the victim was dropped off at the emergency room with a stab wound. According to the report, the victim said he was visiting a friend in Wellington, who lived near the gas station. He said he was at the gas station with his friends when three unknown black males attempted to rob him by placing their hands in his pockets. According to the report, one of the men stabbed him in the left arm with a kitchen knife. The victim said that one of the men was in a lime green shirt, the other was in a yellow shirt and the third was wearing all black. According to the report, the victim did not wish to give any further information about the incident or provide his friends’ names. There was no further information at the time of the report.
APRIL 24 — Two residents of The Acreage were arrested Tuesday on drug charges after they were discovered to be growing marijuana. According to a PBSO report, a deputy from the Royal Palm Beach substation was helping with a grand theft case when he observed the suspect, 27-year-old Mayra Rosado, walking on Persimmon Blvd. Rosado was accused of grand theft of a bird. According to the report, Rosado denied the charges and signed a consent to search form for deputies to search her home. According to the report, during the search the deputy observed a large clay pot on the back patio with 55 marijuana plants growing in it. According to the report, Rosado said that her boyfriend, 32-year-old Cory Green, was the one growing them. Green was later arrested, and both were transported to the Palm Beach County Jail. Rosado was charged with producing marijuana and grand theft. Green was charged with producing marijuana and violation of his probation.
APRIL 24 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Wellington was dispatched to a home in Sugar Pond Manor on Tuesday afternoon regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 2 p.m. Monday and noon the following day, someone entered the victim’s unlocked vehicle and stole several tools and a prescription drug bottle. The stolen items were valued at approximately $142.
APRIL 24 — A resident of Counterpoint Estates contacted the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach on Tuesday to report a case of fraud. According to a PBSO report, the victim’s bank contacted the her to inform her of suspicious activity on her account. According to the report, sometime between 4 p.m. last Wednesday and 3 p.m. last Thursday, someone gained access to her bank card and made several charges to her account. The perpetrator(s) made three charges of $105.95, $108.71 and $1,053.95 at a Publix Supermarket in Ocoee, Fla., sometime last Thursday. According to the report, the victim said she has her bank card in her possession and didn’t know how her account was compromised. There was no further information available at the time of the report.
