AUG. 16 — Several residents called the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office substation in Wellington last Thursday morning to report vehicle burglaries. According to separate PBSO reports, three residents woke to find that someone had entered their vehicles and stolen valuables. According to the first PBSO report, sometime between 8:30 p.m. last Wednesday and 7:40 a.m. the following morning, someone entered the victim’s unlocked car, which was parked in the Estates of Wellington. According to the report, the perpetrator(s) stole an iPod, amplifiers and speakers, as well as sneakers and clothing. The stolen items were valued at approximately $1,120. DNA evidence was taken at the scene, but there were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report. In a second PBSO report, a resident of Turnstone Drive reported that sometime between 7:30 p.m. last Wednesday and 6 a.m. the following morning, someone removed a black-and-gray backpack containing $8 cash and several keys from his vehicle. The victim said that his car alarm had been malfunctioning and that he would silence the alarm without checking to see if there was anyone near his vehicle. In a third PBSO report, a deputy was dispatched to another home on Turnstone Drive after the victim discovered several items missing. According to the report, sometime between 6:30 p.m. last Wednesday and 6 a.m. the following morning, someone entered the victim’s unlocked vehicle and stole a wallet, change from the ashtray, a flashlight and glasses. The victim said she did not see anyone enter the vehicle. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
AUG. 17 — Two residents of the Wellington’s Edge community contacted the PBSO substation in Wellington last Friday morning to report vehicle burglaries. According to separate PBSO reports, the victims found their windows smashed and valuables stolen. According to the first PBSO report, sometime between 1:20 and 6 a.m. someone broke the front driver’s-side window, reached into the vehicle and stole a brown designer wallet containing several bank cards, the victim’s driver’s license and Social Security card and more. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report. In a second PBSO report, the victim parked and locked his car outside his home at approximately 2:30 a.m. When he returned to his vehicle at 8 a.m., he discovered someone had broken his front driver’s-side window. The perpetrator(s) removed an Escort radar detector and a 3.5-inch Lone Wolf knife with wooden handle. The stolen items were valued at approximately $750. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
AUG. 15 — A Jupiter man was arrested early last Wednesday morning on drug charges following a traffic stop near the intersection of Southern Blvd. and Benoist Farms Road. According to a PBSO report, a deputy was on patrol in the area when he observed a black Honda weaving in the middle lane of traffic. According to the report, the deputy initiated a traffic stop and made contact with the driver, 20-year-old Jacob Sadowsky. A second deputy arrived and said he could smell marijuana coming from inside the vehicle. According to the report, Sadowsky had red, glassy eyes and the odor of alcohol on his breath. A search of the vehicle found a small amount of marijuana in the driver’s-side compartment, as well as a glass pipe with marijuana residue. Deputies also discovered approximately 9.9 grams of marijuana in a bag in the trunk, along with .1 grams of cocaine. Sadowsky was arrested and taken to the Palm Beach County Jail, where he was charged with possession of marijuana, cocaine and drug paraphernalia.
AUG. 16 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was dispatched to a home on 80th Lane North last Thursday morning regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, the victim had been in the hospital since June 29, and her neighbors have been caring for her animals. According to the report, the victim said she returned home to discover several items missing. The victim said that several tools were missing from a toolbox, along with two coin banks and her wallet with her bank checkbook. Additionally, she said someone had removed a tabletop pool game and a plastic toolbox from her closet. According to the report, the victim said she had not given anyone permission to take those items. There was no further information available at the time of the report.
AUG. 17 — Two West Palm Beach residents were arrested last Friday evening on charges of shoplifting from the Walmart Supercenter on Belvedere Road. According to a PBSO report, a loss prevention officer observed 54-year-old Allen Edwards and 45-year-old Sandra Thacker enter the store and load two shopping carts with items. The officer also reported observing Thacker place several clothing items in her purse. According to the report, Edwards and Thacker then proceeded to the domestic department where they began placing all the items from the carts into plastic bags. The officer said she then observed them pass all points of purchase without making an attempt to pay for the items. According to the report, the loss prevention officer stopped them and recovered $268.75 in merchandise. Both Edwards and Thacker were arrested and taken to the county jail, where they were charged with petty theft from a merchant, second offense.
AUG. 18 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to a home on Tangerine Blvd. last Saturday evening regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 5 p.m. last Thursday and 5 p.m. last Saturday, someone removed a generator, patio chairs, showerheads and a vacuum from the home. According to the report, the victim was served an eviction notice, but it was extended several months. The deputy said that there were no signs of forced entry, but observed that another family lives on the same property in another dwelling. The stolen items were valued at approximately $2,000. There was no further information available at the time of the report.
AUG. 19 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach was dispatched to a home on Cordoba Circle last Sunday afternoon regarding a delayed residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 4 p.m. last Tuesday and 4:30 p.m. last Sunday, someone entered the vacant property and removed a stainless steel Maytag stove and refrigerator along with an air conditioning compressor. The deputy observed no signs of forced entry. According to the report, the complainant said that there was no lock box with a key at the property, and that only the new owner and Realtors had a key to the front door. There was no further information available at the time of the report.
AUG. 21 — A resident of Hemingway Court contacted the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach Tuesday to report a theft. According to the report, the victim said that last Thursday at approximately 3 p.m. she was shopping at the Walmart Supercenter on Belvedere Road. According to the report, the victim stepped away from her cart, and someone removed a black purse containing her wallet with her driver’s license. The deputy contacted the store to see if her purse had been placed in lost and found, but it had not. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
