OCT. 13 — A deputy from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office substation in Wellington was called to the Olympia community last Saturday in response to a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between noon last Tuesday and 11 p.m. last Saturday, someone removed two handguns from the victim’s unlocked vehicle. The victim noted that the perpetrator(s) did not remove his wallet or electronic equipment from the vehicle. The stolen handguns are described as a black 9mm Taurus pistol and a .40 caliber Smith & Wesson Glock. They were valued at approximately $500 each. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
OCT. 9 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Wellington was dispatched to a home on the 12th Fairway last Tuesday morning regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 10 p.m. last Monday and 7 a.m. the following morning, someone entered the victim’s vehicle and removed a Garmin GPS from the glove box. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
OCT. 9 — A resident of the Versailles community contacted the PBSO substation in Wellington last Tuesday to report a burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 7 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 6 and 8 a.m. last Tuesday, someone entered the victim’s garage and stole two children’s bicycles and a penny board. The victim said the garage may have been open at the time of the theft. The stolen items were valued at approximately $280. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
OCT. 9 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Wellington responded to a home in Sugar Pond Manor last Tuesday after reports of a home burglary. According to a PBSO report, the victim left his home at approximately 9 a.m. Tuesday and returned around 1:30 p.m. to discover that the sliding glass door to his master bedroom had been smashed out. According to the report, the perpetrator(s) entered the home and ransacked the master bedroom, stealing several pieces of jewelry. The perpetrator(s) also removed a Dell laptop computer from the victim’s office. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
OCT. 12 — A resident of Olympia called the PBSO substation in Wellington last Friday afternoon to report a case of fraud. According to a PBSO report, the victim noticed his bank card was missing and went online to discover that someone had stolen the card and made several fraudulent charges. The victim said the perpetrator(s) removed $738.90 from his account at an ATM and also spent $1,057.88 at a Walmart store. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
OCT. 14 — A resident of the Archstone community called the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach last Sunday afternoon to report a stolen vehicle. According to a PBSO report, the victim said she parked her gold 2004 Oldsmobile on the northwest side of her apartment building at approximately 6 p.m. last Saturday. She discovered the vehicle missing at approximately 9:30 a.m. the following morning. According to the report, the victim said the apartment complex managers had not ordered the car towed, and she did not owe any money on it. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
OCT. 14 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach responded to a home on Van Gogh Way last Sunday morning regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 7 p.m. last Saturday and 8 a.m. the following morning, someone entered the victim’s vehicle and removed a checkbook that was sitting on the floor. The victim said the perpetrator(s) may also have taken some loose change. There was no sign of forced entry to the vehicle, and no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
OCT. 14 — A resident of Hamlin Blvd. contacted the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation last Sunday morning regarding an act of vandalism. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 9 p.m. last Saturday and 8 a.m. the following morning, someone broke the victim’s driveway lights. According to the report, it was the third such incident. The broken lights were valued at approximately $160. There were no suspects at the time of the report.
OCT. 15 — A Royal Palm Beach man was arrested on charges of theft early Monday morning after he was caught stealing from the Winn-Dixie supermarket in Royal Palm Beach. According to a PBSO report, a deputy from the Royal Palm Beach substation was on patrol at approximately 3:35 a.m. when he observed 42-year-old Omar Sosa back up a moving truck to a large pile of cardboard and wooden pallets at the rear of the store. According to the report, Sosa began to place large quantities of the items in his truck. The deputy stopped him and asked Sosa whether he was given permission to remove the items. Sosa said he was not. He was arrested and taken to the Palm Beach County Jail, where he was charged with petty theft.
OCT. 16 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach responded Tuesday afternoon to a home on Hibiscus Drive regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 8 p.m. Monday and noon the following afternoon, someone broke the padlock to the victim’s box trailer. The victim said that nothing was removed from her trailer but wanted to document the incident. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
I don’t understand why people leave their vehicles unlocked and leave guns in the vehicle. The only reason I would take a report is to protect the idiot from getting blamed if the gun is used in the commission of a felony. If I were his insurance company I would refuse to reimburse him for his loss. He left his vehicle UNLOCKED knowing there were guns in there.