NOV. 13 — A resident of Corsica Drive contacted the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office substation in Wellington on Tuesday morning to report a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, the victim was in her garage from approximately 8:10 to 9:30 a.m. The victim said that when she re-entered her home, she observed that someone had shattered her rear living room window. According to the report, the victim found that a television had been removed from a bedroom and left on the living room table. Afraid to check the house, the victim called the PBSO. According to the report, deputies searched the house and discovered that her bedroom had been ransacked and several items had been removed. The victim said the perpetrator(s) stole two white gold diamond rings, an iPod and a Dell laptop computer. The stolen items were valued at approximately $8,100. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
OCT. 31 — A resident of 40th Lane North called the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation on Wednesday, Oct. 31 to report an act of vandalism. According to a PBSO report, sometime between midnight and 1:15 a.m., someone cut the lines to two security cameras on the victim’s vacant property. The victim said he was concerned that the perpetrator(s) might return to further vandalize the property. The damage was estimated at approximately $100. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
NOV. 1 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was dispatched Thursday, Nov. 1 to the Publix shopping plaza on Seminole Pratt Whitney Road regarding an act of vandalism. According to a PBSO report, at approximately 1:30 p.m. the victim parked his car in the parking lot and went into the store. He returned 10 minutes later to discover that someone had scratched a slur into his driver’s-side door. According to the report, the letters were about 5 inches tall and scratched into the car down to the metal. The damage was estimated at approximately $500. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
NOV. 8 — A resident of Lakeview Drive contacted the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach last Thursday morning to report a burglary. According to a PBSO report, the victim left home at approximately 8:30 a.m. and returned two hours later to find the front door ajar. The deputy observed pry marks on the front door deadbolt. According to the report, nothing was stolen from the home, but someone moved a laptop computer to the staircase. The deputy also discovered that the rear sliding glass door was open, and believed that the perpetrator(s) entered through the front door and exited through the rear door. DNA evidence was taken at the scene, but there were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
NOV. 9 — Two men were arrested last Friday on charges of resisting arrest following an altercation at a gas station on Okeechobee Blvd. in Royal Palm Beach. According to a PBSO report, a gas station employee contacted the Royal Palm Beach substation at approximately 7:20 p.m. to report a man harassing customers. The deputy arrived on scene, and the employee noted that a second man was also causing problems. According to the report, the deputy made contact with both men, and they both attempted to flee. The deputy was able to detain one of the suspects, 26-year-old Kirk Lane of The Acreage, who resisted arrest. According to the report, Lane attacked the deputy and was subsequently stopped with a Taser. The other suspect, 32-year-old Edward Wilms, who is reported to be homeless, was also detained. Both men were arrested and taken to the Palm Beach County Jail. Wilms was charged with resisting arrest without violence while Lane was charged with resisting arrest with violence and battery on a law enforcement officer.
NOV. 12 — An Acreage woman was arrested Monday morning on charges of drunken driving following reports of a car driving erratically on Okeechobee Blvd. According to a PBSO report, at approximately 8:10 a.m., a witness called the Royal Palm Beach substation to report a drunk driver. A deputy arrived on the scene and met with the witness, who said he had observed a white Chevrolet van driving erratically and almost striking other vehicles. The witness said the vehicle had already stopped, and the deputy was able to locate the driver. According to the report, the deputy made contact with 53-year-old Carmen Henriquez, who appeared to be drunk. The deputy observed her stumbling and unable to walk properly, and also said her speech was slurred. According to the report, the deputy initiated roadside tasks, and Henriquez was unable to complete them, almost falling several times. Henriquez was arrested and taken to the Palm Beach County Jail, where she was charged with driving under the influence.
NOV. 12 — A West Palm Beach woman and an Acreage man were arrested Monday evening on drug charges following a traffic stop on Okeechobee Blvd. According to a PBSO report, a deputy from the Royal Palm Beach substation was on patrol at approximately 8:41 p.m. when he observed a red 1998 Honda Civic with an expired tag. The deputy initiated a traffic stop and, upon approaching the vehicle, could smell marijuana. According to the report, the deputy made contact with the car’s occupants, 26-year-old Sheridan Chung and 25-year-old Bianca Merlos. A search of the vehicle revealed 61 grams of marijuana, a digital scale and other drug equipment. Chung and Merlos were arrested and taken to the county jail. Chung was charged with possession of marijuana more than 20 grams, selling drugs within 1,000 feet of a school and drug equipment possession. Merlos was charged with evidence tampering, possession of more than 20 grams, drug equipment possession and selling within 1,000 feet of a school.
NOV. 13 — Two employees of construction companies contacted the PBSO substation in Wellington on Tuesday morning to report burglaries. According to separate PBSO reports, sometime between Monday evening and Tuesday morning, the perpetrator(s) entered the property on Wellington Green Drive and stole tools. According to one PBSO report, sometime between 4:45 p.m. Monday and 7:15 a.m. the following morning, someone entered the property and removed the padlock from a trailer on the site. The perpetrator(s) stole a Weka drill valued at approximately $200. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report. In a second PBSO report, the employee reported that sometime between 5 p.m. and 6:45 a.m. the following morning, someone removed a padlock on a construction trailer and stole several tools. The stolen items included two PLS lasers, two Hitachi nail guns and two pairs of aluminum stilts. The stolen items were valued at approximately $2,400. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
NOV. 13 — A Wellington man was arrested Tuesday afternoon on burglary charges following an incident in the Gables community. According to a PBSO report, at approximately 2:30 p.m. a deputy was patrolling the area when he observed the victim chasing 25-year-old Stanley Cazeau. The deputy made contact with the men, and the victim said that Cazeau had entered his unlocked vehicle and stole a pack of cigarettes. Cazeau was arrested and taken to the county jail, where he was charged with burglary and petty theft.
NOV. 14 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Wellington was dispatched to a business in Commerce Park East on Wednesday morning regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 6 p.m. last Friday and 11 a.m. Wednesday, someone entered the property by jumping the chain-link fence and stole six batteries and cables from a golf cart. The stolen items were valued at approximately $700. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
