NOV. 18 — A deputy from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office substation in Wellington was called to a restaurant in the Pointe at Wellington Green shopping plaza Monday morning regarding a case of vandalism. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 10 p.m. last Sunday and 9 a.m. the following morning, someone spray painted the letters “FTP” on several locations on the building. According to the report, the suspect(s) cut the lock to a rear ladder and climbed onto the roof and painted “FTP” on the roof. There was no further information available at the time of the report. A similar incident was reported Nov. 11 at the JCPenney department store in the Mall at Wellington Green.
NOV. 9 — A man was arrested Saturday, Nov. 9 in The Acreage on charges of reckless driving following a traffic stop on Coconut Blvd. According to a PBSO report, a deputy from the Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was on patrol at approximately 1 a.m. when he observed a vehicle driving recklessly. According to the report, the deputy initiated a traffic stop near the intersection of Coconut Blvd. and 78th Place North. The deputy made contact with the driver, 23-year-old Galvez Boanerges, who was driving without a license. He was arrested and taken to the Palm Beach County Jail, where he was charged with operating a motor vehicle without a valid license.
NOV. 9 — A West Palm Beach man called the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation Saturday, Nov. 9 to report a case of missing property. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 7:30 and 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 8, the victim misplaced his iPhone 4s. According to the report, the victim claimed that it might have been stolen by two women, or he might have left it in a bathroom at Palms West Hospital. The victim reported meeting two women online and inviting them to his home. According to the report, the women later asked him if he could drive them to Palms West Hospital, and he agreed. The victim said they arrived at the hospital at approximately 8 p.m., and one of the women immediately went to the restroom. According to the report, the victim went to the restroom himself and then returned to his car. He didn’t realize that the phone was missing until he reached his home. According to the report, the victim contacted one of the women, but she claimed not to have seen the phone. There was no further information available at the time of the report.
NOV. 11 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was dispatched to a home on 59th Street North last Monday regarding a case of fraud. According to a PBSO report, the victim discovered that someone was using her company bank card to make unauthorized purchases. The victim discovered two purchases made Sunday, Nov. 10, including one for $170.42 at a store in Canada. According to the report, the victim called her bank but was told they would have to let the fraudulent charges go through before they could allow her to file a fraud complaint. The victim reported using the card recently at a pawn shop. According to the report, the cashier took the card to several places in the store before returning it to her. There was no further information available at the time of the report.
NOV. 12 — A resident of 76th Road North called the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation last Tuesday morning to report a case of vandalism. According to a PBSO report, the victim was asleep in his home at approximately 10 a.m. when he heard what sounded like glass shattering. According to the report, the victim checked his home and discovered that someone had shattered the sliding glass door in his kitchen. The victim did not see anyone around his home or anything that could have caused the damage. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
NOV. 17 — A Greenacres woman was arrested last Sunday morning on shoplifting charges after she was caught stealing from the JCPenney department store in the Mall at Wellington Green. According to a PBSO report, a deputy from the PBSO substation in Wellington was dispatched to the store after a loss prevention officer observed 45-year-old Angela Lord select earrings, gloves and a day planner, and pass all points of purchase without attempting to pay for the items. According to the report, a loss prevention officer stopped her and recovered $69.99 in merchandise. Lord was arrested for retail theft.
NOV. 17 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Wellington was dispatched to a supermarket on State Road 7 last Sunday afternoon regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, at approximately 4:15 p.m., an unknown white male entered the store and selected a case containing six bottles of Veuve Cliquot champagne and exited the store, passing all points of sale. According to the report, approximately 15 minutes later, the same suspect re-entered the store and selected two other champagne bottles. The suspect then wandered the store acting nervous before exiting without the champagne. According to the report, the suspect entered a tan Honda Civic being driven by an unknown black male. The suspect was described as a white male, 5’9” tall and 170 lbs. with a scruffy beard and wearing a blue and white plaid shirt and light blue jeans. The stolen items were valued at $268.98. There was no further information available at the time of the report.
NOV. 18 — A resident of White Coral Court called the PBSO substation in Wellington on Monday morning to report a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 10:30 p.m. last Sunday and 6:30 a.m. the following morning, someone entered the victim’s unlocked vehicle and stole a 15-inch Asus laptop from the vehicle. The laptop was valued at approximately $600.
NOV. 18 — A resident of the Aero Club called the PBSO substation in Wellington on Monday to report a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 8:30 a.m. and 3 p.m., someone pried open the rear sliding glass door and stole several pieces of jewelry, guns and ammunition from the home’s master bedroom and office. According to the report, the suspect(s) then exited out the master bathroom door and through the west property gate. According to the report, at approximately 9:30 a.m., a witness observed a small dark SUV with gray fenders driving on the street. According to the report, the witness observed the vehicle drive up onto the victim’s driveway. The witness observed the vehicle at approximately 9:45 a.m. parked west of the victim’s home next to a canal and under a tree with a male suspect in the vehicle. DNA evidence was taken at the scene, but there was no further information available at the time of the report.
NOV. 18 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Wellington was dispatched Monday afternoon to Village Park on Pierson Road in response to a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, the victim parked her vehicle outside the gym at approximately 1 p.m. Approximately two hours later, she discovered that someone had shattered her front passenger window and stolen a Coach handbag and wallet from under the driver’s seat. According to the report, the deputy observed that the window was broken with a blunt object, but the suspect(s) only removed the handbag and wallet, leaving several other valuables in the vehicle. The stolen items were valued at approximately $150. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
