NOV. 6 — Several residents of Ridgewood Circle in Madison Green called the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office substation in Royal Palm Beach last Wednesday regarding vehicle burglaries. According to separate PBSO reports, two residents reported vehicle break-ins. According to one report, sometime between 9 p.m. last Tuesday and 4:30 a.m. the following morning, someone broke into her husband’s work vehicle and stole a briefcase containing a Sony Xperia tablet, an Apple Macbook Air, a cell phone, two credit cards and an Apple iPad mini. The victim said she believed the door was locked, but there was no evidence of forced entry. The stolen items were valued at approximately $3,000. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report. According to a second PBSO report, sometime between 10 p.m. last Tuesday and 5 a.m. the following morning, someone entered the victims’ two vehicles, stealing a bag with a Lenovo think pad, an iPad 2, four iPads, chargers and a Logitech laser pointer. The stolen items were valued at approximately $5,000. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
NOV. 4 — A Greenacres man was arrested last Monday evening on charges of grand theft after he was caught shoplifting from the Walmart Supercenter on Belvedere Road. According to a PBSO report, a deputy from the Royal Palm Beach substation was dispatched to the store at approximately 6 p.m. after a loss prevention officer observed 45-year-old Osvaldo Arencibia enter the store and select a backpack. According to the report, Arencibia then entered the aisle with disposable razors and filled the bag before passing all points of purchase and attempting to exit the store. He was stopped and the backpack was recovered. The stolen items were valued at $795.28. Arencibia was arrested and taken to the Palm Beach County Jail, where he was charged with grand theft.
NOV. 5 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach was dispatched to a home on Hibiscus Drive last Tuesday morning regarding a stolen vehicle. According to a PBSO report, at approximately 9:30 a.m., the victim was informed that someone drove off with her black 2005 Dodge Durango. The victim said her spare key is missing, but she was not sure who would take the vehicle. There was no further information available at the time of the report.
NOV. 6 — A Royal Palm Beach woman opened her back door early last Wednesday morning to find someone on her rear patio. According to a PBSO report, a resident of Park Road North called the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach at approximately 12:15 a.m. to report the trespasser. According to the report, the victim said she opened her back sliding glass door and observed an unknown male standing on the patio. The victim said the man fled the area when he saw her open the door. According to the report, the victim said nothing was missing. The suspect was described as a light-skinned black male, approximately 6’ tall and wearing a gray hoodie and black pants.
NOV. 6 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach was called to the Applebees restaurant on State Road 7 last Wednesday evening regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, the victim is an employee who placed her red purse containing her wallet underneath the wait staff station at approximately 4:30 p.m. When she returned at approximately 10:15 p.m., it was missing. The victim said it’s common for staff to place their personal items in the same spot. According to the report, the bag contained her birth certificate, $500 cash and her Social Security card. According to the report, video surveillance footage was available, but there were no suspects at the time of the report.
NOV. 8 — A resident of Muir Circle called the PBSO substation in Wellington last Friday afternoon to report a theft. According to a PBSO report, the victim said sometime between December 2012 and last Friday, someone stole his 10-foot green kayak from the side of his property. The victim said he placed the kayak behind some bushes. The stolen kayak was valued at approximately $500. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
NOV. 8 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Wellington responded to the Courtyard Shops at Wellington plaza last Friday regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, the victim had his truck and trailer in the plaza around 3 p.m. last Wednesday. The victim said the trailer was locked. At approximately 8:30 a.m. the following morning, the victim opened his trailer and discovered that several pieces of equipment including a hedge trimmer and chainsaw were missing. The stolen items were valued at approximately $1,200. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
NOV. 11 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Wellington responded Monday to a home in Sugar Pond Manor regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 6 p.m. last Sunday and 5 a.m. the following morning, someone entered the victim’s unlocked vehicle and stole a 12-volt Dewalt drill, Dewalt drill bits and several Husky wrenches. The stolen items were valued at approximately $210. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
NOV. 11 — A resident of Sugar Pond Manor called the PBSO substation in Wellington on Monday to report a theft. According to a PBSO report, the victim had his LG cell phone when he visited the CVS store on Forest Hill Blvd. at approximately 5 p.m. When he returned home, the phone was missing. According to the report, the victim first believed one of his friends took the phone, but said he might have left it at the store. The victim called the phone, and it went to voicemail. The stolen phone was valued at approximately $300. There was no further information available at the time of the report.
NOV. 11 — An employee of the JCPenney department store in the Mall at Wellington Green called the PBSO substation in Wellington on Monday to report a case of vandalism. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 10 p.m. last Sunday and 4:35 p.m. the following afternoon, someone wrote “FTP” in green paint on the walls and dumpsters at the JCPenney loading dock. The perpetrator(s) caused approximately $4,000 in damage. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
