JAN. 26 — A Wellington man was arrested last Sunday afternoon on charges of vehicle burglary after he was caught trying to steal cigarettes from a vehicle at a gas station on South Shore Blvd. According to a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office report, at approximately 2:45 p.m., a deputy from the Wellington PBSO substation was dispatched to the gas station after a witness called to report a fight. According to the report, the deputy arrived and observed two men fighting. The deputy separated them, and the victim said that the other man, 32-year-old Brian Warner, had entered the victim’s car without permission and attempted to steal some cigarettes. Warner told the deputy that he went in the car, “just to get some cigarettes.” Warner was arrested and taken to the Palm Beach County Jail, where he was charged with burglary to an unoccupied structure.
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JAN. 22 — A resident of C Road called the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation last Wednesday to report a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m., someone removed the victim’s mailbox from outside her home. The victim claimed that this is the fourth such incident, and the mailbox had been found previously in the canal across from her home. The stolen mailbox was valued at approximately $50. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
JAN. 24 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Wellington was called to a home on Hawthorne Place last Friday evening regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 11 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., someone smashed the driver’s side rear window of the vehicle. A witness told the victim that the damage had been caused by a tow truck driver and gave the victim the company name. According to the report, the victim made contact with the driver, who said he would pay for it. There was no further information available at the time of the report.
JAN. 25 — A resident of Sugar Pond Manor called the PBSO substation in Wellington last Saturday morning to report a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 7 a.m. and 9:30 a.m., someone pried open the latch to the victim’s truck camper top, causing approximately $1,000 in damage to the doors. Once inside, the perpetrator(s) stole several tools from the back of the truck. The stolen tools, including a demolition saw and a welder, were valued at approximately $1,800. According to the report, the victim saw a suspicious tan sedan backing out of her driveway when she walked out to her truck. By the time she got in her truck, the vehicle was gone. There was no further information available at the time of the report.
JAN. 26 — A juvenile was arrested last Sunday afternoon on charges of theft following an incident at the Mall at Wellington Green. According to a PBSO report, a deputy from the PBSO substation in Wellington was called to the mall after the juvenile was observed stealing a white iPhone 4 from another juvenile. The phone, valued at approximately $250, was recovered and returned to the victim. The juvenile was arrested and taken to the Juvenile Assessment Center, where he was charged with theft.
JAN. 26 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was dispatched to Palms West Hospital last Sunday morning regarding a stolen vehicle. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 2:30 and 5:30 a.m., someone stole the victim’s blue 2000 Dodge Durango from the employee parking lot on the south side of the hospital. According to the report, there was also an attempted theft of a Dodge Ram at a nearby parking lot, which could be related. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
JAN. 27 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was dispatched Monday morning to a home on North Road regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 8 p.m. last Sunday and 5:45 a.m. the following morning, someone cut a hole in the victim’s wire fence and pushed his golf cart into the neighbor’s yard. According to the report, the perpetrator(s) then pushed the cart up to the victim’s fence, cut a hole in the fence and removed the golf cart seat and batteries. According to the report, the victim discovered a pocket flashlight in his neighbor’s yard that could belong to the perpetrator(s). The stolen items were valued at approximately $1,075. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
JAN. 27 — A resident of Sunset Blvd. called the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation Monday afternoon to report a case of fraud. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 8 p.m. last Friday and 3 p.m. last Sunday, someone made five fraudulent charges to the victim’s debit card. The victim checked his bank account Monday and discovered that the charges were made at a Sam’s Club store in Miami totaling $222.52. The victim told the PBSO that he did not know how his card had been compromised but noted that he had had a suspicious incident at a gas station on Okeechobee Blvd. There was no further information available at the time of the report.
JAN. 27 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called Monday to a vacant property on D Road regarding a fire. According to a PBSO report, at approximately 6 p.m., a witness observed a large tiki hut on fire. The witness also observed a black scooter with a bad muffler driven by an unknown male turn around in front of his house. The witness then observed smoke, ran to his truck and called Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue. The suspect was described as a white male in his 20s, approximately 220 lbs., with a beard, wearing a black helmet with a bubble mask. There was no further information available at the time of the report.
