MARCH 5 — A deputy from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was dispatched to a home on 71st Place North last Wednesday morning regarding a case of vandalism. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 8:30 p.m. last Tuesday and 7:30 a.m. the following morning, someone removed a mailbox from the post outside the victim’s home. The perpetrator(s) pulled the box from the post and discarded it on the ground nearby. According to the report, this was the second such incident in the past two weeks. In the first incident, a witness observed a blue vehicle drive onto the victim’s property and hit the mailbox. There was no further information available at the time of the report.
MARCH 5 — A Lake Worth resident called the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation last Wednesday morning to report a stolen vehicle. According to a PBSO report, the victim parked her red 2010 Honda CRV in the parking lot at Palms West Hospital at approximately 6:20 a.m. When she returned approximately five hours later at 11 a.m., someone had stolen the vehicle. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
MARCH 9 — An employee of a kiosk in the Mall at Wellington Green called the PBSO substation last Sunday to report a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between Monday, Feb. 24 and Thursday, Feb. 27, someone stole a bank deposit for $299.19. According to the report, an employee was supposed to put the deposit in a drop box at the mall, but the deposit never made it to the bank. The suspected employee did not come into work the next day and was fired. There was no further information available at the time of the report.
MARCH 9 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Wellington was called to a home in the Fairway Cove community last Sunday evening following a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 3:30 and 5:50 p.m., someone smashed the victim’s front driver’s-side window to gain access to the vehicle. Once inside, the perpetrator(s) stole a designer purse and wallet containing several credit cards. The victim recalled locking the vehicle, and her neighbors later informed her of the break-in. The stolen items were valued at approximately $200. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
MARCH 10 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Wellington was dispatched Monday to the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 5:30 p.m. last Friday and 3 p.m. Sunday, someone entered the victim’s unlocked vehicle and stole a black and gray Hurley backpack containing a Venezuelan passport and a black wallet. The stolen items were valued at approximately $150. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
MARCH 10 — A West Palm Beach woman contacted the PBSO substation in Wellington on Monday to report a theft. According to a PBSO report, the victim was at a dentist’s office on State Road 7 at approximately 2 p.m. Friday. She left her eyeglass case, which doubles as a purse, on a seat in the waiting room when she went back to the office. According to the report, the victim noticed it was missing and returned to the waiting room, but the case was gone. According to the report, an employee on duty said only the victim was in the waiting room at the time. When the victim went back into the office, another person entered the waiting room. The employee said the other client was only in the waiting room a few minutes before being called back and sat on the opposite side of the room from the victim’s purse. According to the report, the victim’s credit cards had not been used, but the key to her vehicle was in the bag. The stolen items were valued at approximately $400. There was no further information available at the time of the report.
MARCH 10 — A resident of Sugar Pond Manor called the PBSO substation in Wellington on Monday to report a home burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 8 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 24 and 6 p.m. Monday, March 10, someone entered the victim’s garage and stole a red and black Mirra BMX bicycle. The bicycle was owned by the victim’s son, who had last seen it two weeks prior to noticing it missing. The stolen bicycle was valued at approximately $200. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
