MAY 10 — A deputy from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to a home on West Sycamore Drive last Saturday morning regarding a burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 4 p.m. last Wednesday and 9:45 a.m. last Saturday, someone entered the vacant home and took the electrical wiring between the electrical meter, located outside, and the breaker box on the inside. The perpetrator(s) also stole a pressure cleaner. The stolen items were valued at approximately $250. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
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MAY 6 — A resident of Cabbage Palm Way called the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation last Tuesday morning to report a suspicious incident. According to a PBSO report, at approximately 9 a.m., an unknown male called the victim’s home and claimed to buy and sell houses. The suspect began to ask strange questions about whether or not the victim puts up hurricane shutters while away in the summer months, if they leave the area for the summer, when they were leaving and when they would return. According to the report, the victim’s wife told the caller she didn’t know what he was talking about and disconnected the call. The victim believes the caller was fishing for information to see if the victim’s home will be vacant in the future, in order to commit a burglary. According to the report, the victim does not have caller ID and could not provide a phone number for the caller, but wanted to make deputies aware of the issue. There was no further information available at the time of the report.
MAY 7 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was dispatched to a home on Tangerine Blvd. last Wednesday evening regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, the victim was cleaning out her vehicle in her driveway at approximately 5:30 p.m. The victim left her Vera Bradley wallet, her purse and other items on top of the vehicle while she went inside for approximately one hour. When she returned, her wallet was missing. According to the report, the victim did not see anyone in the area or hear anything outside. She said her neighbors have video surveillance cameras and may have caught the incident on video. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
MAY 9 — An employee of a business on Okeechobee Blvd. contacted the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation last Friday morning to report a burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 4 p.m. last Thursday and 9 a.m. the following morning, someone entered the victim’s property and peeled back a corner of his metal building to gain access. Once inside, the perpetrator(s) stole two Stihl weed eaters, a Stihl chainsaw, a battery-operated drill with charger and a tool box. The stolen items were valued at approximately $1,000. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
MAY 11 — A resident of St. Andrew’s Place called the PBSO substation in Wellington last Sunday to report a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 9 and 11 p.m. last Saturday night, someone stole the capacitor and pull-out disconnector from the victim’s air conditioning unit. The stolen parts were valued at approximately $530. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
MAY 12 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Wellington responded Monday morning to a home on Yarmouth Court regarding a case of vandalism. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 8 p.m. last Sunday and 6 a.m. Monday, someone keyed the right side of the victim’s vehicle and threw eggs at it. The perpetrator(s) caused approximately $400 in damage to the victim’s vehicle. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
MAY 12 — A resident of Dartford Trail contacted the PBSO substation in Wellington on Monday to report an attempted residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 7 p.m. last Friday and 8 a.m. the following morning, someone broke the handle to the sliding-glass door, which is located at the front of the home. The victim did not know when or how it was broken. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
MAY 12 — A resident of Orange Blvd. contacted the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation Monday to report a case of fraud. According to a PBSO report, last Saturday the victim received a letter from a credit adjuster alerting her that her name, address, birth date, Social Security number and telephone number were used to open a loan account. The victim said her information has been compromised since December 2013, but she never opened an account with the company. There were no suspects at the time of the report.
MAY 12 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Wellington was dispatched to a gym in the Wellington Marketplace on Monday regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, the victim arrived at the gym at approximately 7 p.m. and placed his gym bag in a locker without any locking device. When he returned to the locker at approximately 8:40 p.m., he discovered someone had stolen $130 cash from his wallet, which was in his gym bag. According to the report, there are video surveillance cameras that may have captured the incident on tape.
MAY 13 — A resident of Yarmouth Court called the PBSO substation in Wellington on Tuesday to report a delayed theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime on Sunday, May 4, someone removed a child’s scooter from the victim’s front porch, which was fenced in. The victim did not see anyone take the scooter, but saw two juveniles riding the same scooter on Thursday, May 8. According to the report, a deputy from the PBSO substation in Wellington was able to locate the juveniles and asked them about the scooter. The juveniles said they went onto the victim’s porch and took it. According to the report, the juveniles live in the neighborhood and often play with the victim’s children. The stolen scooter was valued at approximately $135. There was no further information available at the time of the report.
