MAY 4 — A deputy from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office substation in Wellington responded to Tiger Shark Cove Park last Sunday afternoon in response to several vehicle burglaries. According to separate PBSO reports, residents called to report that someone had smashed their windows to gain access to the vehicles. According to one report, the victim parked his vehicle in the parking lot at approximately 1:15 p.m. When he returned approximately one hour later, he discovered someone had smashed his driver’s-side window. Although there was a GPS unit in the vehicle, nothing was taken. The damage was estimated at $500. There was no further information available at the time of the report. According to a second PBSO report, sometime between 1:55 and 2:15 p.m., someone used an unknown object to smash the passenger-side window and stole a purse valued at approximately $100. There was approximately $300 in damage. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
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MAY 1 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach was called to a bar on Belvedere Road early last Thursday morning regarding an assault. According to a PBSO report, at approximately 1:20 a.m., the victim got into an argument outside the bar with an unknown male. According to the report, a witness observed the suspect punch the victim in the head. The victim fell to the ground, and the suspect fled the scene. According to the report, the victim was knocked unconscious and had a laceration on his forehead. He was transported to Wellington Regional Medical Center, but the victim was too intoxicated to give a report. The suspect was described as a white male, approximately 5’10″ with brown hair.
MAY 1 — A resident of Camellia Drive called the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach last Thursday evening regarding a home burglary. According to a PBSO report, the victim arrived home and made contact with his neighbor, who said at approximately 5 p.m., she saw two teenagers outside his home. According to the report, the neighbor saw the men at the victim’s door underneath the carport tugging on the screen at the door window. The neighbor approached the suspects, and they told her they were collecting money. According to the report, the suspects fled south on Camellia Drive toward the park. When the victim arrived home, he observed that his screen was out of place. The suspects were described as black males between 16 and 18 years old with short cropped hair. One was wearing a red shirt and shorts, and the other was in a blue shirt and shorts. There was no further information available at the time of the report.
MAY 2 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was dispatched to 50th Street North last Friday morning regarding a case of lewd and lascivious conduct. According to a PBSO report, at approximately 9:41 a.m., the victim was jogging while pushing her three-year-old daughter in a stroller. A silver Honda Civic stopped in front of her, and a man exited the vehicle. According to the report, the man dropped his pants around his ankles and began touching himself before getting back in his vehicle and fleeing the area. The man was described as a white male in his 20s wearing a suit and tie. There was no further information available at the time of the report.
MAY 2 — A resident of 80th Lane North called the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation last Friday to report a stolen tag. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 6 p.m. last Thursday and 1 a.m. the following morning, someone stole the license plate from the victim’s daughter’s vehicle. The daughter’s boyfriend noticed a vehicle pull out of the driveway at approximately 1 a.m. and head west on 80th Lane North to Temple Blvd. The witness did not observe the license plate or the suspect(s). There was no further information available at the time of the report.
MAY 2 — A Wellington man was arrested last Friday morning on charges of drunken driving. According to a PBSO report, a deputy from the Royal Palm Beach substation was driving down Southern Blvd. when he observed a vehicle being driven by 60-year-old Kenneth Gellis at a high rate of speed. The deputy initiated a traffic stop and made contact with Gellis. According to the report, Gellis got out of the vehicle and was unable to walk and slurred his words. He was arrested and taken to the Palm Beach County Jail, where he was charged with driving under the influence and driving with a suspended license.
MAY 4 — A resident of 67th Street North called the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation last Sunday regarding a stolen vehicle. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 9 a.m. last Friday and 6 p.m. the following evening, someone stole the victim’s white EZ-GO golf cart from her unfenced property. The victim parked her vehicle in her back yard and later noticed it missing. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
MAY 4 — A West Palm Beach woman called the PBSO substation in Wellington last Sunday regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, the victim parked her car outside Scott’s Place playground between 12:45 and 5:20 p.m. During that time, someone smashed her front passenger window and stole a black and gray Coach purse containing the victim’s license, Social Security card and checks. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
MAY 5 — A resident of Shoma Drive contacted the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach on Monday to report a case of vandalism. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 5 and 6 p.m., the victim heard a noise that sounded like glass breaking in her living room. The victim’s son then alerted her that someone had thrown a rock at the window. According to the report, the victim opened her front door to discover that the window to her apartment had been broken and there was a rock sitting underneath the ledge. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
MAY 5 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Wellington was called to the Mall at Wellington Green on Monday regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, at approximately 6:42 p.m., an employee of one of the kiosks was assisting a customer when an unknown suspect removed her iPhone 5s from a drawer. The victim later realized her phone had been taken. The stolen phone was valued at $687.94. Video surveillance footage captured the incident, but there was no further information available at the time of the report.
