JUNE 6 — A resident of 71st Place North called the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation last Friday to report a case of vandalism. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 6 p.m. last Thursday and 6 a.m. the following morning, someone vandalized the victim’s black mailbox, valued at approximately $40. According to the report, the perpetrator(s) tore the mailbox off its stand and painted it with white spray paint. According to the report, there was a finger print left on the mailbox in white paint. The victim told the PBSO that she does not have issues with neighbors and did not know who would have vandalized the mailbox. There was no further information available at the time of the report.
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JUNE 4 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach responded to a gas station on Okeechobee Blvd. last Wednesday evening regarding a case of vandalism. According to a PBSO report, at approximately 6 p.m., the victim was driving on Okeechobee Blvd. and slowed down to make a turn into the gas station when he noticed a dark-colored pickup truck tailgating his vehicle. The victim parked his vehicle, and the driver of the truck pulled up next to him, got out of the truck and approached the victim’s vehicle in an aggressive manner. According to the report, the perpetrator then struck the hood of the victim’s vehicle several times, causing damage. There was no further information available at the time of the report.
JUNE 5 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was dispatched to 59th Lane North last Thursday morning regarding a vehicle on fire. According to a PBSO report, the deputy arrived at approximately 5:17 a.m. to discover that a Toyota Rav 4 was smoking outside a home. Several parts of the vehicle, as well as the surrounding area, had been burned. There were no passengers inside the SUV. According to the report, Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue was called to extinguish the smoldering fire. There was no further information available at the time of the report.
JUNE 5 — An employee of the Bed, Bath & Beyond store on State Road 7 called the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach last Thursday afternoon to report an attempted theft. According to a PBSO report, at approximately noon, a white male in a blue suit entered the store and selected a mattress protector and a bed skirt. The suspect then attempted to pass all points of sale and exit the store without paying, but then noticed an employee watching him and ran back into the store, dropping all the items. According to the report, the suspect then fled the store and got into a blue Jeep SUV with a broken rear passenger-side window covered in duct tape. According to the report, the employee is familiar with the perpetrator, who is also the suspect in other retail thefts at the store. There was no further information available at the time of the report.
JUNE 8 — A resident of Alford Way called the PBSO substation in Wellington last Sunday morning to report a case of vandalism. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 2 and 6:30 a.m., someone vandalized the victim’s gold 2004 Chevy pickup truck, which was parked in his driveway. The victim discovered that someone had used red spray paint on the vehicle. The perpetrator(s) also placed white cement glue on the gas cap and punctured the front passenger-side tire with an unknown tool. According to the report, the victim is not having issues with neighbors and did not know who would have vandalized the vehicle. The damage was estimated at approximately $1,000. There were no suspects or witnesses available at the time of the report.
JUNE 8 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Wellington responded to a home on Jonquil Place last Sunday regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 11 and 11:30 a.m., someone stole the victim’s son’s gray and yellow Mongoose dirt bike from the front lawn, where it had been left lying by the road. The stolen bike was valued at approximately $110. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
JUNE 8 — An Acreage man was arrested last Sunday afternoon on drug charges following a traffic stop near the intersection of Grapeview and Orange boulevards. According to a PBSO report, a deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was dispatched to the area after several witnesses called to report a possible drunk driver. The deputy initiated a traffic stop and made contact with the driver, 39-year-old Matthew Macpherson. According to the report, the deputy discovered a silver spoon used for drugs, as well as a syringe, in the vehicle. Macpherson was arrested and taken to the Palm Beach County Jail, where he was charged with possession of a schedule II substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.
JUNE 9 — A resident of 92nd Lane North called the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation Monday to report a delayed auto burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 4 p.m. last Friday and 7 a.m. Monday, someone stole a chainsaw, weed eater, two hedgers and a blower from the victim’s pickup truck, which was parked on the property. The pickup truck was secured with a cover and a lock. According to the report, the perpetrator(s) used a prying tool to gain entry to the bed of the truck and remove the items. The stolen tools were valued at approximately $600. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
JUNE 9 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Wellington was called to a home on Clydesdale Avenue Monday afternoon regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 7 a.m. and noon last Friday, someone stole approximately 12 pieces of mail from the victim’s mailbox and also bent an arm on the victim’s front gate. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
