JUNE 19 — An employee of a gas station on Orange Blvd. called the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation last Thursday to report a theft. According to a PBSO report, the employee arrived at work last Thursday at approximately 4:30 a.m. to discover that 355 gallons of gas had been stolen. According to the report, surveillance video footage revealed that at approximately 9:13 p.m. last Wednesday, a white van with dark tint parked at one of the pumps. The driver of the van exited the vehicle, walked by the underground storage tank and then got back into the van and sat there for approximately 9 minutes before driving away. According to the report, the deputy suspected that the van had a hole in it because while it was parked, the storage tank was accessed and 355 gallons of gas was pumped out. The employee said the perpetrator would have to have the fuel tank lock code, which very few people know. The stolen gas was valued at approximately $1,412. There was no further information available at the time of the report.
JUNE 24 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to a gas station on Seminole Pratt Whitney Road on Tuesday regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 9:30 p.m. last Sunday and 10 p.m. on Monday, someone pulled an SUV or minivan up to the diesel storage tank cover, cut the lock and pumped fuel out into a storage tank in the vehicle. The deputy suspects there might have been a false door in the vehicle. According to the report, a smaller vehicle was involved as a look-out. There were no suspects at the time of the report.
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JUNE 21 — A Greenacres woman was stabbed outside the Regal Cinemas theater in Royal Palm Beach early last Saturday morning following an altercation. According to a PBSO report, at approximately midnight, the victim and her friend exited the theater and noticed a group of young women outside. The victim said one of the women had had a previous issue with her friend and attempted to attack her. According to the report, the victim attempted to defend her friend and was struck on the back of the head by the suspect. She later discovered that she had been stabbed in her upper torso, causing a laceration approximately 1 inch in length. The victim was taken to Palms West Hospital for treatment. According to the report, the victim was able to identify the suspect and where she lives, but there was no further information available at the time of the report.
JUNE 21 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to a home in the Royal Ascot Estates last Saturday morning in response to a case of vandalism. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 11:30 p.m. last Friday and 4:30 a.m. the following morning, someone egged the victim’s tractor. The victim said the tractor was clean when he went to bed, but went outside the next morning to find the tractor a mess and egg shells on the ground. According to the report, the victim did not have issues with anyone, but believed it might have been area juveniles. There was no further information available at the time of the report.
JUNE 21 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach was called to the Staples store on Southern Blvd. last Saturday afternoon regarding a case of shoplifting. According to a PBSO report, at approximately 1:30 p.m., several employees heard an anti-theft alarm sound and discovered that a white Galaxy tablet on display had gone missing. An employee reported observing a skinny white male exit the store right after the alarm sounded. According to the report, the man did not have anything in his hands, but might have concealed the tablet in his waistband. The stolen tablet was valued at approximately $319. There was no further information available at the time of the report.
JUNE 22 — A resident of Black Diamond called the PBSO substation in Wellington last Sunday morning to report a stolen vehicle. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 11 p.m. last Saturday and 7 a.m. the following morning, someone gained access to the victim’s vehicle, which was parked in his driveway, and stole a garage door opener and the spare keys to the victim’s blue 2012 Honda minivan. According to the report, the perpetrator(s) used the garage door opener to open the garage and steal the minivan. The victim awoke to discover his garage door open and the minivan stolen. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
JUNE 23 — A resident of the Polo Lakes community called the PBSO substation in Wellington on Monday to report a theft. According to a PBSO report, on Saturday, May 31, the victim purchased five money orders for $1,500 and placed them in the rent drop box for the Polo Lakes community made out to Polo Lakes. On Monday, the victim received a letter that she did not pay her rent. According to the report, the victim checked on the status of the money orders and found that three of them had been cashed, while two others were not. The victim requested information about where and when they were cashed. There was no further information available at the time of the report.
JUNE 23 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation responded to a home on 75th Lane North on Monday morning regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 9 p.m. last Sunday and 8 a.m. the following morning, someone entered the victim’s two unlocked vehicles, which were parked in his driveway, and stole a Kaltec 32-caliber semi-automatic handgun, Kaltec 9-round magazines and 18 rounds of 32-caliber ammunition. The stolen items were valued at approximately $415. DNA evidence was taken at the scene, but there were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
JUNE 23 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Wellington was dispatched to a residence in the Solara at Wellington community Monday regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 3 and 6:30 p.m., someone broke the victim’s rear sliding-glass door and entered the victim’s home. Once inside, the perpetrator(s) stole the victim’s 42-inch LG television, Apple iPod and Asus laptop computer. The stolen items were valued at approximately $1,375. DNA evidence was taken at the scene, but there were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
