JULY 11 — A woman contacted the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office substation in Royal Palm Beach last Friday afternoon regarding lost property. According to a PBSO report, sometime between noon and 1 p.m., the victim left her beach bag behind the lifeguard post at Calypso Bay Waterpark and went to the pool. When she returned home, she noticed that her wallet, which contained her license, bank cards, insurance cards and cash, was no longer in the bag. The victim cancelled the bank cards, and no fraudulent activity was reported. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
JULY 13 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was dispatched to Calypso Bay Waterpark last Sunday afternoon regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 1 and 1:45 p.m., the victim accidently left a clear plastic bag containing credit cards, $53 and his driver’s license at the facility. According to the report, earlier in the day, an unknown woman brought a bag matching that description to the lost and found, only to return later to pick up a same bag, saying she was related to the victim.
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JULY 8 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach was called to the TJ Maxx store on State Road 7 last Tuesday afternoon regarding a case of shoplifting. According to a PBSO report, the suspect, Greenacres resident Jolene Fulton, was observed concealing numerous perfumes worth $69.97 inside her purse before passing all points of sale. She was charged with retail theft, and the items were recovered.
JULY 9 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to Walgreens store on Southern Blvd. early last Wednesday morning regarding a case of shoplifting. According to a PBSO report, between 1:50 and 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 9, Acreage residents Edward Santoro III and Stephanie Friedman were witnessed concealing items worth approximately $105 in their pockets and a purse, and then passing all points of sale. Both were arrested for retail theft, and the items were recovered.
JULY 9 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to a business on Royal Palm Beach Blvd. last Wednesday morning regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 4 p.m. on Tuesday, July 8 and 10 a.m. the following morning, an employee noticed that the air conditioner was not working. She called a service technician, who informed her that the condenser unit had been stolen, with the power wires ripped out and the low pressure line cut. The damage was estimated between $2,800 and $3,000. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
JULY 10 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to the Royal Ascot Estates last Thursday afternoon regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, the victim was surveying a location when someone stole a piece of surveying equipment, valued at $5,000, from his truck. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
JULY 11 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Wellington was called to a home in Pinewood East last Friday regarding a delayed vandalism report. According to a PBSO report, on Saturday, June 28, the victim found cake smeared all over her garage door and a Walgreens bag filled with urine-drenched paper towels in her yard. On Tuesday, July 8, she discovered that several eggs had been thrown on her property’s front yard. Neither accident caused serious damage. According to a PBSO report, the victim had a suspect in mind. There were no witnesses at the time of the report.
JULY 12 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to a home on 93rd Road North last Saturday morning regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 10:30 p.m. last Friday and 10:30 a.m. Saturday, the victim’s pressure washer, hose and sprayer, along with other items, valued at approximately $1,135, were stolen from his truck. No DNA evidence or fingerprints were found at the scene. There were no suspects at the time of the report.
JULY 12 — A vehicle stop for careless driving last Saturday afternoon on Southern Blvd. in Royal Palm Beach led to the arrest of a Jupiter man. According to a PBSO report, a sergeant from the Royal Palm Beach substation noticed the suspect driving carelessly at approximately 2:30 p.m. and attempted to stop the vehicle. The suspect failed to stop and attempted to flee, driving into the parking lot of a nearby business, where two men exited the vehicle to flee on foot. PBSO units established a perimeter, pursued the suspects on foot and eventually caught one suspect, Robert Schott. He was charged with possession of marijuana, resisting an officer, knowingly driving with a suspended license and fleeing police by failing to obey an order to stop. According to the report, Schott identified the second suspect, who had not been located at the time of the report.
JULY 12 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to the Publix supermarket on Southern Blvd. last Saturday afternoon in response to a forgery. According to a PBSO report, between 5 and 6 p.m., an unknown man attempted to purchase several items and pay with a counterfeit $100 bill. According to the report, when the manager told the man that the store would have to keep the bill, he left. The counterfeit bill and security footage of the incident were taken as evidence.
JULY 13 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to a home on 70th Street North last Sunday regarding a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, the victim left the house on Saturday, July 12 at 11 a.m., returning at 10 p.m. that evening. The following day, he noticed that a laptop computer, a Playstation 3 video game console and $15 were missing. The items were valued at $565. Pry marks were discovered on the rear sliding glass door, which was found ajar. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
JULY 13 — Two homes in Wellington’s Village Walk neighborhood reported vehicle burglaries last Sunday. In the first incident, sometime between Saturday at 7 p.m. and 2 p.m. Sunday, someone entered and rummaged through the victim’s unlocked vehicle, but nothing was reported stolen. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report. In the second incident, sometime between 8:30 p.m. Saturday and 6:45 a.m. the following morning, an iPhone was taken from the victim’s unlocked vehicle, but was later recovered in a neighbor’s yard. DNA evidence was collected, but there were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
JULY 13 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to a home on Persimmon Blvd. last Sunday afternoon regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, two weed-eaters, valued at approximately $330, were stolen from the victim’s truck sometime between 11 a.m. and noon. There were no suspects at the time of the report.
JULY 14 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called Monday to property owned by the Florida Forestry Service on D Road in Loxahatchee Groves regarding a delayed theft. According to a PBSO report, a forest ranger was doing lawn work with a weed-eater last Sunday morning. Upon returning for the weed-eater, which was left on the lawn, between 10:15 and 11:30 a.m., the victim discovered that it was missing. The weed-eater was valued at $300. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
JULY 14 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called Monday morning to a home on Royal Palm Beach Blvd. regarding a stolen vehicle. According to a PBSO report, the victim left his company-owned Ford F-350 utility truck parked on the driveway overnight. Sometime between 11:30 p.m. Sunday night and 5:30 a.m. Monday, the vehicle and equipment valued at $7,350 was removed from the driveway. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
JULY 14 — Two vehicle burglaries were reported last Monday morning in Wellington’s Grand Isles community. According to one PBSO report, sometime between 11:30 p.m. last Sunday and 7:30 a.m. Monday, unknown perpetrator(s) entered the victim’s unlocked car and stole a black pouch before entering the victim’s other unlocked vehicle. The suspect then fled, but the black pouch was found on a nearby sidewalk. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report. In a second incident, the victim’s dog was barking shortly before 5 a.m., so he went outside to discover the driver’s side door of his unlocked vehicle open. A bag of change, a Bluetooth headset and headphones, valued at $240, were missing from the vehicle. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
