JULY 1 — A deputy from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office’s substation in Royal Palm Beach was called to a self-storage facility on Fox Trail Road last Tuesday regarding stolen vehicles. According to a PBSO report, the vehicles were taken between 4:45 p.m. on Monday, June 30 and 6:45 a.m. the following morning. According to the report, three 6-foot by 12-foot trailers full of lawn equipment were detached from the victim’s trucks and stolen. The deputy was provided with security footage and was able to determine that perpetrators entered the facility and removed the three trailers, along with their contents. The value of the trailers and the contents totaled more than $79,000. DNA evidence was collected, and one trailer was eventually recovered with its contents removed. Several other victims reported related incidents at the same self-storage facility last Tuesday. In one case, the self-storage facility itself reported $500 in damage to its back gate, and another victim noted that the rear quarter panel of his RV had been struck, causing approximately $1,000 in damage. Still another victim reported that weedeaters, a trimmer, an edger and a blower valued at more than $1,200 were missing from his trailer. Pry marks were discovered on the trailer’s rear door.
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JUNE 30 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was dispatched to a home on Sparrow Drive last Monday regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 6 p.m. on Friday, June 27 and 9 a.m. on Monday, June 30, someone entered the victim’s unlocked 2008 Mazda CX6 and stole a .38 caliber Ruger revolver valued at $400 from the center console. The victim reviewed the complex’s security footage, but it did not show where her vehicle was parked. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
JULY 1 — Two homes on Ridgewood Circle in Madison Green reported vehicle burglaries to the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation on Tuesday, July 1. In the first incident, the victim’s vehicle was parked in the driveway overnight. Sometime between Monday, June 30 at 9 p.m. and Tuesday, July 1 at 2 a.m., the front passenger-side window was broken and the victim’s glove compartment was entered. A total of $239 in cash was removed from the vehicle. DNA evidence was collected, but there were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report. In the second incident, the victim’s vehicle was left unlocked in the driveway overnight, and sometime between Monday, June 30 at 10 p.m. and 9:15 a.m. the following morning, a handbag was stolen from the rear passenger seat. Items valued at $351 were reported missing. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
JULY 2 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was dispatched to a home on 75th Lane North last Wednesday afternoon regarding a case of vandalism. According to the report, sometime between noon on July 1 and noon the following day, six windows on the house had been broken, causing approximately $2,500 in damage. It does not appear that anyone entered the home. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
JULY 5 — A Strathmore Gate West resident called the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office substation in Royal Palm Beach last Saturday regarding a case of credit card fraud. According to a PBSO report, the victim had noticed two days earlier that her wallet was missing from her purse. The victim called her credit card company to cancel her cards and was advised that one of her cards had been used at various locations. According to the report, a deputy was able to recover a photograph of the suspect, confirm the suspect’s identity and contact the suspect, Royal Palm Beach resident Jenna Gardner, who confessed to illegal transactions totaling $1,345.25. She was arrested and charged with grand theft, forgery, fraud and the illegal use of credit cards.
JULY 5 — Two victims contacted the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation last Saturday regarding the theft of two wallets from the Madison Green Golf Course sometime between 8 and 9:15 a.m. last Friday. According to a PBSO report, the two men had left their wallets in their golf bags unattended for approximately 15 minutes. When they went to purchase refreshments, they discovered that the wallets were missing. There were no suspects at the time of the report, but surveillance video was available.
JULY 7 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called Monday afternoon to a home on Temple Blvd. regarding a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 7 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. Monday, unknown perpetrator(s) broke the rear sliding glass door to the home and rummaged through dressers and closets, but it did not appear as though anything had been taken. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
JULY 7 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was dispatched Monday evening to a residence on 61st Street North regarding a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, the victim left the home on Sunday at 5 p.m. and returned Monday at 6 p.m. to discover that two rear sliding glass doors had been broken. The perpetrator(s) entered the residence, opened drawers and threw clothing on the floor. Jewelry worth approximately $3,600 was stolen. According to the report, a cell phone not belonging to the victim was found outside the residence, along with a jewelry box and some jewelry. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
JULY 7 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was dispatched Monday evening to a home on 63rd Lane North regarding a residential burglary. According to the report, the victim left at 6 a.m. and returned at 6 p.m. to find the home in disarray. The rear sliding door had been smashed and various belongings were scattered on the floor. Jewelry worth approximately $1,635 was reported stolen. Photographs and latent prints were gathered, but there were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
