JULY 30 — Deputies from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office substation in Royal Palm Beach were called to several homes in the Victoria Grove community last Wednesday morning regarding multiple cases of vandalism. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 10:30 p.m. last Tuesday and 4:45 a.m. last Wednesday, a number of mailboxes were damaged along Lancaster Way. In one report, the victim last noticed her mailbox unharmed the night before, only to find it broken, bent and damaged around 7:30 a.m. Wednesday. Another victim noticed two males in dark clothing walking down the street knocking over her mailbox and others before exiting the development. A third victim also reported a damaged mailbox. According to the report, when investigating the incidents, deputies discovered at least 11 more damaged mailboxes in the area. Security video footage was requested from the community. There was no further information available at the time of the report.
JULY 30 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was dispatched to a home in La Mancha last Wednesday afternoon regarding a case of found property. According to a PBSO report, a woman found a gun under the driver’s seat of her car, but it was not her gun. She did not know who put the Kel-Tec pistol in the vehicle. According to the woman, no one else had used the vehicle.
JULY 31 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was contacted last Thursday afternoon regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 4 p.m. last Tuesday and 8 a.m. last Wednesday, someone removed three pieces of landscaping equipment from a company trailer parked on 86th Street North in The Acreage. According to the report, the victim said that the trailer was entered through the unlocked side door and that the items, valued at $1,180 were taken. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
JULY 31 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was contacted last Thursday regarding a case of fraud. According to a PBSO report, the victim received two letters in the mail from credit card companies regarding cards that she did not apply for. According to the report, on July 23, someone attempted to apply for a credit card at Target, but was denied. However, the perpetrator was able to open and use an account at a TJ Maxx store in New York. According to the report, the victim does not know who created the accounts using her personal information. The cards have since been canceled. There was no further information available at the time of the report.
AUG. 1 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to a home on the 12th Fairway last Friday morning regarding a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 2 and 8 p.m. last Thursday, perpetrator(s) entered the victim’s residence and removed two laptops and a camcorder, together valued at $1,800. According to the report, the victim noticed that her front door was unsecured when she arrived home. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
AUG. 1 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to a home in the Buena Vida neighborhood last Friday morning regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, the victim parked his vehicle on his driveway at 10 p.m. Thursday night, to discover at 8 a.m. Friday morning that the vehicle manual was in the incorrect place, and his handgun, valued at $400, was missing. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
AUG. 1 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was dispatched to a home in Santa Rosa Groves last Friday morning regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between midnight and 9:30 a.m., perpetrator(s) removed two industrial batteries and damaged two water pump engines. According to the report, the hoses were cut in the process of damaging the engines, and approximately 1,000 gallons of diesel fuel spilled into the nearby canal. The Environmental Crimes Unit was contacted, as well as Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
AUG. 1 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to a home in Paddock Park last Friday afternoon regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 11:45 a.m. and noon last Friday, the victim dropped off lawn maintenance employees and an enclosed trailer at a job site. According to the report, the employees later saw a white car flee the scene, then noticed that an Echo blower valued at $400 was missing. There were no suspects at the time of the report.
AUG. 1 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to a home in Saddle Trail Park last Friday evening regarding a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between Saturday, July 26 at noon and 4:30 p.m. last Friday, perpetrator(s) entered and ransacked the home, removing travelers checks, cash, jewelry, credit cards, a GPS unit and three sets of Lexus car keys. The burglary was reported by the property’s caretaker because the owner is out of town. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
AUG. 2 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to a business on Royal Palm Beach Blvd. last Saturday morning regarding a stolen vehicle. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 10:30 p.m. last Friday and 6 a.m. last Saturday, the victim’s Yamaha dirt bike was stolen from his truck. According to the report, the bike was strapped down and the tailgate was locked. It appeared as though the perpetrator(s) cut the straps and lifted the bike from the truck.
AUG. 2 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to a residence on Headwater Circle last Saturday morning regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, the victim’s iPad, Ray-Ban sunglasses and Sig Sauer handgun, together valued at $1,720, were removed from his unlocked vehicle sometime between 10 p.m. last Friday and 10 a.m. last Saturday. DNA evidence was taken at the scene, but there were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
AUG. 2 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to a home on 121st Terrace North last Saturday morning regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 8 a.m. last Tuesday and 10 a.m. last Saturday, someone removed eight galvanized steel fence panels, valued at $800, from the victim’s property. According to the report, the victim informed the deputy that the galvanized steel, round pen fence panels are used for horse pens and made up stables for horses. She noticed tire tracks along the property line. Deputies believe that the perpetrator(s) drove up the canal bank, jumped the fence, lifted the connection pins, separated the panels and then moved the panels to the other side of the fence before loading them onto a truck and fleeing the scene. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
AUG. 2 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to a home in Paddock Park last Saturday afternoon regarding a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, the victim left his residence at 12:30 p.m. and returned at 2:30 p.m. to discover that a side window of his home had been broken and a bedroom had been ransacked. The victim found that a double-barrel shotgun, ammunition, a bow with arrows, a jewelry box and other items were missing. Fingerprints and DNA evidence were collected at the scene, but there were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
AUG. 3 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to a home on 42nd Road North last Sunday morning regarding a stolen vehicle. According to a PBSO report, sometime between midnight and 1 a.m. on Sunday, the victim’s 1999 silver Nissan Sentra was stolen from his driveway. According to the report, the victim noted that several people have keys to the car, but no one had permission to take the vehicle.
AUG. 3 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to a home on 62nd Road North last Sunday morning regarding the theft of auto parts. According to a PBSO report, the victim last saw his off-road lights, valued at $800, on his vehicle last Saturday at 6 p.m. while parked in his driveway. At 10 a.m. on Sunday morning, he noticed that the lights were missing, the wires were cut and the screws were removed. According to the report, the victim is reviewing his video footage.
AUG. 3 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to Seminole Palms Park last Sunday afternoon regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, the victim’s front passenger window had been broken, and his wallet with credit cards and a cell phone were missing. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
AUG. 4 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was dispatched to a home in Channing Villas on Monday afternoon regarding a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between noon on Thursday, July 31 and 5 p.m. on Monday, perpetrator(s) broke a window, opened the rear sliding glass door and removed a 52-inch television. DNA evidence was taken at the scene, but there were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
