DEC. 8 — A deputy from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to a vacant home on 75th Lane North in The Acreage on Monday morning regarding a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 7 p.m. last Saturday and 9:45 a.m. Monday, someone pulled the meter from the side of the residence, entered the garage and disassembled the electrical panel. According to the report, the unknown individual also removed 100 feet of copper wire, valued at $500, and entered the home through a sliding glass door.
DEC. 8 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to a vacant home on 81st Lane North in The Acreage on Monday morning regarding a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 6 a.m. last Saturday and 9:30 a.m. Monday, someone entered the home through the rear sliding door, removed the meter from the outside electrical box and cut the wires going from the meter to the breaker box. The wires, three 100-foot electrical lines, valued at $5,000, were removed from the home.
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DEC. 2 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to a home on Martin Circle last Tuesday morning regarding an attempted residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, the rear sliding glass door, which was locked the night before, was found open approximately four inches Tuesday morning. According to the report, the victim heard his dogs barking at 6:30 a.m., approximately an hour before the door was discovered with $150 worth of damage to its frame.
DEC. 3 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to the Bealls Outlet store on Southern Blvd. last Wednesday afternoon regarding a case of shoplifting. According to a PBSO report, Athanasia Theodoropoulos and Danielle Ibrahim were caught shoplifting $325.96 worth of perfumes, which were recovered. The two women were arrested.
DEC. 4 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to a home on D Road in Loxahatchee Groves last Thursday morning regarding a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 1 and 7:55 a.m., someone opened the gates near the victim’s horse stalls and removed several items, including a Troy-Bilt generator, valued at $800. According to the report, hand and power tools, electrical meters, snap-on tools and more were also taken.
DEC. 4 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to a home in Counterpoint Estates last Thursday afternoon regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, the victim left her Coach purse with two Coach wallets, four bank cards, $300 cash and an Apple iPhone 5 in the vehicle while she went inside to pick up her children. According to the report, she returned to her 2012 Hyundai Elantra a few minutes later and noticed that her car was beeping because the keys were not detected. When searching for her keys, the victim discovered that her purse and its contents were missing.
DEC. 4 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to the Southern Palm Crossing shopping plaza on Southern Blvd. last Thursday night regarding the theft of auto parts. According to a PBSO report, the victim was having dinner at a nearby restaurant, and upon returning to her vehicle, she noticed that the tailgate of her 2011 Ford F-250 truck had been stolen.
DEC. 5 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to a home on Orange Blvd. in The Acreage early last Friday morning regarding a residential burglary in progress. According to a PBSO report, the victim observed a man wearing a black shirt and tan pants at the back door of her home. According to the report, he had also tried the front door of the gated property. Deputies found the man at the sliding glass door and detained him. The man, later determined to be Keith Simmons, told deputies he was looking for a friend, but nobody in the house recognized him. He was arrested for burglary to an occupied dwelling.
DEC. 5 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to the Taco Bell restaurant on Southern Blvd. last Friday morning regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between Nov. 27 and Dec. 5, someone removed 50 5-foot hurricane shutters, valued at $6,000, from the restaurant’s property. According to the report, the store manager explained that the building’s storm shutters were kept behind the dumpster wall, surrounded by shrubs and out of view.
DEC. 5 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to a home on Sandpiper Avenue last Friday morning regarding a case of fraud. According to a PBSO report, the victim told deputies that her Bank of America credit card was declined while shopping, and upon looking into it, she noticed three attempted online purchases that she did not authorize.
DEC. 5 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to Palms West Hospital on Southern Blvd. last Friday evening regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 2:15 and 11:15 p.m., someone entered the victim’s vehicle and removed a debit card and approximately $135 from her wallet, which was left on the rear floorboard of the vehicle. According to the report, one of the doors might have been left unlocked.
DEC. 6 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to a home on Bedford Mews Court early last Saturday morning regarding the theft of automobile parts. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 10 p.m. last Friday night and 1 a.m. the following morning, someone removed the tire, rim and lug nuts from the victim’s 2008 Mitsubishi Endeavor. The victim did not see or hear any noise.
DEC. 6 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to a parking lot on Forest Hill Blvd. last Saturday night regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 8 and 9:50 p.m., the victim’s purse, left in plain view on the rear passenger seat of her 2008 Honda CRV, was stolen while she dined at a nearby restaurant. According to the report, when she returned to her vehicle, she found the rear driver’s side passenger window smashed, and her purse, along with its contents, removed. According to the report, she contacted her bank immediately and found that charges had already been made on her account.
DEC. 7 — A Jupiter man contacted the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation last Saturday night regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 8:30 and 9:15 p.m., while the victim was shopping at the Walmart store on Belvedere Road, someone stole a Huffy bicycle, a Schwinn bicycle and a fire pit from the back of the his truck.
DEC. 8 — A La Mancha resident called the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation Monday regarding a case of fraud. According to the victim, she received a notice Nov. 29 from a collection agency referencing an outstanding PayPal debt. According to the report, the victim contacted the agency and was informed that a $5,000 purchase was made in April 2013, and that the current amount due is $1,537.51. According to the report, the victim was not provided information about the purchased item, or the address it was shipped to, but said she did not use her PayPal account for such a purchase. According to the report, the victim does not know how her information was compromised.
DEC. 8 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to Yarmouth Court on Monday morning regarding a stolen vehicle. According to a PBSO report, an anonymous caller observed a minor on a golf cart with what appeared to be a cable lock on the steering wheel. According to the report, when deputies made contact with the cart and its underage driver, the golf cart had a screw driver in the ignition. The juvenile said he stole the golf cart from a nearby home because he didn’t want to walk to school. The minor was arrested.
DEC. 8 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called Monday afternoon to the 7-Eleven store on Okeechobee Blvd. regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, while the victim was pumping gas into her 2015 Jeep, someone entered her vehicle and removed her Coach purse with $600 in cash, Betsy Johnson earrings, and various debit and credit cards, along with the victim’s license and insurance card. According to the report, there were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
