JAN. 12 — A deputy from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to Royal Palm Beach Commons Park on Monday morning regarding a case of vandalism. According to a PBSO report sometime between Jan. 2 and Jan. 12, three large light fixtures, valued at $3,000, were vandalized on the golf range.
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JAN. 6 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to the Lowe’s Home Improvement store on State Road 7 last Tuesday afternoon regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 3 and 3:15 p.m., a store vendor left a Toshiba laptop, valued at $1,200, unattended in the tools section of the store. Upon return, the computer was no longer where the vendor left it. There was no further information available at the time of the report.
JAN. 6 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to a home on E Road in Loxahatchee Groves last Tuesday afternoon regarding a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, someone removed two water treatment systems and was taking down the aluminum fence along the pool, in addition to other items from the long-vacant home. There was no further information available at the time of the report.
JAN. 6 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to a home on Seminole Lakes Drive last Tuesday afternoon regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, the victim left her 2008 Ford Fusion unlocked on her driveway. Upon returning to the vehicle, the victim noticed that her red wallet, containing her driver’s license, several bank cards and other documents, as well as $55 in cash, was missing. DNA evidence was gathered from the vehicle.
JAN. 7 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was contacted last Wednesday by a resident of Royal Ascot Estates regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 11 p.m. last Tuesday and noon last Wednesday, someone removed the victim’s 55-gallon wheeled garbage can, valued at $60, from the swale in front of his residence. According to the report, the victim heard noise around 2 a.m. that sounded like ATVs going up and down the street. According to the report, the following morning, many neighbors had stolen or vandalized mailboxes.
JAN. 7 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to the Target superstore on Okeechobee Blvd. last Wednesday regarding a shoplifting incident. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 6:17 and 6:23 p.m., 33-year-old Amber Steele was caught shoplifting $1,578.27 worth of merchandise, which was recovered. Steele was arrested for felony shoplifting.
JAN. 8 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to a home on 76th Road North in The Acreage last Thursday evening regarding a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 9:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., someone entered the victim’s home, leaving the sliding glass door off of its track. According to the report, approximately $2,500 in coins were taken from the master bedroom. Fingerprint evidence was gathered at the scene.
JAN. 9 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to a home on Shoma Drive last Friday evening regarding a case of vandalism. According to a PBSO report, sometime around 7:20 p.m., neighborhood children broke the back windshield of the victim’s 2003 Honda Pilot. According to the report, a witness heard the smashing of the window and saw a group of middle school aged black and Hispanic girls running from the area.
JAN. 10 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was alerted to a stolen vehicle incident in The Acreage last Friday. According to a PBSO report, the deputy was flagged down, while driving, by a resident. Last Friday, the victim’s stepson drove her 1999 E-Z-GO golf cart and left it next to a vacant lot, only to discover it stolen. According to the report, the golf cart was not loaned to anyone.
JAN. 11 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to a home on Avocado Blvd. in The Acreage last Sunday morning regarding a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 4:20 and 5 a.m., the property owner received a text that his alarm system had gone off at the vacant property. According to the report, the deputy walked the perimeter of the yard and noticed the garage side door open and a smashed window. Additionally, the deputy found that the power box to the residence was cut off from the wall, presumably in an attempt to shut down the alarm system. The deputy did not believe that the perpetrator managed to enter the house, but according to the owner, it had been broken into several times before.
JAN. 12 — An Acreage resident called the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation Monday afternoon to report a case of identity theft. According to a PBSO report, the victim received a letter in late December stating that she was not approved for a PayPal credit account. According to the report, the victim never applied for the credit, and checked with Experian and PayPal at the time. She later received a billing statement for three online eBay purchases totaling $463.20. The deputy took the information and recommended filing an Internet fraud report with www.ic3.gov.
JAN. 12 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to a home in the La Mancha neighborhood Monday afternoon regarding a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 7:30 a.m. and 12:20 p.m., someone entered the residence, leaving the front door unlocked and the rear sliding door ajar. According to the report, the burglar removed a 46-inch Samsung TV, an Xbox 360, a Toshiba laptop, an Apple iPad mini and a small safe containing various papers, together valued at approximately $2,100, as well as $650 in cash from the master bedroom. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report. DNA and fingerprint evidence were gathered at the scene.
JAN. 13 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to a home on Sunset Point Drive on Tuesday afternoon regarding a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 6:35 a.m. and 4 p.m., someone broke the kitchen window of the residence. According to the report, when the victim returned home, she saw the broken glass, the front bedroom light on, and discovered that $1,000 was missing from the master bedroom dresser. Fingerprint evidence was taken at the scene.
