APRIL 30 — A deputy from the Acreage/Loxahatchee substation of the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office was called to 62nd Court North in The Acreage early last Thursday morning regarding a stolen vehicle. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 2:45 and 3 a.m., the victim heard his dogs barking and went outside to investigate. When he went outside, his work vehicle, a 2005 Isuzu NPR dump truck, with a trailer containing work equipment, was missing. According to the report, the trailer contained numerous pieces of landscaping equipment valued at more than $13,000.
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APRIL 28 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to the Super Walmart store on Belvedere Road last Tuesday evening regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, Vernell Owens was observed pushing a shopping cart full of clothing items, a child seat, a bicycle and beer, together valued at $456, out of the store at 7:42 p.m. without paying for the items. According to the report, deputies chased Owens on foot before apprehending him. Owens was taken into custody and arrested for petit theft and resisting an officer.
APRIL 29 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was contacted by an Acreage resident last Wednesday afternoon regarding a case of fraud. According to a PBSO report, when the victim attempted to get a loan, he was denied because of two outstanding Verizon accounts, with balances of $530 and $2,596, opened in April and October of 2014. The accounts were opened in Georgia without the victim’s knowledge. According to the report, the victim attempted to open an account in October of 2014 and was denied due to an existing account, but did not think to look into the discrepancy.
APRIL 29 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was canvassing the parking lot at Palms West Hospital last Wednesday afternoon and noticed suspicious activity. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 7 a.m. and 5:45 p.m., a wheel and tire, valued at $600 were stolen from a 2004 Dodge Ram 1500 truck. Fingerprint evidence was collected from the rim of one of the truck wheels.
APRIL 30 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to a business on Okeechobee Blvd. in Loxahatchee Groves last Thursday morning regarding a burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 6:30 p.m. last Wednesday and 8 a.m. last Thursday, someone cut through the chain link wall of a produce business and removed items from a locked cooler and the cash register. According to the report, 10 Red Bull drinks, 20 Monster drinks and $175 cash were removed from the business.
MAY 1 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was contacted by a Miami Gardens resident last Friday regarding a case of forgery. According to a PBSO report, the woman noticed that a counterfeit check for $289.31 had been processed against her Space Coast Credit Union account. According to the credit union, the counterfeit check was processed at the Marshalls store on Southern Blvd. in Royal Palm Beach on April 19.
MAY 1 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was contacted by a resident of 126th Drive North in The Acreage last Friday regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, the victim noticed last Friday afternoon that the decal from her 2003 Ford F-250 truck was missing.
MAY 1 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation met with a Royal Palm Beach resident last Friday afternoon regarding a case of credit card fraud. According to a PBSO report, the victim was at Palm Beach International Airport last Friday when her wallet, valued at $300, containing paperwork, credit cards and cash, was either stolen or fell from her purse. When the victim went to cancel her credit cards, she discovered that several had already been used at stores in the Boynton Beach Mall for purchases totaling more than $1,500.
MAY 1 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to the Super Walmart store on Belvedere Road last Friday evening regarding a shoplifting incident. According to a PBSO report, between 6:30 and 7:30 p.m., Gardy Laguere placed 58 items, valued at $420.81, into a shopping cart before concealing them in Walmart bags that he previously had and walking out of the store. According to the report, he was stopped by a loss prevention officer and later arrested by the PBSO. The merchandise was recovered.
MAY 1 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation met with a Royal Palm Beach resident last Friday evening regarding a case of embezzlement. According to a PBSO report, the victim discovered that someone had transferred $11,000 from her Bank of America savings and checking accounts into a third account that was created using her personal information. According to the report, the victim did not give anyone permission to access her accounts and did not open the third account.
MAY 3 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to the Victoria Grove community early last Sunday morning regarding a suspicious incident. According to a PBSO report, at approximately 11:30 p.m. last Saturday, deputies were called regarding young males who were observed pulling car door handles to see if the vehicles were unlocked. According to the report, when confronted, three juvenile suspects told deputies that they were just walking. According to the report, the three consented to be searched and were found with plastic bags. One had a Garmin GPS unit on him, which might have been stolen.
MAY 3 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to a home in Counterpoint Estates on Sunday morning regarding a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between last Friday at 2 p.m. and Sunday at 2 a.m., someone entered the victim’s home and removed an Xbox One gaming system, valued at $400. DNA and fingerprint evidence was gathered from the residence.
MAY 3 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to a home on Montauk Drive on Sunday regarding a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, the victim’s bicycle, valued at $300, had been stolen from underneath his stairwell.
MAY 4 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to the Wellington Town Square shopping plaza parking lot on Forest Hill Blvd. on Monday morning regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 11 and 11:20 a.m., someone removed the victim’s Aerodynamics speed bike, valued at $3,000, from a bike rack near the Publix supermarket.
MAY 5 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to a home on Lakefield North Court on Tuesday morning regarding a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 5 p.m. on Monday and 9 a.m. on Tuesday, someone entered the residence with a key and removed the washer and dryer, valued at $1,600, along with many tools, including a clipping hammer, valued at $800. The home is currently under construction.
