JUNE 13 — Deputies from the Wellington substation of the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office were called to the Mall at Wellington Green last weekend regarding multiple cell phone thefts. According to one PBSO report, sometime between 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. last Saturday, someone removed the victim’s white Apple iPhone 6 with a pink case, valued at $800, from her purse while she was shopping in the Victoria’s Secret store. In another PBSO report, sometime between 4:30 and 5 p.m., someone removed the victim’s gold Apple iPhone 5S, valued at $500, from her purse, also while shopping in the Victoria’s Secret store. In a third case, according to a PBSO report, at approximately 4:45 p.m. last Saturday, someone stole a victim’s gold Apple iPhone 5S, valued at $500, and a Kate Spade case, valued at $40. According to a fourth PBSO report, between 4:15 and 4:45 p.m. last Saturday, someone stole the victim’s white Apple iPhone 6, valued at $800, from the victim’s purse while she was shopping at the Forever 21 store.
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JUNE 9 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to a home on Granada Street last Tuesday morning regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 9:30 p.m. last Monday and 7:30 a.m. last Tuesday, someone entered the victim’s 2005 Ford F-150 and removed a Callaway golf bag with several golf clubs and other golfing equipment. According to the report, the vehicle did not show any signs of forced entry.
JUNE 9 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to a church on Royal Palm Beach Blvd. last Tuesday morning regarding a burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 2:30 p.m. last Monday and 11 a.m. last Tuesday, someone entered the church office by removing a window-mounted air conditioning unit and stole a jug containing approximately $200 in change. DNA and fingerprint evidence was gathered at the scene.
JUNE 9 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to a home on 85th Road North in The Acreage last Tuesday morning regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 11:15 and 11:35 a.m. last Tuesday, someone entered the victim’s residence and stole a Century safe, valued at $150, and a jewelry and knife collection, valued at $15,000.
JUNE 9 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to a gas station on Okeechobee Blvd. last Tuesday afternoon regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, the victim left his bicycle unlocked outside the front door of the gas station while he went inside. According to the report, while inside, the victim observed an unknown black male, approximately six feet tall, slim, with short hair, wearing a white T-shirt, khaki shorts and a red backpack, get on the victim’s bicycle and flee toward Sparrow Drive. A witness was able to follow the perpetrator until he reached the intersection of State Road 7 and Okeechobee Blvd, before losing him.
JUNE 9 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to a business on Belvedere Road last Tuesday afternoon regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 3:15 and 3:30 p.m. last Tuesday, the victim parked his 2010 Chevy HHR by the rear of the business unlocked with the trunk open. According to the report, upon returning to the vehicle, he noticed that the passenger door was open and his wallet, containing $400, was missing. Video surveillance shows a man walking up to the vehicle and reaching inside.
JUNE 10 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to a nursery business on D Road in Loxahatchee Groves last Wednesday regarding a burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 6 p.m. last Tuesday and 8 a.m. last Wednesday, someone stole more than 51 hand tools and a generator from the nursery’s tool and maintenance shed. According to the report, the shed was behind a locked, 6-foot-high chain-link fence. The fence lock was cut, then the perpetrator(s) used a hand truck to move the items from the shed to a waiting vehicle.
JUNE 10 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was contacted by a resident of Strathmore Gate East last Wednesday afternoon regarding a case of fraud. According to a PBSO report, someone called the victim pretending to work for Florida Power & Light, telling the victim that money was owed on the bill and a credit card number was needed or else the power would be turned off. According to the report, the victim provided her American Express account information and later discovered a $503.95 charge at a Winn-Dixie supermarket.
JUNE 11 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to a home on Orange Blvd. in The Acreage last Thursday morning regarding a stolen vehicle. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 4:20 and 5:20 a.m., someone cut the lock to the victim’s driveway gate and stole a heavily customized 2000 Ford F-350 show truck, valued at approximately $50,000 with its customizations. It was parked on the victim’s driveway. According to the report, surveillance video indicates that a gray Dodge Ram truck backed up to the truck and towed it off the driveway before heading east on Orange Blvd.
JUNE 11 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was contacted by a resident of Okeechobee Blvd. in Loxahatchee Groves last Thursday morning regarding a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 8 p.m. last Wednesday and 8 a.m. last Thursday, someone pried off the lock to the victim’s shed and removed two generators, valued at $800. The victim declined an on-scene investigation but did want to report the theft.
JUNE 11 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to a home on Essex Court last Thursday morning regarding a stolen vehicle. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 8:30 p.m. last Wednesday and 8:30 a.m. last Thursday, someone stole the victim’s locked 1999 Dodge Grand Caravan, valued at $3,000, from the victim’s parking space.
JUNE 11 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to Brow Art 23 in the Mall at Wellington Green on Thursday afternoon regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, at approximately 4 p.m., an unknown female took the victim’s iPad, valued at $400, which was left in the store.
JUNE 12 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to a home on Orange Blvd. in The Acreage last Friday morning regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 5 and 5:30 a.m., a resident noticed two men in dark clothing trespassing in his back yard, then running to a black Chevy Monte Carlo parked near an adjacent canal. According to the report, next to the vehicle was a pool pump and pool ladder, together valued at $500, stolen from a neighbor’s yard. According to the report, the pool products were returned to their rightful owner.
JUNE 15 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to the Wellington’s Edge community Monday regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between Friday, June 12 at 3:30 p.m. and Saturday, June 13 at 2:30 p.m., someone entered the community and stole a Ingersoll Rand golf cart, valued at $7,800, from the maintenance shed. According to the report, the golf cart was inoperable when it was stolen.
JUNE 15 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to Northshire Trail in the Sheffields Woods West community Monday morning regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 11 p.m. Sunday and 2 a.m. Monday, someone entered the victim’s 2014 Subaru and removed clothing, an Apple iPod and a Samsung cell phone, together valued at approximately $700. According to the report, the victim was unpacking the vehicle and noticed that the passenger-side door was ajar with two backpacks missing. According to the report, the clothing was found behind a trash can. Fingerprint evidence was gathered from the vehicle. Additionally, there were two other possible vehicle burglaries in the neighborhood, but only loose change was taken from the vehicles.
JUNE 15 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called Monday morning to a home on 73rd Street North in The Acreage regarding a stolen vehicle. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 7 p.m. Sunday and 6:30 a.m. Monday, someone stole the victim’s 2008 Kawasaki ZX10R Ninja 1000 motorcycle from his driveway.
JUNE 15 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called Monday morning to a home on Stirrup Lane in Paddock Park regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 7 p.m. Sunday and 9 a.m. Monday, someone entered one of the victim’s vehicles and removed a cell phone. Additionally, the victim also reported that another unlocked vehicle on the driveway was entered and rummaged through with multiple items scattered throughout the vehicle. Fingerprint evidence was gathered at the scene.
JUNE 15 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called Monday night to the Sunglass Hut store in the Mall at Wellington Green regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 7:27 and 8:25 p.m., a juvenile, approximately 8 years old, was shopping with her mother and stole two pairs of Chanel sunglasses, together valued at $600. It is unknown if the mother was aware that the girl stole the sunglasses. The crime was discovered when reviewing surveillance video.
