JUNE 24 — A deputy from the Royal Palm Beach substation of the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office was called to a vacant store location on State Road 7 last Wednesday morning regarding a burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between Wednesday, June 17 and Wednesday, June 24, unknown perpetrators entered the vacant building, deployed fire extinguishers, created holes in the wall, painted vulgar statements, broke several light fixtures and walls, and left behind wheel tracks.
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JUNE 23 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to a home on Guilford Circle last Tuesday morning regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, someone entered the victim’s 2010 Chevrolet work van and removed a refrigerator drum, valued at $300, as well as the victim’s wallet, while the work vehicle was left unattended with the driver’s-side door and rear doors left open.
JUNE 23 — A resident of La Mancha contacted the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation last Tuesday afternoon regarding a case of fraud. According to a PBSO report, last Sunday, the victim noticed fraudulent transactions on his bank account for purchases at various stores, including Walmart, Auto Zone and McDonald’s, totaling more than $550. The bank cancelled his card and issued a new one.
JUNE 23 — A resident of La Mancha contacted the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation last Tuesday afternoon regarding a case of fraud. According to a PBSO report, someone called the victim claiming to be from the Internal Revenue Service, claiming that the victim owed $4,722 in back taxes from 2010 to 2012. According to the report, the caller threatened to have the victim arrested if at least $1,000 was not wired to a third party immediately.
JUNE 24 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to a home on Columbine Ave. last Wednesday regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, someone entered the victim’s unlocked vehicle, opened the glove box and the center console, but took nothing. According to the report, DNA and fingerprint evidence were gathered from the vehicle.
JUNE 24 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to the Publix supermarket on Royal Palm Beach Blvd. last Wednesday afternoon regarding a robbery. According to a PBSO report, at 7:35 p.m., the victim was sitting on a bench in front of Publix and was approached by a group of young black males who asked him for a dollar. According to the report, when he refused, one of the perpetrators, who appeared to be approximately 13 years old, snatched $200 from the victim’s hand and fled northbound with the group.
JUNE 26 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to a home on Wild Oats last Friday afternoon regarding a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 8:30 a.m. and 6 p.m., someone entered the victim’s residence and stole three rings, together valued at more than $2,000. DNA evidence was gathered from the home.
JUNE 28 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to a home on Geranium Place on Sunday regarding the delayed report of a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 6 p.m. last Friday and noon last Saturday, someone entered the victim’s unlocked 2012 Toyota Sienna and removed two Philco DVD players, valued at $400, and 30 CDs, valued at approximately $250, from the back of the vehicle.
JUNE 28 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called Sunday morning to a home on Polo Gardens Drive regarding a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between midnight and 8 a.m. last Sunday, someone entered the victim’s screened-in patio and stole a Diamondback BMX bicycle.
JUNE 29 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was contacted Monday by members of the Elks Lodge regarding a case of fraud. According to a PBSO report, when the board was preparing for its annual audit, it was discovered that a board member withdrew $61,000 from the lodge’s accounts without consent. According to the report, the situation has been referred to the Financial Crimes Division. In a related case, according to another PBSO report, the board member in question told deputies that she was coerced by an unknown woman over the phone to remove money from her checking, savings and credit accounts, and send the money to specific addresses.
