JAN. 6 — A deputy from the Royal Palm Beach substation of the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office was called to the BP gas station on State Road 7 last Wednesday morning regarding a business robbery. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 6 and 6:02 a.m., a black male, approximately 5 foot, 7 inches tall, wearing a black sweatshirt, black sweatpants with stripes and a white mask entered the store and told the clerk to open the register. According to the report, the man grabbed the available cash before exiting the store and entering a dark vehicle parked in the lot next to the gas station.
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JAN. 5 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was contacted by an Acreage resident last Tuesday regarding a case of fraud. According to a PBSO report, the victim applied for a job online with a company called US Mail Plus, where he was shipped packages, was to inspect the packages, and ship them back to the company. According to the report, after doing the job for a month, accepting approximately two shipments a week, a man came to his home accusing him of theft for ordering two Apple Watches using the man’s bank account information. According to the report, two Apple watches arrived at the victim’s home the next day. Several stores later contacted the victim looking for payment.
JAN. 5 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to a home on Old Hammock Way in the Black Diamond community last Tuesday afternoon regarding a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 8 a.m. and 3:15 p.m., someone pried open the rear sliding door of the victim’s home and stole jewelry, two televisions, two Sony PlayStations and more. DNA and fingerprint evidence were gathered from the scene.
JAN. 5 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to the Mobil station on Royal Palm Beach Blvd. last Tuesday regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, when the victim was pumping gas into her vehicle, she went inside to pay and left her 2007 Ford SUV unlocked, with her wallet on the front passenger’s side of the vehicle. According to the report, when she returned to the vehicle, her wallet, which contained a credit card, a driver’s license and a military identification card, was missing.
JAN. 5 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to Todd A. Robiner Park on La Mancha Ave. last Tuesday evening regarding a shooting. According to a PBSO report, at approximately 9:40 p.m., a witness saw a male wearing black clothing standing next to a silver vehicle. According to the report, the witness saw a flash from a handgun, heard gunfire, then saw the male run northbound on Las Palmas Street. According to the report, the silver vehicle tried to follow the man for a short time before leaving. According to the report, PBSO deputies discovered three .380 rounds, one SCCY 9mm handgun and a pair of Nike flip flops in the park’s parking lot. According to the report, the recovered handgun has been classified as stolen by the PBSO.
JAN. 6 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to the Renaissance Charter School at Palms West on Southern Blvd. last Wednesday morning regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 5:50 and 7 a.m., someone entered the victim’s unlocked 2012 Freightliner truck, which was making a delivery, and removed a backpack and cell phone, together valued at $320.
JAN. 7 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to a medical office on the campus of Palms West Hospital last Thursday regarding a case of fraud. According to a PBSO report, the victim received an e-mail at 12:04 p.m. that she had made a transaction at a Royal Palm Beach Publix store at 11:10 a.m. for $346. According to the report, the victim then discovered that her wallet had been stolen from her purse while she was out of the office. Transactions were made at Publix, Office Depot, Dillard’s, Macy’s and FYE Music before the theft was discovered.
JAN. 7 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to Fairlane Court in the Mallet Hill community last Thursday evening regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, someone entered the victim’s unlocked vehicle and stole $4 in change from the center console.
JAN. 8 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to a home on 47th Road North in The Acreage last Friday regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between last Wednesday and last Thursday, someone siphoned $40 of gasoline from the victim’s 2001 Buick.
JAN. 8 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to the parking lot of Wellington Regional Medical Center last Friday morning regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 9 and 10 a.m. last Friday, someone broke into the victim’s 2015 Ford Fusion and stole a purse from the passenger side floorboard.
JAN. 8 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to Wellington Regional Medical Center last Friday evening regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 5:30 and 7:30 p.m. last Friday, someone stole the victim’s Apple iPhone 6 with an OtterBox case, valued at $700, from her bedside tray while she was sleeping.
JAN. 9 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to Shepard Place in the Olympia neighborhood last Saturday morning regarding a theft of services. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 4 and 5:33 a.m. last Saturday, a cab driver picked up two individuals in Miami and brought them to the area. According to the report, one passenger jumped out of the car at State Road 7 and Forest Hill Blvd. and ran off, while the other passenger, a black male, was dropped off at a home on Shepard Place, where he knocked on the front door before running off. The homeowner told the cab driver that the black male did not live there.
JAN. 9 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to the Walmart store on Belvedere Road last Saturday afternoon regarding a case of shoplifting. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 3:43 and 4 p.m., a minor was observed attempting to steal $68.78 worth of groceries, which were recovered. The minor was arrested for retail theft.
JAN. 9 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to a home on Croton Drive last Saturday afternoon regarding a drug case. According to the report, deputies were responding to an overdose and noticed a cabinet smelled strongly of marijuana. According to the report, approximately 60 grams of marijuana, valued at $100, marijuana seeds and 1.3 grams of Xanax pills, valued at $100, were recovered.
JAN. 10 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called Sunday morning to a home on 69th Street North in The Acreage regarding a stolen vehicle. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 8 p.m. last Saturday and 9:30 a.m. Sunday, someone stole the victim’s 2012 Dodge Ram 3500.
JAN. 11 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to a business on Carol Street in the Santa Rosa Groves community Monday morning regarding the delayed report of a burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime last weekend, someone cut the posts on the nursery business’s chain fence and stole a Dixie Chopper mower, valued at $3,000; a water softener filter, valued at $5,000; a 5 horsepower water pump, valued at $1,000; and a 1 horsepower water pump. Additionally, there was approximately $4,000 worth of damage done to an irrigation system and the fence.
JAN. 11 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called Monday to the Lowe’s Home Improvement store on State Road 7 regarding the delayed report of a case of shoplifting. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 10:39 and 10:54 a.m. on Monday, a white male and a white female were observed stealing a copper wire reel valued at $211. According to the report, they passed all of the points of sale without paying for the wire, and then returned it for a store credit before leaving in a red Kia.
JAN. 11 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to a home on Dahlia Drive on Monday afternoon regarding the delayed report of a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 1:45 p.m. on Jan. 2 and 2 p.m. on Jan. 11, someone entered the home, which is in the middle of a remodel, and vandalized the walls with black marker.
JAN. 11 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called Monday afternoon to a location on 130th Avenue North in The Acreage regarding a burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 5 p.m. last Thursday and 5 p.m. Monday, someone cut the lock off of the back gate of Indian Trail Improvement District Pump Station #2 and stole a John Deere tractor.
