DEC. 24 — Deputies from the Royal Palm Beach substation of the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office were called to the BB&T Bank branch on State Road 7 last Thursday morning regarding a business robbery. According to a PBSO report, a hold-up alarm went off at the bank at approximately 11:40 a.m. According to a teller, a white man with a mustache, in his late 50s or 60s, wearing a camouflage hat, glasses and gloves, handed the teller a note demanding money. According to the report, the unknown man fled in a white sports utility vehicle with more than $3,000 in cash.
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DEC. 21 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to home on Kings Way last Monday morning regarding a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 3:25 and 3:30 a.m. last Monday, at least two males entered the victim’s home through the garage after stealing the garage remote from the victim’s 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee. According to the report, the perpetrators stole a pair of Beats by Dre headphones and a Microsoft Surface tablet before fleeing in a silver car and also stealing the victim’s Jeep. DNA evidence was gathered from the home.
DEC. 22 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to Meadowlands Drive in the Saratoga Lakes community last Tuesday morning regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 10 p.m. last Monday and 6:30 a.m. last Tuesday, someone entered the victim’s possibly unlocked 2007 Nissan Altima and ransacked the glove compartment. According to the report, a gym bag with clothing and a work pouch with miscellaneous tools were stolen from the vehicle.
DEC. 22 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to the Hollister store in the Mall at Wellington Green last Tuesday morning regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, between 11:49 and 11:54 a.m., the victim’s wallet, valued at $50 and containing credit cards and $300 in cash, was stolen from her pants pocket as she was leaving the store.
DEC. 22 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to a home on Pimlico Way in the Sarasota Lakes community last Tuesday regarding a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, at approximately 2 a.m., someone opened the victim’s garage door. The victim heard the door open and secured it. Later, according to the report, the victim discovered that his garage door opener, previously inside his truck, was missing.
DEC. 23 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to a home on Orange Blvd. in The Acreage last Wednesday regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 7 p.m. last Tuesday and noon last Wednesday, someone stole the victim’s wallet, which was left in the victim’s unlocked vehicle. Inside the wallet were various bank cards, credit cards and identification cards.
DEC. 24 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to a park on Foresteria Ave. in the Sugar Pond Manor community last Thursday morning regarding a case of vandalism. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 10 a.m. last Wednesday and 10 a.m. last Thursday, someone used spray paint to vandalize two slides, one side panel of a slide and several areas of the sidewalk, causing approximately $300 in damage.
DEC. 25 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to a home on Lake Wellington Drive in the Monterey on the Lake community last Friday regarding a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 3:15 and 7:45 p.m. last Friday, someone entered the victim’s home by smashing a back bedroom window. According to the report, an HP laptop computer and charger, a silver and emerald earrings and necklace set, a 32-inch Vizio television and a Katana sword were stolen. DNA evidence was gathered from the home. Also, according to the report, an American Express credit card was stolen and was later used for three small transactions in West Palm Beach.
DEC. 26 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to a home on Kings Way last Saturday afternoon regarding a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m., someone stole a Sanyo television and various gifts from the victim’s residence. The value of the stolen items was more than $1,800. DNA evidence was gathered from the home.
DEC. 26 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to the Victoria’s Secret store in the Mall at Wellington Green last Saturday afternoon regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, at 3:25 p.m., the victim dropped her wallet while inside the store. When the victim returned, she was told that someone found the wallet and turned it in. However, $240 in cash was missing from the wallet.
DEC. 26 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to the 7 Eleven store on Southern Blvd. last Saturday regarding a case of fraud. According to a PBSO report, a cashier was contacted by someone claiming to be from corporate headquarters who asked the cashier to load two gift cards with $495 and $465 to test the system. According to the report, the caller then asked the cashier to read the numbers on the back of the card and then cut up the cards. According to the report, an attempt was made to cancel the cards immediately thereafter, only to learn that just $8.77 remained as the balance, with the store losing $951.23.
DEC. 27 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called Sunday morning to a home on San Diego Drive in Loxahatchee Groves regarding a stolen vehicle. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 11 p.m. last Saturday and 6:30 a.m. Sunday, someone stole the victim’s unlocked 2008 Jeep Wrangler. According to the report, the keys were left inside the vehicle.
DEC. 27 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called Sunday morning to a home on Knights Court regarding a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 10:55 and 11:20 a.m. Sunday, someone stole the victim’s Echo weed eater and edger from the victim’s open garage. According to the report, video surveillance showed an older model red pickup truck pull into the victim’s driveway, the driver walked around the vehicle, went out of the camera’s view toward the garage, then placed something into the truck bed before leaving the area.
DEC. 27 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to Carousel Way in the Counterpoint Estates community Sunday morning regarding a case of vandalism. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 8 p.m. last Saturday and 9:55 a.m. Sunday, someone shattered the windshield of the victim’s 2002 Ford Mustang, causing $200 in damage. According to the report, a pyramid-shaped parking block was next to the vehicle on the passenger side. The damage to the windshield is consistent with the concrete block being thrown at it.
DEC. 28 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called Monday morning to a home on Stratford Street regarding a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 8 a.m. last Tuesday and 11 a.m. Monday, someone stole the victim’s Village of Wellington garbage can and recycling bins, valued at $230, from outside her gated patio door.
