MARCH 9 — A deputy from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to the intersection of Country Club Drive and Royal Palm Beach Blvd. on Monday morning regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 11:15 and 11:35 a.m., someone entered the victim’s 2015 Nissan Versa work vehicle and broke the driver’s side window, causing $300 in damage, before removing a locked HP laptop, valued at $300, and a Topcon Total Station survey instrument, valued at $8,000. Fingerprints and DNA evidence were gathered from the vehicle.
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MARCH 3 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to a Publix parking lot on State Road 7 last Tuesday regarding a robbery. According to a PBSO report, an unknown black male approached the victim, held a gun against his chest and asked him to turn over his valuables. According to the report, the suspect patted down the victim, removed his wallet and took his credit union debit card, and then returned the victim’s wallet before jogging away.
MARCH 5 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to a home on 60th Lane North in The Acreage last Thursday regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 12:30 and 12:45 p.m., someone entered into the victim’s 2015 Peterbilt roller side maintenance work truck and removed an Apple iPhone 4 and a Samsung Galaxy phone, together valued at $1,100, from the unlocked vehicle.
MARCH 6 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to a hotel on Royal Palm Beach Blvd. last Friday evening regarding the theft of automobile parts. According to a PBSO report, someone removed the tailgate from the victim’s 2009 Ford F-350 sometime between 9:30 p.m. on March 5 and 7 a.m. on March 6. There did not appear to be any other damage to the vehicle or anything else missing.
MARCH 6 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to a fenced tower site on Business Parkway last Friday regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. last Friday, someone cut and removed approximately 100 feet of copper wire, valued at approximately $1,800.
MARCH 6 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was contacted by a resident of 82nd Road North in The Acreage last Friday regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 10 p.m. last Thursday and 8:30 p.m. last Friday, someone removed two bicycles, a men’s 26-inch mountain bike, valued at $130, and a women’s 26-inch beach cruiser, valued at $250, from outside of the victim’s garage.
MARCH 7 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was at Commons Park last Saturday night and observed a male juvenile attempt to burglarize parked vehicles. According to a PBSO report, between 7:28 and 8 p.m. last Saturday, the deputy saw the juvenile approach a Ford Explorer and a Ford Mustang and attempt to enter both vehicles by opening the door handles. According to the report, the suspect is on probation for petty theft and told the deputy that he was going through the parking lot looking for unlocked car doors. The minor was arrested for attempted vehicle burglary.
MARCH 7 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to a home on Orange Grove Blvd. in The Acreage last Saturday evening regarding a stolen vehicle. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 3 and 10 p.m., someone stole the victim’s 6-foot-by-12-foot Carry-On trailer, valued at $1,323.94. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
MARCH 8 — Deputies from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation were looking for a green vehicle involved in a strong-arm robbery at the Target store on Okeechobee Blvd. in Royal Palm Beach when deputies were called to the Walmart parking lot Sunday afternoon regarding another robbery. According to a PBSO report, the victim and her 6-year-old granddaughter were exiting the store when a white male, later determined to be Charles Jones, pulled up to them in a green Dodge Caravan and told the victim that he was going to take her purse. According to the report, Jones fled northbound from the scene, and the vehicle was found minutes later in the nearby Target parking lot. According to the report, the victim of the first robbery at the Target store identified Jones as he exited the store after the second robbery at Walmart, and Jones was arrested on robbery charges.
MARCH 8 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was contacted Sunday evening regarding a case of fraud. According to a PBSO report, the victim called to report the theft of her wallet while she was at Ross Dress for Less on State Road 7 between 6:30 and 7 p.m. According to the report, at approximately 8 p.m., Chase Bank’s fraud department called the victim about a $90 purchase at the Ross store and two purchases for $212 and $109 at Target. According to the report, the purchases were not made by the victim, who discovered that her wallet, containing several bank cards and other documentation, had been removed her from purse.
MARCH 8 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was contacted Sunday regarding an instance of vandalism. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 9:30 a.m. and 9:30 p.m. last Saturday, someone vandalized the victim’s vehicle while parked at the Mall at Wellington Green.
MARCH 9 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called Monday to a home on C Road in Loxahatchee Groves regarding an incident of vandalism. According to a PBSO report, someone broke the interior and exterior panel for a set of electronic gates, as well as several rods in the right gate. The damage is estimated at $600.
MARCH 9 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was contacted Monday morning by an Acreage resident regarding an instance of fraud. According to a PBSO report, sometime last Saturday, the victim was alerted that his identity had possibly been stolen after he attempted to submit his tax return, and it was rejected. According to the report, the rejection was because someone had filed a tax return using his toddler’s Social Security number.
MARCH 9 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to a home in Meadowland Cove on Monday about the delayed report of a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. last Wednesday, March 4, someone removed a package containing a silver Apple iPhone 5s from the victim’s doorstep. There was no further information available at the time of the report.
MARCH 9 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called Monday afternoon to a home on 51st Place North in The Acreage regarding a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 8 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., someone entered the victim’s home and removed an Asus laptop computer. According to the report, one of the victim’s rear windows was broken, and recently a different rear window had been damaged. According to the victim, over the last few weeks, someone has been entering the victim’s home and moving things around inside. Deputies attempted to gather fingerprint evidence at the home.
MARCH 9 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called Monday afternoon to the Macy’s department store in the Mall at Wellington Green regarding a case of shoplifting. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 3 and 4 p.m., two male juveniles were observed selecting a 6-pack of Polo socks and a pair of Polo boxers, valued at approximately $50, concealing them in a backpack and exiting the store. According to the report, the backpack contained a glass marijuana pipe, which was entered into evidence. Both juveniles were placed under arrest and turned over to their parents.
MARCH 10 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to a home on Orange Grove Blvd. in The Acreage on Tuesday morning regarding an auto part theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 4:30 p.m. on Monday and 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, someone stole the tailgate off the victim’s 2014 Ford F-250 truck, equipped with a backup camera and a diamond finish, valued at approximately $4,200.
