FEB. 20 — Two homes on Shoma Drive were the target of residential burglaries last Wednesday afternoon, according to reports filed with the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office substation in Royal Palm Beach. According to separate PBSO reports, someone entered the victims’ homes through the south rear doors and removed electronics and jewelry. According to one report, sometime between 1:35 and 2:20 p.m., the perpetrator(s) removed a Nintendo Wii game system, a Kindle Fire tablet computer and a black Toshiba laptop computer, as well as several pieces of jewelry. The deputy believed the perpetrator(s) entered through the back door of the residence, which was left unlocked. The stolen items were valued at approximately $1,185. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report. In a second PBSO report, sometime between 1 and 3:45 p.m., someone forced open the rear sliding glass door of the home and stole an Xbox 360 game console, several gold and silver chains, bracelets and rings. The stolen items were valued at approximately $7,015. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
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FEB. 16 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was dispatched Saturday, Feb. 16 to a home on Banyan Blvd. regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 10 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 14 and 6:10 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 16, someone stole the battery from the victim’s recreational vehicle. According to the report, the RV was parked outside the victim’s home. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
FEB. 18 — A resident of Hall Blvd. called the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation last Monday to report a stolen vehicle. According to a PBSO report, the victim last saw his 2004 black Bray trailer chained to a tree in his back yard on Friday, Feb. 1. Sometime between then and last Monday, someone stole the trailer and the chain. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
FEB. 22 — An Acreage man was arrested last Friday night on drug charges following a traffic stop on State Road 7. According to a PBSO report, a deputy from the Royal Palm Beach substation was on patrol when he observed a green SUV traveling northbound on SR 7 with a broken tag light. The deputy initiated a traffic stop and made contact with the driver, 38-year-old David Jardines. According to the report, the deputy could smell marijuana coming from inside the vehicle. A search of the vehicle revealed that Jardines was in possession of approximately 630 grams of marijuana and $2,100 cash. Jardines was arrested and taken to the Palm Beach County Jail, where he was charged with possession of marijuana over 20 grams and possession of marijuana with intent to sell.
FEB. 23 — A resident of Chapparel Way called the PBSO substation in Wellington last Saturday evening to report a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 5:30 p.m. last Friday and 4:30 p.m. last Saturday, someone entered the victim’s unlocked vehicle and rummaged through the center console. According to the report, nothing was stolen from the vehicle. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
FEB. 24 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Wellington was dispatched to a home in the Eastwood neighborhood last Sunday regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 8:15 p.m. last Friday and 11 a.m. the following morning, someone entered the victim’s two unlocked vehicles and stole a portable DVD player, a pair of Gucci sunglasses and a black briefcase. According to the report, the victim left both vehicles unlocked and noticed that one of her glove boxes was open. Later, a neighbor returned some items that he had found in the bushes that were taken from the victim’s car. The victim then discovered the items had been removed. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
FEB. 24 — A resident of Oakmont Estates contacted the PBSO substation in Wellington last Sunday night to report a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, the victim left her home around 10:15 a.m. last Sunday morning and returned at approximately 9:45 p.m. to discover that someone had used a concrete paver to smash out her rear living room window. The victim said the perpetrator(s) removed her Toshiba laptop computer, which had been sitting on a small table in the living room, and then ransacked her roommate’s bedroom. The victim’s roommate was not available to identify if anything had been taken from her room. The stolen laptop was valued at approximately $400. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
FEB. 25 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach responded to a home in the Willows II community Monday regarding a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 7:45 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., someone entered the victim’s home and stole an HP laptop computer valued at approximately $1,000. According to the report, a neighbor had surveillance video footage of the incident, and the suspect was observed entering the home and then getting into a white vehicle. There was no further information available at the time of the report.
FEB. 25 — A resident of Crassula Court called the PBSO substation in Wellington on Monday to report a case of vandalism. According to a PBSO report, the victim parked his 2012 Chevy Silverado outside his apartment at approximately 6 p.m. last Sunday. When he entered the vehicle at approximately 11 a.m. the following morning, he closed the driver’s-side door, causing the rear window to shatter. According to the report, the victim believes someone cracked the window before he got in the vehicle. The damage was estimated at approximately $700. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
