JULY 9 — A deputy from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office substation in Wellington was dispatched Tuesday to two homes on Yarmouth Court after residents called to report two vehicle burglaries. According to separate PBSO reports, the victims discovered that someone had removed their remote garage door openers from their vehicles. According to one PBSO report, sometime between 8 p.m. Monday and 8 a.m. the following morning, someone entered the victim’s unlocked car and removed his garage door opener, which was valued at approximately $25. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report. According to a separate PBSO report, sometime between 8 p.m. Monday and 8 a.m. the following morning, someone entered the victim’s unsecured vehicle and stole his garage door opener. The victim did not believe anyone had entered his garage. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
JULY 1 — A resident of Devonshire Circle called the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach last Monday to report a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 9 p.m. on Sunday, June 30 and 8 a.m. the next morning, someone entered the victim’s unlocked vehicle and removed the ignition key cover, attempting to steal the vehicle. The damaged key cover was valued at approximately $500. DNA evidence was taken at the scene, but there were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
JULY 1 — A Royal Palm Beach woman and a juvenile were arrested last Monday evening on charges of shoplifting after they were caught taking items from the Marshalls store in the Southern Palm Crossing shopping plaza. According to a PBSO report, a deputy from the Royal Palm Beach substation was dispatched to the store after a loss prevention officer observed 18-year-old Alexandra Arias and a juvenile conceal women’s wallets beneath their clothing. According to the report, Arias and the juvenile passed all points of sale without paying for the wallets and exited the store. That is when the loss prevention officer stopped them and recovered the stolen wallets. According to the report, Arias and the juvenile attempted to flee, but were apprehended and turned over to the deputy. The stolen wallets were valued at $38.97. Arias was taken to the Palm Beach County Jail where she was charged with petty theft. The juvenile was taken to the Juvenile Assessment Center.
JULY 4 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was dispatched to a home on 53rd Road North last Thursday morning regarding a stolen vehicle. According to a PBSO report, the victim was asleep at approximately 3 a.m. when he heard his 2000 Ford F250 start up. The victim looked out his window and observed his truck driving through the grass and then head southbound on Coconut Blvd. According to the report, the victim did not give anyone permission to take his truck. The stolen vehicle is described as a white 2000 F250 with a business sign on the side and a yellow construction light on the top. According to the victim, it also had a 100-gallon diesel tank and several tools in the truck bed. There were no suspects at the time of the report.
JULY 5 — A resident of 130th Trail North contacted the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation last Friday night to report found property. According to the report, the resident’s son discovered a black duffel bag on the canal bank at 130th Trail North and 78th Street North. The duffel bag contained a small black flashlight, silver and gold mens watches, ladies jewelry and a Jack Daniels bottle with clear alcohol inside. According to the report, the resident believed the items might have been stolen. There was no further information available at the time of the report.
JULY 6 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was dispatched to a home on 42nd Road North last Saturday morning regarding a stolen vehicle. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 9 a.m. last Thursday and 10:30 a.m. last Saturday, someone stole the victim’s flatbed trailer, which was parked in his front yard and loaded with scrap metal. The victim said the trailer was attached to a car on the east side of his home. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
JULY 6 — A resident of Wellington’s Edge called the PBSO substation in Wellington last Saturday night to report a home burglary. According to a PBSO report, the victim left the home at approximately 8 p.m., leaving her husband inside and the garage door open. When she returned at approximately 9:30 p.m., the victim noticed her blue and cream beach cruiser bicycle missing from inside the garage. According to the report, the victim’s husband didn’t hear anyone enter the garage, and their dog didn’t bark. A neighbor reported seeing two teens riding bicycles on the street, but didn’t see anyone enter the victim’s garage. The stolen bicycle was valued at approximately $119. There was no further information available at the time of the report.
JULY 8 — An employee of Little Ceasar’s Pizza on Okeechobee Blvd. contacted the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach on Monday regarding a case of forgery. According to a PBSO report, a store employee was given three counterfeit $20 bills from an unknown man. According to the report, the suspect came into the store and bought a pizza and a soda, then left and returned and purchased wings and another soda. The suspect used three counterfeit $20 bills for the purchases. According to the report, the suspect was described as a black male, approximately 6’ tall, with a golden tooth and wearing a yellow shirt. There was no further information available at the time of the report.
JULY 8 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Wellington was dispatched Monday evening to a residence on Hickory Trail regarding a home burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. Monday, someone forced open a window on the side of the victim’s home to gain entry to the house. Once inside, the perpetrator(s) stole two fake Rolex watches, an iPad, a HP Pavilion laptop computer, miscellaneous jewelry, approximately 200 cigars, a Playstation 3 gaming console and a loaded .40-caliber handgun. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
