SEPT. 2 — A deputy from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office substation in Wellington was called to Scott’s Place playground Monday morning regarding an act of vandalism. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 5 p.m. last Sunday and 9 a.m. the following morning, someone vandalized a picnic table. According to the report, the perpetrator(s) placed a plastic bottle in the umbrella holder of one of the tables and then lit it on fire. The plastic burned into the table, causing approximately $400 in damage. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
AUG. 28 — An employee of the WalMart Supercenter on Belvedere Road called the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach last Wednesday to report a theft. According to a PBSO report, at approximately 1:15 p.m. the employee was driving around the rear of the building when he observed four white males picking up a cardboard bale and loading it into a white 1997 Ford F-150. According to the report, the employee told the suspects that they could not take the cardboard, but the suspects got into the truck and fled. WalMart gets money for each bale of recycled cardboard. According to the report, the theft was caught on video surveillance cameras, and the deputy was able to get a license plate number. There was no further information available at the time of the report.
AUG. 28 — A resident of Lake Worth called the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach last Wednesday afternoon to report a suspicious incident. According to a PBSO report, the woman, who works in the village, received a phone call at approximately 4:45 p.m. from an unknown person who said he was representing Verizon Wireless. According to the report, the person said he was doing some changes to local cell phone towers and asked for the victim’s personal information to avoid her service being cut off. The victim gave the suspect her address, but when he pressed her for more information, she told him she was not comfortable since he called her. According to the report, the man then became angry. The victim hung up and called Verizon to ask about the call, but the representative warned her it was a scam and the company does not contact customers for their information. The deputy attempted to call the suspect, but did not make contact. There was no further information available at the time of the report.
AUG. 29 — A woman contacted the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach last Thursday to report a theft. According to a PBSO report, the victim’s son was at the Royal Palm Beach Recreational Center on Aug. 23 and placed his backpack on the bleachers. Sometime between 4 and 6:30 p.m., someone removed his iPhone 4 from the bag. The victim’s son noticed the phone missing when he returned home. According to the report, the victim traced the phone to a West Palm Beach location, but had not recovered it. The phone was valued at approximately $500. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
AUG. 29 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach was called to a home in Counterpoint Estates last Thursday morning regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, the victim had guests at her home on Saturday, Aug. 24 at approximately 7 p.m. and later discovered several pieces of jewelry missing. The victim said one of the guests, who she did not know, became sick and fell asleep in her bedroom. Last Thursday, the victim noticed six pieces of jewelry, including several rings and necklaces, were missing. DNA evidence was taken at the scene, but there was no further information available at the time of the report.
AUG. 31 — An employee of the NuVista skilled nursing facility called the PBSO substation in Wellington last Saturday night to report a theft. According to a PBSO report, the victim placed her Coach purse in a hall cupboard at approximately 2:30 p.m. When she returned at the end of her shift approximately seven hours later, her purse was missing. The victim had placed a sweater over the purse. According to the report, the purse contained the victim’s debit cards, checkbook, wallet with her driver’s license, Social Security card and house keys. According to the report, a similar incident had occurred recently. There was no further information available at the time of the report.
