JUNE 28 — A deputy from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office substation in Royal Palm Beach was dispatched to a home in Counterpoint Estates last Thursday regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, the victim said that on Thursday, June 21, he left his vehicle parked in front of his sister’s house, leaving a gold tooth valued at $550 in the vehicle. When he returned the following day, he discovered that the tooth had been stolen. According to the report, the vehicle was unlocked at the time, and there was no sign of forced entry. According to the report, deputies discovered the tooth at a local pawnshop and were able to identify the person who pawned it. The tooth was returned, but no arrests had been made at the time of the report.
JUNE 29 — A resident of Cambridge Lane called the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach last Friday afternoon regarding a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, the victim left for work at approximately 7:45 a.m. When she returned at approximately 4:30 p.m., she noticed that her front door was slightly ajar. According to the report, the victim entered her home to discover that someone had used a blunt object to force open the rear door of the home, causing damage to the lock and surrounding frame. The house had been ransacked, and the perpetrator(s) had removed several pieces of jewelry valued at approximately $1,000. DNA evidence was taken at the scene, but there were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
JUNE 30 — A resident of 62nd Court North called the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation last Saturday afternoon to report a suspicious incident. According to a PBSO report, the victim was in his home at approximately 1 p.m. when he heard someone yelling his name outside. The victim said he believed it to be a former friend with whom he had some issues, so he locked himself inside his bedroom. According to the report, the victim said he heard banging on the door and the garage area before it stopped. According to the report, the victim discovered that the window screen near his front door had been ripped and that someone had stolen a red BMX Power Line bicycle valued at approximately $85. The victim said he did not have any information on his former friend’s whereabouts and did not see him do the damage or steal the bike. There was no further information at the time of the report.
JUNE 30 — A juvenile was arrested last Saturday on charges of shoplifting and drug possession following an incident at the Mall at Wellington Green. According to a PBSO report, the juvenile was stopped after it was discovered she stole a Bob Marley rubber bracelet from Spencer’s. The item was valued at $6.99. According to the report, a search revealed that the juvenile was also in possession of 1 gram of marijuana. She was arrested and taken to the Juvenile Assessment Center.
JUNE 30 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach responded to the Publix supermarket on Southern Blvd. last Saturday regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, an employee of the store was informed that several brass knobs had been stolen from the fire hydrants outside the store. The employee said four knobs had been stolen from three hydrants located on various sides of the property. The stolen items were valued at approximately $300. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
JUNE 30 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach was dispatched to a movie theater on State Road 7 last Saturday night regarding a case of battery. According to a PBSO report, a female juvenile was accosted by an unknown male for texting during a movie. According to the report, the victim was in the theater at approximately 10 p.m. The victim said that during the previews she was texting on her phone. At that time, an adult male from the row behind her told her to shut her phone off. The victim said that she and her friends moved several rows down, and she continued to text. According to the report, the victim said that the same adult male approached her, grabbed her by her arm and yelled at her to shut her phone off. The victim then contacted deputies, but the suspect had left the theater before he could be identified. There was no further information available at the time of the report.
JULY 1 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach was dispatched to the Goodwill store on Belvedere Road early last Sunday morning regarding an act of vandalism. According to the report, sometime between 12:05 and 12:25 a.m., someone severely damaged the northwest gate. A check of the building revealed that it was secure. According to the deputy, it appeared that someone had accessed the parking lot by ramming the gate, and that the perpetrator(s) may have taken donated items.
JULY 1 — A resident of The Acreage contacted the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation last Sunday evening to report a possible theft. According to the report, the victim and her family were on the dock at Peanut Island when someone removed her bag with her cell phone. The victim’s mapping program was able to track her phone to a home on 67th Street North. According to the PBSO report, the deputy made contact with the resident of the home, who said he and his family had also been at Peanut Island and was in possession of the victim’s bag but not her phone. The residents searched for the phone but could not find it. The deputy said it was unknown if the phone fell out of the bag or if someone took it. The phone was valued at approximately $400. There was no further information available at the time of the report.
JULY 2 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach was dispatched Monday afternoon to a construction site on State Road 7 regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 7 a.m. last Saturday and 3 p.m. Monday, someone entered the construction site and removed about 250 screw jacks from a container behind the building. The stolen items were valued at approximately $4,000. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
