OCT. 25 — A deputy from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office substation in Royal Palm Beach was dispatched to a home on Palm Beach Trace Drive last Friday evening regarding a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 6:40 a.m. and 7:30 p.m., someone entered the victim’s home and stole a Mossberg 12-gauge pump shotgun, a Highpoint .45-caliber pistol and a Playstation 3 gaming console. The stolen items were valued at approximately $650. DNA evidence was taken at the scene, but there were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
OCT. 24 — A Wellington man and woman were arrested on charges of shoplifting after they were caught stealing from the Walmart Supercenter on Belvedere Road last Thursday evening. According to a PBSO report, a deputy from the Royal Palm Beach substation responded to the store after a loss-prevention officer observed 33-year-old Austin Carroll and 41-year-old Christa Caldwell attempt to steal a Gateway laptop computer. According to the report, Carroll and Caldwell entered the store at approximately 11:54 p.m. The loss-prevention officer observed Carroll use a pair of wire cutters to cut the anti-theft device off the laptop computer, while Caldwell acted as a lookout. According to the report, Carroll placed the laptop in the front of his pants, then he and Caldwell attempted to exit the store, passing all points of sale without paying. The loss-prevention officer attempted to stop them, but, according to the report, Carroll pushed the officer and ran. According to the report, the deputy stopped him in the parking lot. The stolen laptop was valued at $328. Carroll and Caldwell were arrested and taken to the Palm Beach County Jail. Carroll was charged with grand theft, use of an anti-shoplifting countermeasure and resisting recovery of property. Caldwell was charged with grand theft.
OCT. 25 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach was called to a home on Sparrow Drive last Friday afternoon in response to a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, the victim left her home at approximately 10:15 a.m. and returned at approximately 1 p.m. to discover that someone entered her home and stole her Samsung laptop computer, an iPad and several rings. The deputy believed the perpetrator(s) entered through an unlocked sliding-glass door. The stolen items were valued at approximately $1,300. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
OCT. 25 — A resident of West Palm Beach contacted the PBSO substation in Wellington last Friday afternoon to report a theft. According to a PBSO report, the victim was in the Mall at Wellington Green at approximately 3:20 p.m., after purchasing a half-carat diamond and white gold ring. The victim went to buy a pretzel from one of the stores and placed his bag on the counter. According to the report, an unknown black female walked up to the counter and took the bag, stealing the ring along with a lifetime warranty card. The stolen items were valued at approximately $330.
OCT. 26 — A resident of Sparrow Drive called the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach last Saturday to report a case of vandalism. According to a PBSO report, the victim said there were two incidents between 6:30 a.m. last Thursday and 7:30 a.m. the following morning when someone left feces on the ground in front of the victim’s door. The victim said the act damaged his paint on the ground. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
OCT. 26 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was dispatched to a home in the Osprey Isles community last Saturday morning regarding an act of vandalism. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 9 p.m. last Friday and 8 a.m. the following morning, someone removed the valve stems and slashed three tires on the victim’s white Ford F-150 pickup truck. The victim said the truck was parked in front of his home overnight. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
OCT. 26 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Wellington responded to a home in Olympia last Saturday afternoon regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, the victim had workers in her home between 9 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 20 and 2 p.m. last Saturday. The victim said during that time, someone stole several pieces of jewelry from her drawer, including a diamond pendant necklace valued at approximately $20,000. There was no further information available at the time of the report.
OCT. 26 — A resident of Olympia called the PBSO substation in Wellington last Saturday evening to report a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 9 a.m. last Friday and 6 p.m. the following evening, someone stole several packages from the victim’s porch that had been delivered by UPS. The victim said the packages contained approximately $543.62 in art supplies. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
OCT. 26 — A Royal Palm Beach teen contacted the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach last Saturday evening regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, the victim was at Commons Park at approximately 8 p.m. when an unknown male asked to use her iPhone 4s. According to the report, the victim let him use the phone, and the suspect fled with it. The stolen phone was valued at approximately $300. The suspect was described as a black male between age 15 and 18 wearing a gray shirt and dark pants with a shaved head. There was no further information available at the time of the report.
OCT. 27 — A resident of Sugar Pond Manor called the PBSO substation in Wellington last Sunday morning to report a theft. According to a PBSO report, the victim left her green purse on the front seat of her vehicle overnight last Saturday. Sometime between 11 p.m. last Saturday and 9:30 a.m. the following morning, someone entered the victim’s unlocked vehicle and stole the purse. The victim said the purse contained her driver’s license and work keys. The stolen items were valued at approximately $50. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
OCT. 28 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation responded Monday to a construction site on Southern Blvd. regarding a case of vandalism. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 2 p.m. last Saturday and 6 a.m. Monday, someone improperly operated a crane lift owned by the construction company. The complainant said a spare key was located in the operator compartment and someone used it to operate the crane, causing a bent master lift mechanism. The damage was estimated to cost approximately $50,000. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
