JAN. 23 — A Pompano Beach man was arrested Thursday, Jan. 23 on charges of burglary after he was caught attempting to open vehicles in the parking lot of the Village Shoppes plaza on Southern Blvd. According to a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office report, a deputy from the Royal Palm Beach substation was dispatched to the plaza after a witness reported a suspicious person attempting to open vehicles in the parking lot. According to the report, the deputy made contact with 32-year-old Troy Giardina in the parking lot. According to the report, Giardina said he had gone into the vehicle looking for items of value. Giardina was arrested and taken to the Palm Beach County Jail, where he was charged with burglary to an unoccupied structure.
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JAN. 18 — A resident of Queens Lane called the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach on Saturday, Jan. 18 to report a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, at approximately 11:46 p.m., the victim went outside to discover two unknown males standing next to his vehicle. The two suspects then fled in a silver Chevy Impala. According to the report, the victim discovered that his Garmin GPS system was missing from his vehicle and believed the suspects were able to gain access through an unlocked door. The suspects were described as white teenage males, one of them approximately 6’ tall and wearing a flannel shirt. The stolen GPS unit was valued at approximately $200. There was no further information available at the time of the report.
JAN. 19 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach was dispatched to Commons Park on Sunday, Jan. 19 following a theft. According to a PBSO report, the victim was at the park at approximately 7 p.m. when he was approached by an unknown young black male. According to the report, the suspect asked to use the victim’s phone to make a call, and the victim agreed to give him his Samsung Black Galaxy Note 3. The suspect then pretended to call someone before fleeing with the phone. The stolen phone was valued at approximately $750. There was no further information available at the time of the report.
JAN. 27 — A resident of Prado Street in La Mancha called the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach last Monday to report a home burglary. According to a PBSO report, the victim left his home at approximately 11 a.m. and returned at approximately 4 p.m. to discover that his 60-inch Sony Bravia LCD television was missing from the living room. The victim’s mother also reported four pieces of jewelry missing, including hoop earrings and a jade bracelet. According to the report, there were no signs of forced entry. The perpetrator(s) might have gained entry through an open rear sliding-glass door. The stolen items were valued at approximately $2,400. DNA evidence was processed at the scene, but there were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
FEB. 1 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Wellington was called to the Mall at Wellington Green last Saturday regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, the victim was at the mall last Friday evening when someone stole her iPhone 5c from the front pocket of her purse. The stolen phone was valued at approximately $400. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
FEB. 2 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Wellington responded Sunday to a home on Yarmouth Circle regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 3 and 5 p.m. last Friday, someone stole a black and green junior BMX bicycle from the victim’s front porch. The victim’s son reported seeing an unknown black male riding the bicycle on Saturday. The stolen bicycle was valued at approximately $59. There was no further information available at the time of the report.
FEB. 2 — A resident of the Binks Forest community called the PBSO substation in Wellington on Sunday to report a home burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., someone entered the victim’s home and stole a small safe containing approximately $15,000 along with documents and jewelry, as well as a Breitling watch. The victim was unsure if he locked the doors to his home. According to the report, the only other person who knew about the safe was the victim’s cleaning woman, who recently quit. The stolen items were valued at approximately $35,000. A neighbor said they heard a dog bark at approximately 11 a.m. that day. DNA evidence was taken at the scene, but there was no further information available at the time of the report.
FEB. 2 — A Wellington woman was arrested last Sunday on charges of theft after she was caught shoplifting from the Walgreens pharmacy on Greenview Shores Blvd. According to a PBSO report, a deputy from the Wellington station was called to the store after 19-year-old Destiny Brown was stopped by a loss prevention officer, who observed her take several items, including a memory stick and several cards. The stolen items were valued at $63.02. Brown was arrested and taken to the county jail, where she was charged with petty theft.
