AUG. 5 — The Wellington substation of the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a series of vandalism incidents that occurred last Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning.
According to several PBSO reports, residents at neighborhoods across the village reported incidents of vehicle windows being smashed with a blunt object but not burglarized.
These latest reports are in addition to a series of similar vandalism incidents that occurred the previous weekend. Those cases were reported in the Town-Crier last week.
The latest incident reports include:
• At a home on Staghorn Street, sometime between 5 p.m. last Tuesday and 5 p.m. last Wednesday, someone smashed the driver’s side window of the victim’s 2007 Nissan Altima, causing $200 in damage.
• At a home on Barnstaple Circle, sometime between 7:45 p.m. last Tuesday and 5:15 a.m. last Wednesday, someone smashed the front driver’s side window of the victim’s 2002 Ford F-350, causing $500 in damage.
• At a home on Hawthorne Place, sometime between 8:40 p.m. last Tuesday and 7:54 a.m. last Wednesday, someone smashed the driver’s side front window of the victim’s 2011 Toyota Rav4, causing approximately $500 in damage.
• At a home on Farmington Ave., sometime between 2:30 and 9:30 a.m. last Wednesday, someone broke the driver’s side window of the victim’s 2011 Dodge Ram.
Several other similar cases were classified as burglaries, since the vehicles appear to have been entered and rummaged through.
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AUG. 4 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to a home on 120th Avenue North in The Acreage last Tuesday morning regarding a stolen vehicle. According to a PBSO report, sometime between midnight and 5 a.m. last Tuesday, someone stole the victim’s 2006 Ford F-250, along with a cargo trailer that included a 50-inch Dixie Chopper lawn mower, valued at $3,500; a 36-inch Scag lawn mower, valued at $1,000; two Stihl weed eaters, valued at $700; along with a Stihl hedge trimmer, pole saw, two backpack blowers, a backpack sprayer and an edger, together valued at approximately $7,500.
AUG. 5 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to a home on Alcazar Street in the La Mancha neighborhood last Wednesday morning regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 9:30 p.m. last Tuesday and 6:50 a.m. last Wednesday, someone broke the driver’s side window of the victim’s 2007 Ford GT, causing $350 in damage. The perpetrator then entered the vehicle and looked in the glove compartment. DNA evidence was gathered from the scene.
AUG. 5 — Deputies from the PBSO’s Wellington substation were called to homes on Hyacinth Place last Wednesday regarding vehicle burglaries. According to one PBSO report, sometime between 5:30 p.m. last Tuesday and 7:30 a.m. last Wednesday, someone broke the driver’s side front window of the victim’s vehicle and rummaged through it. Nothing was taken from the vehicle. According to another report, sometime between 5:30 p.m. last Tuesday and 7:30 a.m. last Wednesday, someone broke the driver’s side front window of the victim’s vehicle before rummaging through it. According to the report, the owner’s manual was taken out of the glove box. DNA evidence was gathered from both vehicles.
AUG. 5 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to a home on Barnstaple Circle last Wednesday regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 11:45 p.m. last Tuesday and 8 a.m. last Wednesday, someone broke the driver’s side front window of the victim’s 2005 Dodge Ram 2500, causing $500 in damage, before stealing $1.50, a $40 bottle of Georgio Armani cologne and a black travel bag. DNA evidence was gathered from the vehicle.
AUG. 5 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to a home on Gardenia Drive last Wednesday regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 3 p.m. last Tuesday and 9 a.m. last Wednesday, someone entered the victim’s 2011 Ford Mustang, breaking the driver’s side window and unlatching the engine compartment. According to the report, the vehicle, used for work, was missing the owner’s manual and insurance cards.
AUG. 5 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to a home on Country Club Way last Wednesday afternoon regarding the delayed report of a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, the driver’s side window of the victim’s 2007 Dodge Charger was discovered to be broken at approximately 9 a.m. last Wednesday. According to the report, the only thing missing from the vehicle was a gym bag stowed in the trunk.
AUG. 6 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was contacted by the property manager of a vacant home on Murcott Blvd. in The Acreage last Thursday regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 4 p.m. last Wednesday and 3 p.m. last Thursday, someone stole a newly installed water softening system, valued at $3,200, from the home.
AUG. 6 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to a home on 22nd Road North in Loxahatchee Groves last Thursday regarding the delayed report of a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 11 p.m. last Tuesday and 3 p.m. last Thursday, someone entered the residence and stole a Microsoft Xbox video game system, valued at $500; a Phillips 40-inch television, valued at $430; a crossbow; and a Remington .308 caliber hunting rifle.
AUG. 6 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to a home on Mango Blvd. in The Acreage last Thursday afternoon regarding a stolen vehicle. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. last Thursday, someone stole the victim’s 2013 Honda ATV with a side-by-side trickster.
AUG. 7 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to a home on Goldenrod Road last Friday morning regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 10 p.m. last Thursday and 7 a.m. last Friday, someone entered the victim’s unlocked 2011 BMW and stole two Apple iPods, valued at $1,000.
AUG. 7 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to a home on Dorchester Place last Friday morning regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 8 p.m. last Thursday and 7:45 a.m. last Friday, someone stole the tailgate from the victim’s 2015 Ford F-250. According to the report, a witness noticed that the tailgate, valued at approximately $5,000, was missing at approximately 10:30 p.m. last Thursday.
AUG. 7 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to the Wellington Aquatics Center last Friday afternoon regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 5:30 and 6:30 p.m., someone stole the victim’s unlocked Mongoose bicycle, valued at $119, from the bicycle rack.
AUG. 8 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was contacted by a resident of Royal Palm Beach Blvd. in The Acreage last Saturday morning regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between noon last Friday and 10 a.m. last Saturday, someone stole a portion of the victim’s white aluminum gate, valued at $1,500.
AUG. 9 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called Sunday to a home on 62nd Lane North in The Acreage regarding a vehicle theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 2 and 11 p.m. last Saturday, someone stole the victim’s 2005 Kawasaki 750 Brute Force four-wheel ATV from the property. According to the report, the keys were left in the vehicle, which is valued at $6,000.
AUG. 9 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was contacted by a resident of Key Lime Blvd. in The Acreage on Sunday morning regarding a case of vandalism. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 1 and 6 a.m., someone broke three sprinklers, valued at $75, and drove around the victim’s front lawn, causing $60 in damage.
AUG. 10 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was contacted Monday by a resident of The Acreage regarding a case of fraud. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 10 and 11 a.m. last Friday, the victim received a call from someone claiming to be a Florida Power & Light representative, claiming that the victim’s check did not clear. According to the report, the victim was told to make a $269.32 payment through Western Union, only to be called a short time later and told to send another $427. According to the report, the victim was contacted the next day and told to send another $688. At this point, the victim realized that the situation was a scam and filed a report with Western Union.
AUG. 10 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to a home on 52nd Road North in The Acreage on Monday regarding the theft of auto parts. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 10:30 p.m. on Sunday and 6 a.m. on Monday, someone entered the victim’s fenced property and removed a rear tailgate door, valued at $1,600, from the victim’s 2010 Dodge Ram truck.
AUG. 10 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called Monday afternoon to a location on Shoreline Drive regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 3 and 4 p.m. Monday, the victim was visiting someone and left her purse on the front porch. According to the report, when the victim realized that she left her purse, she returned and discovered that $3,675 in cash and checks were missing.
AUG. 11 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to the Isles at Wellington community Tuesday regarding a case of vandalism. According to a PBSO report, sometime between midnight and 8 a.m. Monday, someone knocked over one of the community’s light poles, valued at $3,000, near the community’s exit. According to the report, it appears as though the 12-foot pole, with a lantern, was knocked over by a vehicle.
