PBSO: More Vehicle Burglaries In Grand Isles Neighborhood

SEPT. 13 — Deputies from the Wellington substation of the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office were called to the Grand Isles community Sunday regarding multiple vehicle burglaries. According to the first PBSO report, at a home on Edgewater Circle, someone entered the victim’s unlocked Mazda vehicle sometime between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. A black backpack that was in the vehicle was found by the home’s trash cans. DNA evidence was gathered from the vehicle. According to a second PBSO report, sometime between 9 p.m. last Saturday and 1:30 p.m. Sunday, someone entered the victim’s 2002 Ford Explorer on Diamond Chip Court. According to the report, the vehicle was unlocked and rummaged through, but nothing appeared to have been removed. DNA evidence and fingerprint evidence were gathered from the vehicle. According to a third PBSO report, someone entered the victim’s 2010 Mercury Grand Marquis, also on Diamond Chip Court. According to that report, $550 in cash, a $50 CVS gift card, sunglasses, loose change and a necklace were removed from the locked vehicle. DNA evidence was gathered from the scene. According to a fourth PBSO report, sometime between 6 p.m. last Saturday and 2:45 p.m. Sunday, someone entered the victim’s 2006 BMW on Grandview Manor. According to that report, the victim found registration papers on the passenger seat, the middle console open and other compartments ajar. According to a fifth PBSO report, sometime between 12:30 p.m. last Saturday and 1:16 p.m. Sunday, someone entered the victim’s 2013 Jeep Cherokee, also on Grandview Manor, and removed an HOA gate remote and a garage door opener. Finally, according to a sixth PBSO report, someone entered the victim’s unlocked 2006 Nissan Sentra, also on Grandview Manor, and stole a Coach wallet, $30 in cash, and the victim’s American Express and Visa credit cards. According to the report, the victim’s American Express card was later used at a Walmart store for a $400 charge and a Taco Bell restaurant for a $26 charge. Fingerprint evidence was gathered from the vehicle.

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SEPT. 8 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to Inverness Circle in the South Shore community last Tuesday evening regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 9 and 10 p.m. last Tuesday, someone stole a Mongoose ladies mountain bike, valued at $200, from in front of the victim’s home.

SEPT. 9 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to a home on 78th Court North in The Acreage last Wednesday afternoon regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., someone cut the victim’s fence and removed a brown tortoise, named Rafael, valued at $3,000.

SEPT. 9 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was contacted by a resident of the Victoria Grove community last Wednesday regarding a stolen tag. According to a PBSO report, on Aug. 28, the victim received a notice from the Florida Highway Patrol regarding a SunPass ticket. According to the report, the vehicle’s tag expired in 2012. He is unaware of when the tag was stolen, although he has not seen it since 2014, while he was moving out of a home in foreclosure.

SEPT. 10 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to a home on Shoma Drive last Thursday regarding a case of fraud. According a PBSO report, someone used the victim’s identity between Aug. 31 and Sept. 10 to illegally deposit and withdraw funds from his Bank of America account.

SEPT. 11 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to the Regal Cinemas on State Road 7 last Friday regarding two robberies. According to the first PBSO report, just before midnight on Sept. 11, a fight broke out in one of the theaters. According to one report, during the altercation, someone stole the victim’s purse, which contained $200, a Samsung Galaxy Note 4, valued at $400, and the victim’s license. According to the second PBSO report, during the same fight, someone took another victim’s Michael Kors purse, valued at $350, which contained car keys and the victim’s license.

SEPT. 12 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to a home on Orange Blvd. in The Acreage last Saturday afternoon regarding a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, at 6:57 p.m. Sunday, deputies responded to a burglary in progress. According to the report, Ronald Parks cut the screen patio door, unlocked the porch, entered the victim’s home and was drinking beer when discovered by a caretaker, who stopped by to check on the victim’s dog. According to the report, Parks caused $25 in damage and drank one beer before fleeing when caught.

SEPT. 13 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to Greenway Village North on Sunday morning regarding a case of vandalism. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 2:30 and 7:45 a.m., someone slashed the tires and spray painted the victim’s 2003 Volvo, causing $1,050 in damage.

SEPT. 14 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to a home on Hawthorne Place in the Sugar Pond Manor community Monday morning regarding a case of vandalism and theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 10 p.m. Sunday and 3 a.m. Monday, someone threw a paver brick through the victim’s rear kitchen window causing $200 in damage, and also stole the victim’s Nintendo Wii and Microsoft Xbox 360 video game systems, together valued at $250. DNA and fingerprint evidence were gathered from the home.

SEPT. 14 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to a parking lot on Wellington Trace on Monday afternoon regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, the victim parked her vehicle where she works, and when she came outside around noon, she discovered egg on the back door of the vehicle, the driver’s side door open, and that her wallet had been removed from the glove box and was on the back seat without her debit card.

SEPT. 14 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called Monday afternoon to the TJ Maxx store on State Road 7 regarding a shoplifting incident. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 11:12 a.m. and 1:22 p.m., Carmen Aguilar stole $203.88 worth of clothing from the store. Aguilar was arrested and charged with felony retail theft.

SEPT. 14 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to Kingsway Road in the Margate Place community Monday afternoon regarding a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, someone stole the victim’s Kestral racing bike, valued at $5,000, from the vacant home’s garage.

SEPT. 14 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to Willows Park on Monday afternoon regarding a case of vandalism. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 7:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., someone damaged two steel restroom doors, ramming them and pushing them inward, harming the doors and the frames. According to the report, the damage to each door is approximately $1,000.

SEPT. 14 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called Monday evening to a home on 87th Road North in The Acreage regarding a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 4:15 and 7 p.m., someone removed the locking device of the victim’s Anderson trailer, attempted to force open a screen door, then entered the home from an unlocked screen door, possibly poisoning the victim’s dog.