JULY 20 — A deputy from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office substation in Royal Palm Beach was called to the Aldi construction site on State Road 7 last Sunday morning regarding multiple burglaries. All of the incidents occurred between 7 p.m. last Saturday and 6:50 a.m. the next morning. In the first incident, workers at the site discovered the compound fence gate opened with a cutout on the side of the fence. According to a PBSO report, it was also discovered that the storage container lock from another company had been stolen. The second incident involved an entrance gate lock being cut off and removed, along with a security bar and deadbolt. According to a PBSO report, the perpetrator(s) removed items and damaged the property, valued to be at least $500. The third incident noted that a chain and lock to the front entrance of the structure was cut and removed, and an electrical supply and tool trailer was broken into. Many tools and supplies were taken, and damages were estimated to be between $300 and $500. The fourth incident pertained to theft and damage to an office trailer. According to that report, the victim discovered that the hinge and lock attached to his office trailer had been cut and two laptop computers had been stolen. DNA evidence and prints were taken at the scene. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
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JULY 18 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called last Friday morning to a home on 93rd Road North regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between midnight and 7 a.m., a lawn mower valued at approximately $500 was stolen from near a shed beside the victim’s residence. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
JULY 18 — An Acreage resident contacted the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation last Friday afternoon regarding a case of fraud. According to a PBSO report, the victim received a letter in the mail regarding a new credit card that he did not apply for. The victim contacted a representative from the credit card company, who informed him that the fraudulent account was created online. According to the report, the victim had the account closed before there was any activity. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
JULY 18 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to the Super Walmart store on Belvedere Road last Friday afternoon regarding a case of shoplifting. According to a PBSO report, suspect Janiera Scott was observed on security footage selecting various items throughout the store, then exiting without attempting to pay for the items, valued at $188.66. According to a report, two employees escorted Scott to the security office. She was later charged with retail theft and knowingly providing false information to a law enforcement officer.
JULY 18 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to a home on 43rd Road North last Friday evening regarding a case of trespassing. According to a PBSO report, a concerned citizen reported that there were people squatting at the vacant residence. The deputy confirmed with the owners of the home that the property is in foreclosure but had not yet been taken over by the bank. According to a PBSO report, the owners then signed a statement with the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office that they had not given anyone permission to occupy, rent or lease the residence. According to a PBSO report, when the deputy arrived at the home, he was met by a woman who showed him a lease listing Robert Schott as the tenant. Schott was contacted, and he reported that he was driving through the area and a man in the garage of the home offered to rent it. Schott told the deputy that he paid the rent, but did not get a receipt. It was confirmed that the signature on the lease was not that of the homeowner. Schott was arrested for trespassing, and the house was vacated.
JULY 19 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to a home on W. Sycamore Drive last Saturday afternoon regarding a burglary. According to a PBSO report, while the victim was at home getting ready for work, perpetrator(s) disarmed the residence’s electronic gate system, entered the home and removed a 48-inch television valued at $374 before fleeing the scene. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
JULY 19 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Wellington was called to a home in the Versailles neighborhood last Saturday afternoon regarding a case of fraud. According to a PBSO report, the victim used his credit card the night before at a restaurant and was notified the next day by his credit card company of fraudulent purchases totaling $210 on his card at a CVS pharmacy in Wellington. The victim was still in possession of the actual card, which was deactivated by the credit card company. Surveillance video evidence was collected, but there were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
JULY 20 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was dispatched to a restaurant on Seminole Pratt Whitney Road early last Sunday morning regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 10:15 and 10:30 p.m. last Saturday evening, the victims, who work at the restaurant, placed their iPhones behind the counter while helping customers. Upon return, they discovered that the phones were missing. The two phones were valued at $1,000. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
JULY 20 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Wellington was called to a home in Paddock Park last Sunday morning regarding a case of vandalism. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 5 and 5:30 a.m., someone placed fireworks in a garbage can. When the fireworks ignited, garbage inside the can caught fire and the can, valued at $80, proceeded to melt. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
JULY 20 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Wellington was called last Sunday to a business on State Road 7 regarding a burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 6:30 p.m. last Saturday and 8 a.m. the next morning, someone forced open the back door with a prying tool and stole a 40-inch television valued at $400, along with miscellaneous food. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
JULY 21 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to a home on 61st Street North on Monday morning regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 7 p.m. Sunday and 6:30 a.m. Monday, perpetrator(s) stole multiple pieces of commercial lawn equipment, as well as the victim’s homemade trailer parked next to the residence. The trailer and equipment were valued at more than $13,350. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
JULY 21 — A deputy from the PBSO’s substation in Royal Palm Beach responded Monday to a business in Business Park Way regarding a burglary. According to a PBSO report, five ATVs were removed from the company’s garage between 11:50 a.m. last Sunday and 8 a.m. the next morning. According to the report, the garage door was pushed off its track and five of the nine ATVs in the garage were removed. Of the remaining ATVs, one vehicle was pushed outside and left, while two others were left in the parking lot. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
