JULY 22 — A Royal Palm Beach juvenile was arrested last week for burglarizing an unmarked Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office vehicle. The suspect, a 13-year-old boy, was caught on video at approximately 8 p.m. last Tuesday night searching the vehicle and removing a Verizon air card, sunglasses, an Xbox controller and other items while the vehicle was parked at Seminole Palms Park on Lamstein Lane. Following a recorded interview, the items were recovered at the minor’s home. The boy was arrested and taken to the Juvenile Assessment Center.
JULY 24 — An Acreage man registered a complaint with the PBSO last Thursday morning regarding a forged check. According to a PBSO report, the victim sold two items valued at $1,980 to an individual through Craigslist and was paid via a bank check. When he went to deposit the check, his bank informed him that the check was a forgery. Since the check originated in Georgia, the victim was told to inform the Postmaster General’s Office and the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center for a criminal investigation.
JULY 24 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to a home in Lantern Walk last Thursday evening regarding a burglary. According to a PBSO report, the victim left the home between 2:30 and 4:30 p.m. last Thursday. When he returned, he noticed that approximately 75 Beatles albums, valued at $5,000, were missing from his room and the rear window of his room was open. Latent prints were taken at the scene.
JULY 25 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called last Friday morning to a home on Lakeview Drive regarding a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 1:30 and 2:30 a.m. last Friday, the perpetrator(s) entered the victim’s home through the unlocked front door and removed a PlayStation 4, a wireless headset, a controller and the victim’s wallet, together valued at approximately $740. According to a PBSO report, someone attempted to use the victim’s bank card and was denied. Latent prints and other evidence were taken for processing, and the PBSO is investigating possible suspects. There was no further information available at the time of the report.
JULY 25 — A Loxahatchee Groves man contacted the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation last Friday morning regarding a case of fraud. According to a PBSO report, the victim received a letter last Thursday from Chase Bank stating that someone had attempted to use his Social Security number to open a credit card account. The victim told deputies that he did not apply for the card, nor authorize anyone to apply for the card on his behalf. The application has been cancelled, and Chase provided contact information for the credit bureaus and the Federal Trade Commission to place a fraud alert. There were no suspects at the time of the report.
JULY 25 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to a residence in Royal Ascot Estates last Friday morning regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, at 7 a.m. Friday morning, the victim noticed that his metal gate, valued at approximately $500, was missing from the west side of his property. He last recalled seeing the gate last Tuesday at 6 a.m. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
JULY 25 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation responded to the Madison Green neighborhood last Friday evening regarding an assault. According to a PBSO report, the victim was riding his bicycle at approximately 8 p.m. last Friday when he was confronted by three males and was punched in the face. The victim sustained minor injuries but refused medical treatment. Suspects had not been identified at the time of the report.
JULY 27 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to a home in the Polo Lakes community Sunday afternoon regarding a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, the victim noticed that his door mat was out of place and his deadbolt unlocked more easily than usual when he returned home on Saturday evening. He did a cursory search through his apartment, but did not find anything else out of place. However, when he awoke the next day, he noticed that his Mac Book Pro, valued at approximately $2,000, was missing. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
JULY 28 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to a store in the original Wellington Mall on Monday regarding a case of fraud. According to a PBSO report, between 2:30 and 3 p.m., a woman and three men come into the store to purchase a Trek bicycle valued at $1,800. The woman paid with a credit card and gave a store employee a string of numbers to punch into the credit card machine, which took the machine offline. According to a PBSO report, the transaction was not declined, so the woman and the men left with the bicycle. The owner of the store was suspicious and called the credit card processing company, to be informed that the transaction did not go through. There was no further information available at the time of the report.
JULY 27 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was dispatched to a home in the Polo Lakes community Sunday evening regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, the victim left her Michael Kors purse in her unlocked vehicle from 3 p.m. until she noticed it was missing at 7 p.m. The purse and its contents were valued at approximately $261. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
JULY 27 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called Sunday evening to the area of Sparrow Drive and Partridge Lane regarding a drug case. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 10:30 and 10:40 p.m., Christopher Pegg was walking in the area, asking people if they wanted to buy pills. A concerned citizen notified an off-duty PBSO deputy. According to a PBSO report, the off-duty deputy located Pegg as the on-duty deputy arrived on the scene. According to a PBSO report, Pegg was found with 40 Xanax pills and a small amount of marijuana. Pegg admitted to not having a prescription for the pills and was arrested.
