AUG. 21 — A Royal Palm Beach man was arrested last Thursday on vehicle burglary charges following incidents last Wednesday night on Martin Circle. According to a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office report, a neighbor witnessed the suspect, later identified as Christopher Pegg, attempt to gain access to several vehicles. Pegg was observed walking between two houses, approaching a Jeep, unsuccessfully attempting to gain access, walking across the street to unsuccessfully access a Tyco work van, then a Ford Ranger pickup truck parked next to the van before unsuccessfully attempting to open the door to a sedan in the next driveway, setting off an alarm. According to the report, the witness attempted to detain Pegg long enough for PBSO deputies to arrive on the scene. Pegg was eventually detained about a block away from his home in the La Mancha neighborhood. Once identified, Pegg admitted to being at the scene and was arrested for the attempted burglaries, according the report. An additional victim was discovered the next day. That victim left his 2002 Land Rover unlocked last Wednesday and discovered the following morning that the vehicle had been rummaged through. The witness confirmed that Pegg was near the Land Rover, which was approximately 40 feet from the first vehicle Pegg attempted to enter.
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AUG. 19 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called last Tuesday afternoon to Royal Palm Toyota regarding a stolen vehicle. According to a PBSO report, the dealership’s general manager went to look for an untagged white 2006 Ford F-150 King Ranch on the lot and was unable to find it. According to the report, when reviewing surveillance footage, he noticed that the vehicle was stolen earlier that afternoon by someone wearing a white shirt and jeans. According to the report, video surveillance footage was available.
AUG. 19 — Two Royal Palm Beach men were arrested last Tuesday evening after the PBSO conducted a bait car operation in Royal Palm Beach’s Nautica Lakes community. According to a PBSO report, Antonio Tucker entered the vehicle and stole an Acer laptop while Nathaniel Barrett acted as the lookout. They left the vehicle, only to return about 10 minutes later to burglarize the vehicle again. According to the PBSO report, the vehicle was under physical surveillance at that point, and Barrett and Tucker switched roles, leaving Tucker as the lookout while Barrett searched for valuable items. According to a PBSO report, Barrett resisted arrest and was treated for abrasions at Palms West Hospital. Both subjects later confessed in audio and video recorded interviews, though both denied possession of the laptop, which was not found, according to the report. Tucker was charged with burglary and grand theft, while Barrett was charged with burglary.
AUG. 20 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to a residence on Coconut Blvd. last Wednesday morning regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 8 p.m. last Tuesday and 6:30 a.m. last Wednesday, someone cut the lock from the side door of a lawn service trailer. According to the report, 12 Stihl weed trimmers, valued at $400 each; three Stihl backpack blowers, valued at $600 each; six Stihl hedge trimmers, valued at $400 each; and two Stihl edgers, valued at $350 each, were removed from the trailer. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
AUG. 20 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called last Wednesday morning regarding a case of identity theft. According to a PBSO report, the victim and his daughter both had received letters in the mail regarding existing balances of approximately $3,100 on credit cards that appeared to be opened online in Jacksonville, Texas. The cards were canceled, and the victims were unable to provide any potential suspect information.
AUG. 21 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called last Thursday morning to the Madison Green neighborhood regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, the victim noticed at 9 a.m. that someone had burglarized his unmarked Palm Beach Gardens Police Department vehicle while it was inadvertently left unlocked overnight. According to the PBSO report, the victim originally thought his wife had entered the vehicle to retrieve a SunPass, but when he arrived at work, he discovered that a collapsible baton was missing from the driver’s side door pocket. DNA evidence was collected, but there were no suspects at the time of the report.
AUG. 21 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was contacted last Thursday afternoon regarding the delayed report of a vehicle burglary on Seminole Pratt Whitney Road. According to a PBSO report, between 4 and 7:30 p.m. last Tuesday, the victim and her boyfriend parked their vehicle at a park, leaving the vehicle unlocked with the boyfriend’s wallet in the center console. According to the report, they later discovered that the wallet, containing a bank card and $30 cash, was missing.
AUG. 22 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to investigate a delayed vehicle burglary last Friday. According to a PBSO report, the victim went outside his home on Oak Water Drive to take out the trash at 2:24 a.m. and saw three youths by his wife’s SUV. The youths fled, and the victim noticed that the passenger-side door was open and that the glove box and center console had been tampered with. According to the report, an expensive bottle of perfume, a bag of makeup and miscellaneous papers were missing. Video surveillance footage of the incident was available.
AUG. 22 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to a business on Sycamore Drive last Friday afternoon regarding a burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 4:30 p.m. Thursday and 4 p.m. Friday, someone cut the lock to the gate of the victim’s business, cut the lock to gain access to a metal storage container and removed a 5 HP compressor, 20 18-volt DeWalt batteries and 5 18-volt DeWalt battery chargers, together valued at $3,000. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
AUG. 25 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called Monday morning to a home in the Black Diamond community regarding a case of vandalism. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 8:30 p.m. Sunday and 5:30 a.m. Monday, the victim’s mailbox and post, valued at $250, were vandalized by an unknown individual.
AUG. 25 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to a home in Sugar Pond Manor on Monday morning regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 11 p.m. Sunday and 8:20 a.m. Monday, someone entered the victim’s unlocked 2008 Honda CR-V, parked in front of her residence. According to the report, the victim’s sunglasses, Coach purse and Nabi Jr. children’s tablet were removed from the vehicle. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
AUG. 25 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called Monday morning to the Grandview at Crestwood community regarding a robbery. According to a PBSO report, the victim was riding her bicycle between 8:45 and 9:15 a.m. on the sidewalk when a Hispanic male grabbed her purse from her left arm and ran into the Grandview development. Her purse was later located without her cell phone, ID card and credit card. The victim provided a physical description of the man, and the K9 unit was able to track his scent north to the Crestwood Baptist Church. DNA evidence was taken at the scene, but the suspect was not located at the time of the report.
AUG. 25 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called Monday afternoon to a home on Sandpiper Avenue regarding a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, at 12:30 p.m., the victim returned home to find a man inside. He pointed a gun at her and told her to get out. The suspect, later identified as Feish Dorrelis, fled with firearms and jewelry from the home. According to the report, the back patio window had been shattered and was the suspected point of entry. The PBSO then received a call from a nearby resident, who said her brother was hiding in the house to avoid the police. Deputies were able to convince Dorrelis to exit the home. A nearby canal was searched, and eight firearms belonging to the victim were recovered. Dorrelis was arrested and charged with burglary to an occupied dwelling with assault, theft and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
AUG. 26 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to the Wellington Parc construction site on State Road 7 on Tuesday afternoon to investigate a delayed theft report. According to a PBSO report, a foreman for the construction company signed for a delivery of rebar on Friday, Aug. 22 at approximately 5 p.m. The foreman received a phone call late Monday afternoon from the installer that about 180 pieces of rebar, valued at $1,000, were missing from the pile, leaving only about 100 pieces remaining. There were no witnesses or suspects at the time of the report.
