PBSO Investigating Drums Dumped By Acreage Canal

SEPT. 1 — A deputy from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to Grapeview Blvd. in The Acreage on Monday evening regarding an environmental crime. According to a PBSO report, an onlooker called the substation to report that there were four 55-gallon drums of what appeared to be oil dumped at the canal near 99th Street North and Grapeview Blvd. around 7:15 p.m. According to the report, deputies called Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue, which placed the drums upright and sealed them. The scene was secured, and the area was roped off. Some of the unknown substance spilled onto the canal bank, but did not make it into the canal. The Department of Environmental Protection was notified. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.

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AUG. 26 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to a restaurant on Royal Palm Beach Blvd. last Tuesday regarding the theft of cooking oil. According to a PBSO report, at approximately 1:45 a.m. last Monday, an unknown man drove a white van to the rear of the restaurant and siphoned approximately 77 gallons of used cooking oil, valued at $168.67, from a storage tank. The theft was reported by the security manager for the company contracted to recycle the cooking oil. The incident was captured on video surveillance.

AUG. 26 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to a home in the La Mancha neighborhood last Tuesday regarding a case of fraud. According to a PBSO report, sometime between Thursday, Aug. 21 and Monday, Aug. 25, the victim received calls from an unknown individual who knew exactly how much money the victim owed the Internal Revenue Service in back taxes. According to the report, the caller directed the victim to purchase Green Dot prepaid cards and then read the numbers on the back of the cards to the caller. After collecting $6,500, the caller told the victim that he would call back the next day to obtain the rest of the money. Suspecting fraud, the victim then contacted the card company’s customer service department to stop the payment. The victim was advised to call the PBSO immediately if the unknown caller contacted him again.

AUG. 26 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to a home on Sparrow Drive last Tuesday afternoon regarding a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 8 a.m. and 5:40 p.m., someone entered the victim’s residence and removed three televisions, together valued at $1,500. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.

AUG. 27 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to a home on Hibiscus Drive last Wednesday morning regarding a case of vandalism. According to a PBSO report, the victim found the back window of her 2003 Ford Windstar broken, but nothing was removed from the vehicle. There was no further information available at the time of the report.

AUG. 27 — An Acreage resident contacted the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation last Wednesday morning regarding a case of fraud. According to a PBSO report, the victim received a suspicious phone message on her home line at 8:35 a.m. indicating that the caller was affiliated with the IRS. When the victim returned the call, several things about the conversation were suspicious. When the victim questioned the person, she was hung up on.

AUG. 27 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to a home on 95th Lane North last Wednesday afternoon regarding a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 2 p.m. Tuesday and noon Wednesday, the victims discovered several items missing from the home. According to the report, the victims noticed that the rear sliding door was unlocked but closed and could not find any signs of forced entry. Among the items missing were a GoPro camera, a Sony MP3 player, a SanDisk memory card, a Movado men’s watch, a Citizen Eco Drive watch, a silver ruby women’s bracelet, a Fossil blue watch and $600 cash. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.

AUG. 30 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to a medical building on the Palms West Hospital campus last Saturday morning regarding the theft of automobile parts. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 10:30 p.m. last Friday and 3 a.m. Saturday, someone removed the yellow and white security lights, valued at $1,000, from the roof of a security company’s Ford pickup truck parked in front of the building. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.

AUG. 31 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to a home on Citrus Grove Blvd. last Sunday regarding a case of criminal mischief. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 8:10 p.m. last Friday night and 8:30 a.m. Saturday morning, someone broke five decorative lights, valued at $40, installed on top of the victim’s front fence posts.

AUG. 31 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to Royal Ascot Estates last Sunday morning regarding the recovery of a stolen vehicle. According to a PBSO report, just before noon on Sunday, an anonymous caller reported an abandoned vehicle in the area. According to the report, when the deputy arrived, the white Honda Accord’s status as stolen was confirmed. It had been taken previously from a location in the City of West Palm Beach. The interior and undercarriage components of the vehicle had been stripped, rendering it inoperable.

SEPT. 1 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called Monday to a home on Orange Blvd. regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, during an inspection of the property, a real estate representative noticed that an air conditioner system had been stolen. According to the report, sometime between 10 a.m. on Aug. 26 and 10 a.m. on Aug. 27, a newly installed Goodman air conditioner, valued at $2,500, was removed from the vacant property. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.