OCT. 26 — A Lake Worth man was arrested last Friday evening on burglary charges following an incident in Wellington’s Village Walk community. According to a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office report, a resident contacted the PBSO substation in Wellington to report a residential burglary at about 6:36 p.m. According to the report, during the investigation, a witness said she observed a black pickup truck on the street with its engine running. The witness then saw two white males get out of the truck, enter the victim’s garage and remove a bicycle, fleeing the scene. According to the report, the victim’s 10-year-old daughter confronted the second suspect, who stole a second bicycle and fled. The victim’s daughter alerted him of the situation, and he chased the suspects in a vehicle. According to the report, one of the men jumped off the bicycle and fled into a patch of bushes. During a canvas of the neighborhood, the deputy observed 22-year-old Barry Todd emerge from the bushes on foot. According to the report, Todd attempted to flee the area, jumping into a canal and swimming away. He was later detained, and the witness identified him as one of the bicycle thieves. According to the report, the deputy was able to recover one bicycle, but the other, a blue Trek performance bicycle valued at approximately $3,500, was still missing. Todd was arrested and taken to the Palm Beach County Jail, where he was charged with burglary to an occupied dwelling and grand larceny.
OCT. 25 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to a home on Sycamore Drive last Thursday afternoon regarding concerns of a live grenade. According to a PBSO report, the complainant had been hired to clean out the home and discovered the grenade when he was moving a bed in the upstairs bedroom. The complainant said that the pin was still in the grenade. According to the report, the deputy arrived on scene and observed the grenade, which had the pin in it, bent upward so it would not fall out. The grenade also had “RFX” engraved on it. According to the report, the bomb squad was called to remove the grenade, which was found to be a U.S. M21 practice grenade. At the time of the report, it was unknown whether it was a fake grenade or posed an actual threat.
OCT. 26 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Wellington was dispatched to a home in Palm Beach Point last Friday morning regarding a stolen vehicle. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 9 p.m. last Thursday and 7 a.m. the following morning, someone entered the victim’s property and used a cutting tool on the chain securing the victim’s golf cart. The stolen item is described as a dark gray 2002 EZ GO cart. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
OCT. 26 — A resident of the Equestrian Club contacted the PBSO substation in Wellington last Friday morning regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 9 p.m. last Thursday and 8:30 a.m. the following morning, someone opened the victim’s unlocked vehicle and removed a silver Apple Macbook laptop computer, a blue-and-white striped purse, a designer wallet and several electronic chargers. The stolen items were valued at approximately $1,670. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
OCT. 27 — A resident of Dominica Place contacted the PBSO substation in Wellington last Saturday evening to report a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, the victim heard there had been a string of burglaries in the area and checked her vehicle, discovering that three pairs of designer sunglasses were missing. According to the report, the victim believes the vehicle was unlocked at the time of the burglary. The stolen items were valued at approximately $300. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
OCT. 28 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation responded to a home on 70th Street North last Sunday morning regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 8 p.m. last Saturday and 7 a.m. the following morning, someone entered the victim’s barn and stole a leather saddle from one of the stalls. The stolen saddle was valued at approximately $500. There were no suspects or witnesses at the time of the report.
OCT. 29 — An employee of the Exxon gas station on Royal Palm Beach Blvd. contacted the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach early Monday morning regarding an act of vandalism. According to a PBSO report, three unknown white males and one unknown white female entered the store at approximately 3:20 a.m. and purchased some beer. The employee said the suspects then returned to a black Dodge pickup truck, entered the vehicle and began to circle the parking lot. According to the report, one of the suspects threw a beer bottle out of the window toward the store, and then the suspects fled northbound on Royal Palm Beach Blvd. When the employee went outside to see if the bottle had caused any damage, he found it had shattered in front of the store. The employee then noticed that the passenger-side window of his vehicle was shattered as well. There was video surveillance footage of the incident, but there was no further information available at the time of the report.
OCT. 29 — A deputy from the PBSO substation in Royal Palm Beach responded to the 7-Eleven on Belvedere Road early Monday morning regarding a case of vandalism. According to the report, a deputy was on patrol when he observed graffiti on both of the gas station pay phones. “IVOX” and “LUST” were written in white and gold paint. According to the report, the deputy said he had seen similar markings during a drug arrest earlier in the month, and that the markings have been seen in Lake Worth, West Palm Beach and Greenacres. According to the report, an employee of the gas station said that sometime between 11 p.m. last Sunday and 7 a.m. the following morning, someone wrote “LUST” on a trash can, toilet roll dispenser and paper towel dispenser in the men’s bathroom. There was no further information available at the time of the report.
OCT. 29 — A juvenile was arrested on charges of theft Monday evening following an incident in La Mancha. According to a PBSO report, the juvenile stole the victim’s bicycle, which was in front of her friend’s house. The victim chased the juvenile but was not able to keep up with him. According to the report, the victim knew where the juvenile lived and brought the deputy to his home. The deputy was able to recover the bicycle. The juvenile was arrested and taken to the Juvenile Assessment Center, where he was charged with theft.
