OCT. 12 — The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office’s Royal Palm Beach substation is investigating multiple burglaries all taking place sometime between 10:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 11 and 10 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 12 in the Pinehurst at Madison Green neighborhood. According to the first PBSO report, a deputy from the Royal Palm Beach substation was called to Fiddlewood Court last Sunday morning regarding a vehicle burglary where five $1 bills were removed from the victim’s two vehicles parked in his driveway. DNA evidence and fingerprints were recovered at the scene. Another incident occurred on Briar Oak Drive. In that report, nothing was missing from the vehicles, but someone had entered and rummaged through the victim’s Ford Explorer, Dodge Durango and Cadillac Escalade, all of which were left unlocked. DNA evidence and fingerprints were recovered at the scene. A third report was regarding a vehicle burglary, also on Briar Oak Drive, resulted in a stolen GPS unit, valued at approximately $100. According to the PBSO report, the victim’s Lexus SUV was parked unlocked on his driveway. Upon leaving for work in the morning, he noticed that the glove box of the vehicle was open and the GPS was missing. DNA evidence and fingerprints were taken at the scene of that incident as well.
OCT. 13 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to a car dealership on Southern Blvd. last Monday regarding the theft of automobile parts. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 10 and 8 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 13, someone removed three tailgates from three pickup trucks and damaged the lock of another truck’s tailgate. The stolen items were valued at $4,500 total.
OCT. 14 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to a home in La Mancha last Tuesday morning regarding a stolen vehicle. According to a PBSO report, at 6:25 a.m., the victim was awakened by the sound of a truck starting up. Upon inspection, the victim realized it was her vehicle, a 1999 Dodge Ram 1500. She called the PBSO, which then created a blockade to try to intercept the vehicle. DNA evidence was taken at the scene, and the vehicle was entered into the PBSO teletype as stolen.
OCT. 15 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to a home on Rainbow Springs Terrace last Wednesday evening regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 8:50 and 9:30 p.m. last Wednesday, a stone wrapped in a black bandana was used to break into the victim’s 2007 Hyundai Sonada. According to the report, two black bags, containing various cell phones, valued at $5,947, and a wallet left in the center console, containing $4,500 in cash and four bank cards, were removed from the vehicle. The bandana, used to gain access to the front passenger side window, was taken into evidence and checked for DNA.
OCT. 16 — An Acreage resident contacted the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation last Thursday afternoon regarding a case of fraud. According to a PBSO report, the victim was recently in Hialeah and used his Palm Beach County Federal Credit Union card. According to the report, a few days later, multiple unauthorized purchases ranging from $11.86 to $81.28 were made on the card in Hialeah. The victim had not permitted anyone else to use the card, and he still had it in his possession.
OCT. 17 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to a home on 82nd Road North in The Acreage last Friday afternoon regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 9 a.m. last Wednesday and 5 p.m. last Friday, someone removed an Acer 19-inch TV and a Nintendo Xbox from a camper parked on the victim’s property. There were several other burglaries reported in the vicinity during that time period.
OCT. 17 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to a home on Temple Blvd. in The Acreage last Friday morning regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 10 p.m. last Thursday and 7:30 a.m. last Friday, someone entered a fenced-in area to access a shed filled with lawn equipment on the victim’s property. According to the report, a Kawasaki weedeater, an Echo blower and an Echo edger, valued at approximately $660, were removed from the shed.
OCT. 19 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to a home on White Pine Drive last Sunday morning regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 8 p.m. last Friday and 11 a.m. Sunday, someone punched the passenger door lock and entered the victim’s 1989 Mazda RX-7, removing an iPhone 4, valued at $299.
OCT. 19 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to a home on 83rd Place North in The Acreage last Sunday afternoon regarding a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 5 p.m. last Friday and 5 p.m. Sunday, someone entered an unlocked shed and removed equipment. According to the report, the stolen items include five fan motors, three 30-pound refrigerant drums and miscellaneous heat pump parts, valued at approximately $975.
OCT. 19 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to Olympia Park on Stribling Way last Sunday afternoon regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, at approximately 2 p.m., someone smashed the front passenger window of the victim’s 2012 Honda Accord and removed his wallet and an iPod, valued at approximately $340, that were hidden under a hat on the center console of the vehicle.
OCT. 20 — An Acreage resident called the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation Monday morning to report a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 7 p.m. last Saturday and 6:15 a.m. Monday, someone entered the victim’s 2004 Dodge Ram, parked in front of his home on Mellow Court, and removed an iPad which was kept in the center console next to his work phone. According to the report, the phone was not taken, and the truck did not show any signs of forced entry. The victim reported that it might have been left unlocked.
