Shoplifting Report Brings Deputies To TJ Maxx In RPB

NOV. 18 — A deputy from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to the TJ Maxx store on State Road 7 last Tuesday afternoon regarding a case of shoplifting. According to a PBSO report, at approximately 3:40 p.m., a white male and white female entered the store, and the female later left with four purses, valued at approximately $500. According to the report, the two got into a black Toyota Camry. Video surveillance showed the woman as being in her early to late 30s, wearing glasses, approximately 5’5’’ and 130 pounds, and wearing shoulder-length brown hair. The man is estimated to be in his late 40s, 5’10’’ and approximately 180 pounds.

NOV. 18 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to a home in the Willows neighborhood last Tuesday afternoon regarding a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 8:40 a.m. and 4:10 p.m., someone broke into the residence through the rear bedroom window. According to the report, the perpetrator stole an Apple iPhone 4S, iPhone 5C and Macbook Pro, together valued at approximately $2,700. Other items, including a jewelry box, watch box and IBM ThinkPad were moved, but not stolen.

NOV. 19 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to a home on Shoma Drive early last Wednesday morning regarding a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, just after midnight, an unknown white male was seen running out the back door of the home and leaving in a vehicle. According to the report, it was determined that the man stole an LG 55-inch TV, along with other television sets, valued at approximately $1,700. The deputy found a crowbar, thought to be used to pry open the front and back doors, and broken bottles at the scene. DNA evidence was taken from the home.

NOV. 19 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was contacted by a Citrus Grove Blvd. resident last Wednesday afternoon regarding a case of vandalism. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 4 p.m. last Tuesday and noon last Wednesday, someone struck the victim’s mailbox, valued at $50, and broke it into two pieces, breaking it off from the post. According to the report, it was the third time that the victim’s mailbox had been vandalized.

NOV. 21 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to a home on 78th Road North last Friday regarding a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 6 p.m. last Wednesday and 4 a.m. last Thursday, someone entered the victim’s fenced-in area and stole a mountain bike, valued at $150, that was leaning next to the garage.

NOV. 21 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to a home on Las Palmas Street in La Mancha last Friday morning regarding a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 11:15 p.m. Thursday night and 5:45 a.m. Friday morning, the victim discovered that her Louis Vuitton purse was missing from the dining room chair, and that more jewelry was missing from another room, together valued at approximately $15,970. According to the report, the victims discovered the patio door ajar, but were not sure if the sliding glass door was locked or not. DNA evidence was taken at the scene.

NOV. 21 — A Madison Green resident contacted the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation last Friday regarding a case of fraud. According to a PBSO report, the victim received a call Nov. 13 from Sprint informing her that the company suspected that a fraudulent order was placed using her information. According to the report, Sprint representatives told the victim that a large order had been placed through an address in Broward County. The victim was advised to place fraud alerts on all of her accounts and to contact the credit reporting bureaus.

NOV. 22 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation was called to the Counterpoint Estates neighborhood early last Saturday morning regarding a robbery. According to a PBSO report, at 2:07 a.m., three suspects followed four victims to a park on Grandview Circle, where they physically assaulted the victims and took their cell phones and cash. According to the report, the suspects had two of the victims pinned inside a vehicle when deputies arrived. At the time of the report, the victims did not want to prosecute after their property was recovered.

NOV. 22 — Deputies from the PBSO’s Royal Palm Beach substation were working an accident scene at Crestwood Blvd. and Folsom Road at approximately 3:15 a.m. last Saturday morning when a 2004 Jaguar approached the crash site at a high rate of speed. The deputy initiated a traffic stop and discovered that the driver of the Jaguar, 18-year-old Michael Pesaturo, was on probation with a curfew. According to the report, Pesaturo was cited, arrested and taken the Palm Beach County Jail.

NOV. 22 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to the Binks Forest Golf Club last Saturday morning regarding a business burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 4 p.m. last Friday and 5:45 a.m. last Saturday, someone accessed the club’s maintenance area and gasoline area before cutting the lock to the gasoline tank’s hose. According to the report, the suspect stole approximately 10 gallons of gasoline, and a lock, together valued at $48.

NOV. 22 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to the Walgreens pharmacy near the Mall at Wellington Green last Saturday regarding a theft. According to a PBSO report, an unknown white male walked up to the victim at approximately 1:30 p.m. and asked to use her phone. According to the report, the victim handed the man her Samsung Galaxy S3, valued at $400, and he took off running.

NOV. 22 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to the Palms West Plaza on Southern Blvd. last Saturday afternoon regarding a case of vandalism. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 5 and 5:30 p.m., there was a fight outside and a witness heard a loud bang. According to the report, when the witness went outside, he discovered that a plate glass window, valued at $900, had shattered. The people involved in the fight had fled by the time deputies arrived.

NOV. 22 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to a home in Chatsworth Village last Saturday evening regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 11 p.m. last Friday and 8:45 p.m. last Saturday, someone entered the victim’s unlocked vehicle and removed a purse with cash and a credit card, valued at approximately $290. According to the report, the purse was on the floor of the passenger’s side of the vehicle. There were no witnesses at the time of the report.

NOV. 23 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Acreage/Loxahatchee substation was called to a home on 88th Place North on Sunday morning regarding a residential burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 10 p.m. last Saturday and 8 a.m. Sunday, someone removed the victim’s FPL meter, and also removed approximately 100 feet of copper wire. According to the report, the wire is valued at $250, but the repair costs are closer to $1,000.

NOV. 23 — A deputy from the PBSO’s Wellington substation was called to the Palm Beach International Equestrian Center on Sunday afternoon regarding a vehicle burglary. According to a PBSO report, sometime between 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., someone entered the victim’s unlocked 2013 Mazda CX-6 through the rear driver’s side door and removed the victim’s purse, which contained a debit card and $1,000 from the front left side of the rear floorboard. According to the report, fingerprints were taken at the scene, but there were no witnesses at the time of the report.