Boca Raton Police Blotter

March 6th, 2008

Seven Arrests

Boca Raton police arrested seven subjects this past weekend in three separate cases, said Public Information Officer Sandra Boonenberg.

About 2:30 a.m. March 1, officers observed three subjects circling the parking lot near Town Place Suites on NW 53rd Street.  Police said they were unable to provide a reasonable explanation for their activity and were found to be in possession of flashlights and window punches.

The suspects, Antwon Tynes, 22 and Ivan McDonald, 21, both from Broward County, were charged with loitering and prowling.

Also on March 1, a witness observed two subjects breaking the driver’s side window of a car parked in the Whole Foods lot on Glades Road just after 5 p.m.

Three bags were stolen out of the trunk, which contained CDs, personal checks and other miscellaneous items, police said. The witness then followed the suspect vehicle to NW 2nd Avenue where they were arrested.  A two-way radio and burglary tools were discovered in the vehicle, police said.

Arrested were Guido Gastilla, 37, of Miami and Duilly Tinjaca, 19, of New York City, said police.

In the third incident reported March 2, two juveniles were arrested just after 3 a.m. after a witness reported seeing the subjects attempting to open car doors on SW 17th Street, police said. Officers found the juveniles inside a vehicle as the alarm was sounding. 

Police said they confirmed that the juveniles entered three cars and attempted to get into another eight vehicles.

Sunglasses Theft

Boca Raton police arrested a woman about 2:10 p.m. Feb. 14 for allegedly stealing nine pairs of sunglasses from the Sunglass Hut at the Town Center at Boca Raton mall, police said. They were valued at $3,522, said the report. The suspect was taken to the county jail.

Wallet Stolen

A Boca Raton woman told police her wallet was stolen from the front seat of her SUV while she was pumping gas at a station on North Federal Highway Feb. 14, police said.