The Margate Police Department recorded a run of thefts, assaults and domestic calls between Oct. 22 and Nov. 2, and made several arrests in connection with the cases. The department’s blotter lists the incidents by date and location.
The largest reported loss was a vehicle burglary on Northwest 62nd Avenue. A 42-year-old man told police that someone broke into his vehicle at 3460 NW 62nd Ave. around 12:16 a.m. Nov. 2, causing an estimated loss of $2,950.
Retail thefts were reported at several stores. Walmart at 5555 W. Atlantic Blvd. reported two separate thefts, one on Oct. 27 with a loss of $108 and another on Nov. 2 with a loss of $89. A Publix at 7230 W. Atlantic Blvd. reported an $80 loss, and a store at 5417 W. Atlantic Blvd. reported a $194 loss. AutoNation Ford, at 5401 W. Copans Road, reported about $1,000 in stolen vehicle parts on Oct. 31.
Police also documented several battery and assault complaints, including an aggravated assault on Coconut Creek Parkway on Oct. 27. Battery cases were reported on West Sample Road, Northwest 29th Street, South State Road 7 and Northwest 56th Avenue. Police responded to multiple noncriminal domestic disturbances on Oct. 29 through Oct. 31.
Among the arrests, Larry James Darlington, 38, was booked Oct. 29 at 7950 W. Sample Road on a misdemeanor charge of domestic violence battery causing bodily harm. Giovanni George Vargas Nunez, 31, was arrested the same day on Northwest 29th Street on a similar charge. Sharanda Chanteria Heron, 38, was arrested at the Walmart on Oct. 27 on a charge of petit theft involving merchandise, and Diogo Ramos, 25, was arrested Nov. 1 at 1388 N. State Road 7 on a charge of disorderly intoxication.
For residents, the log is a reminder that vehicle break-ins and shoplifting remain active concerns along the Atlantic Boulevard and State Road 7 corridors.
