The Broward Sheriff’s Office in Parkland responded to a range of incidents between Oct. 13 and Oct. 19, according to a weekly crime bulletin published by Parkland Talk.
The most serious case was a home burglary reported Oct. 14. A woman preparing to move out discovered belongings missing after items were taken overnight through an unlocked rear sliding glass door. Deputies said the thief entered between 6:01 p.m. Oct. 13 and 9 a.m. Oct. 14, after the resident had turned off her alarm and exterior camera. Investigators lifted latent prints from inside the home. The report gives two loss figures: a summary estimate of $4,000 and an official loss amount of $2,800.
Two residents reported possible tracking devices. One woman feared her husband had placed a GPS tracker on her car, but he was in the Broward County Main Jail at the time. A specialist and deputies searched the vehicle and found nothing. In a separate case, a woman received alerts that an Apple AirTag might be moving with her car. The bulletin does not say whether a device was found.
Deputies also logged several suspicious-person reports, including a man seen examining a doorframe Oct. 15 and a man who looked inside a woman’s home Oct. 16. Neither case involved a forced entry, and no suspects were named.
In fraud cases, a resident reported that someone used a credit card to buy a smartwatch, which was shipped to Kissimmee. A woman also reported a lost passport.
A welfare check on Oct. 13 ended with deputies forcing entry into a home, after a friend asked for help. Fire Rescue took a person to a hospital, but the bulletin gives no further details. Earlier that day, deputies took a juvenile into protective custody under the Baker Act from a Wawa on North State Road 7 and transported him for evaluation.
