Category: Crime

Two men were arrested for DUI (Driving Under the Influence) this week. Above left is Douglas Kelly (24). He was arrested early Wednesday about a week after his birthday by Boca Raton city police, and the charge is based on an allegedly illegal blood alcohol level. He was released later the same day. His reported address is just north of Judge Winikoff a bit west of 441. He doesn’t have much of a criminal history, but he did have a domestic battery charge back in 2010. Of course that was dropped. He did have a pretty good Halloween costume a few months ago.

Top right is Daniel Lorenzo (55), whose reported address is in Sandalfoot Cove and he appears to be a renter – the property is owned by someone else per county records. Mr. Lorenzo was arrested last night for an allegedly illegal blood alcohol level. He was released early this morning. We see no criminal history for him.
To the left is Debra Wein (48) accused of larceny and fraud. The latter charge appears to be based on a bad check or something similar, and the alleged larceny supposedly involves something over $300 in value. Her reported address is an apartment southeast of the corner of 441 and SW 3rd.
This kind of arrest often comes about as a result of a civil dispute but in some cases it gets charged as a crime. We see no criminal history for Ms. Wein and suspect this will be dropped soon. She was arrested Wednesday morning and released that evening on bond.
 
Last we have Ms. Bianca Barresi, arrested early this morning for a “failure to appear.” This is an important lesson for all of our readers. Show up to court. Period.
Ms. Barresi is facing very minor marijuana charges from back in October. She wasn’t even arrested at the time. But she’s been arrested twice since for not showing up to court. Show up!
We don’t see any criminal history for her in Palm Beach County but we did find a pending misdemeanor petit theft charge in Broward from back in October. Petit theft charges often result from shoplifting.

We’re happy we found only four relatively minor arrests this weekend, including Monday.
Two men were charged with battery. Above left is Andrew Gilbert (55) whose reported address appears to be a rented home in Brentwood of Boca, just northeast of Olympic Height High School. He may have worked in auto sales in Long Island at some point in the past. He was arrested late Sunday and released Monday afternoon. Mr. Gilbert pled guilty to a shoplifting charge back in 2012, paid some fines and fees and received an “adjudication withheld.” He also had a cocaine possession charge in 2010 that was dropped after he completed a drug court program.
Above right is Carlos Andramunio (58). His reported address is just southwest of 441 and SW 3rd. He appears to be from Ecuador and work in landscaping. He was arrested late Saturday night or early Sunday morning, and released late Sunday morning. Court records list the offense as domestic violence.

Dwarka Latchman (above left) returns to West Boca News on his 51st birthday, arrested Saturday for a DUI causing property damage and driving with a suspended or revoked license. In October Latchman was arrested for battery. His reported address is the same, across from Loggers Run Park.

The most serious criminal charge of the week may be Jared Slutzkin (above left, 36), accused of possessing cocaine and drug paraphernalia. He was arrested Friday and released the same day, without having to post a bond.
All arrestees are innocent until proven guilty. In South Florida that rarely happens.
Mr. Slutzkin’s reported address is in Century Village (off Lyons near Yamato), in a unit apparently owned by his father. Mr. Slutzkin has a mostly clean history, though we do see a felony charge that was dropped back in 2004.
The founders of West Boca News have long opposed the drug war. Arrests like these are a waste of taxpayer money, causing needless harm to those arrested and to their families.
Above right is Paul Jensen, 54, accused of disorderly intoxication in a public place and resisting an officer without violence. He was arrested Friday night and released early this morning. His reported address is in the east side of Boca Del Mar, but the arrest was by PBSO, suggesting that he was outside city lines. With a clean history, these misdemeanors are likely to get dropped.

In the DUI world, Jason Delgado (above left, 29) was arrested early this morning for DUI based on blood alcohol content. He was released a few hours later. His reported address is in the Country Landing III subdivision of Loggers Run, and he appears to be an Olympic Heights graduate. Per court records he has had a few other incidents and was sentenced to probation in 2012 for battery and resisting an officer. He successfully completed a year of probation. The original charge in that case was a felony. He also had a minor marijuana case back in 2006 and an emergency curfew violation in 2004 during Hurricane Ivan. Those were both dropped.

We had a “fraud” case this week. Jacob Eyal (above left, 63) of Boca Isles North is accused of “defrauding an innkeeper” with the amount in dispute being less than $300. He was arrested early Friday morning. We’re not sure why it took so long but he was held for over 40 hours until Saturday evening and then released without having to post a bond. The case does not show up in the court records yet. Other than a few tickets he otherwise has a clean history in the county.

Last we have a trio with lengthy histories, all arrested at roughly the same time Thursday evening by Boca PD for municipal ordinance violations. They’re accused of consuming alcohol in a city park. We didn’t even know that was illegal.
Two of them are West Boca residents. Donald Wright (above left, 46) has a reported address on Glades just east of 441. Catherine Dajnowski (center, 40) has a reported address just off of Sandalfoot Blvd, west of 441. Ms. Dajnowski previously appeared on West Boca News in December for allegedly making an improper 911 call. The arrest report and court records show that this arrest was also for “failure to appear” on that case. Mr. Wright’s arrest also noted a failure to appear. The third, Trevor Clark (right, 46), resides in east Boca.

From the Palm Beach Sheriff’s Twitter account:

#ScamAlert There is someone calling citizens in West Boca claiming to be a ranking officer w/ PBSO requesting bond money. This is NOT PBSO.

— PBSO (@PBCountySheriff) February 21, 2014

Six arrests this weekend related to West Boca fall neatly into three categories. Up first, Stephen Kirk (above left, 23) was arrested for burglary with assault or battery. His reported address appears to be a condo owned by his girlfriend and her mother in the eastern end of Boca Del Mar. He was arrested on Sunday by PBSO, suggesting that the incident occurred outside the city. Mr. Kirk was released Monday evening on bond.
John Perez (right, 18) celebrated President’s Day by getting arrested on Monday evening for burglary of a dwelling or conveyance (vehicle) while armed, along with larceny. His reported address in Fairfield at Boca is a bit east of what we consider West Boca, but as with Kirk the arresting agency was PBSO. The case does not appear in the court system as of yet, and he remains in the main detention center. We can’t be sure, but he appears to be a graduate or former student of Boca High, he may have worked in a retail clothing store, and he may go by the name Juan Perez.

Moving on to the batteries, Patricia Rivera (above left, 43) was arrested on Sunday and released the next day. Her reported address is an apartment on the western end of Boca Del Mar, though she may have substantial connection to Coconut Creek. There is a Patricia Rivera teaching at an area religious school, but we can’t tell if it’s the same person. Our best guess is that they are different.

Christopher Gall (above right and right, 31) was arrested for battery late Saturday night. He was released Sunday afternoon. His reported address is in Boca Winds, at a home owned by his fiancee’s parents. He may be from Georgia and seems to like the outdoors. Court records list the offense as a “domestic battery.”

Last up is a DUI case.
Spencer Blank (not pictured, 24) was arrested for an alcohol DUI on Saturday. His reported address is in the St. Andrews Country Club, and he has made positive news in the past as a young entrepreneur helping seniors with a concierge service, 2extrahandz. Blank is an FAU alum who majored in criminal justice. We wonder if the education helped him during this experience.

As always, all arrestees are innocent until proven guilty.