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Robbery in Watergate Estates

Several readers reported a major incident in West Sandalfoot last night, in the Watergate Estates trailers. CrimeMapping.com shows the incident as robbery of a person.
As one reader described it:

Armed robbery 11900 block Watergate Cir. White male in shorts. PBSO helicopter and units responding.

We heard from a number of readers about both the helicopter and a heavy police presence.

Since the Sheriff took down the booking blotter from his website, we can’t tell if an arrest was made.
There were 10 crimes reported yesterday in West Boca by the Sheriff, including another robbery of a person on the other side of 441 in or near Sandalfoot Square, along with three residential burglaries and two shoplifting incidents.

Carjacking in Boca – North Broward Prep Grad?

Saturday morning Edoardo Trovato (18) was booked into the county jail after an arrest by Boca Raton PD on various charges including a carjacking/robbery with a firearm or weapon, unarmed burglary of an unoccupied car, and stealing law enforcement equipment from an emergency vehicle.
Mr. Trovato remains in custody at this writing with bond set at a total of $18,000.
The carjacking charge is particularly serious. Normally it’s a first-degree felony which is already a big deal. But the court file shows it is charged under §812.133(2A), involving a deadly weapon, and that means the sentence can go as high as life in prison.

We see no prior criminal history for Mr. Trovato. If it’s the same guy he is a native of Italy, a Broward Prep grad, and a current or former student at Lynn University. He also appears to be a fan of the late Tupac Shakur:

His reported address is the Wyndham Hotel on Glades near Military Trail.
We expect to have more information on this case within the next couple of days.

Teens Charged for Home Invasion Robbery

West Boca News strongly believes that those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Late Monday deputies arrested two young men, accused of a home invasion robbery. Homeowners affected by robberies may want to seek the services of a locksmith to help replace their locks and also install more security measures like modern digital locks. On the left above is “Tyler Gillson” (aka Taylor Gillson, Tyler Gilson and Taylor Gilson). Mr. Gillson is 19 years old and appeared earlier this year in West Boca News on charges of robbery, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, grand theft, and marijuana possession. All but the marijuana charges were dropped by prosecutors. We also see a trespassing case from Fort Lauderdale in his past. His reported address is in East Boca and he may be a Boca High graduate or former student.
On the right is Andrew Mincey, who is also 19 years old. Mr. Mincey was arrested in December on three felony cocaine sale charges and was sentenced a week ago to 12 months probation. We also see a couple traffic cases in the courts. Mr. Mincey’s reported address is also in East Boca and we think he moved here after finishing high school in South Carolina.
In our previous article on Mr. Gilson we included this photo set below.

As for Mr. Mincey we found this shot of him:

The charge of home invasion robbery is very serious under Florida law, listed as a felony in the first degree.

Bank Robber Arrested Again

We previously reported on an alleged bank robbery of the Wells Fargo in Sandalfoot Square. The man accused in that incident, Ronel Laurent (above, 46), was arrested again Monday accused of Grand Theft of a motor vehicle. This arrest was made by Boca Raton city police.
Court records indicate that Mr. Laurent is being held without bond pending a mental health assessment. Both cases have been assigned to the Veterans Court division, and he’s scheduled to appear in front of Judge Kelley on Thursday morning.

Bank Robbery at Wells Fargo: Ronel Laurent?

The Wells Fargo Bank in Sandalfoot Cove was the scene of an attempted bank robbery yesterday. Multiple readers tipped us off and one sent us some photos. As usual we keep our tipsters and photographers anonymous unless they request to be identified.
Above you can see deputies in the process of arresting a man wearing blue. The blotter shows Ronel Laurent (mugshot below) arrested for robbery and booked yesterday up in West Palm Beach around 9 pm, which is roughly consistent with the timing of our first tip, around 5 pm.

Also, the mugshot shows him wearing roughly the same blue that the person being arrested is wearing in that photo at top. Mr. Laurent’s reported address is in Boca Trails, just south of Judge Winikoff near 441. It appears to be a rental.
The Wells Fargo Bank is in the Sandalfoot Square plaza close to the intersection of 441 and Sandalfoot, less than a mile on foot from Mr. Laurent’s reported address.

We see no previous history for Mr. Laurent in Palm Beach County. However, we do see a felony battery case from Coconut Creek, in Broward, from 1999. When he’s not allegedly robbing banks or hitting people, he appears to work in asset management for a loan servicing company based in Miami-Dade County.
Here are a couple more scene pictures from our reader/tipster: