The Palm Beach County Sherriff’s Office District 4 Office reports crime is drastically down west of Jog Road in West Delray.
District 4 Capt. Jeff Calise gave an update that there has been 3,584 calls in West Delray so far this year. Also 544 case numbers issued, and officers have conducted more than 2,000 traffic stops, according to police reports Calise released to the Alliance of Delray Residential Association.
“We had a 48 percent decrease in residential burglaries and a 32 percent decrease in auto burglaries. Our officers conducted over 2,000 traffic stops. Compared to last month we’re seeing a decrease in crime in West Delray Beach,” Calise said.
He said the decrease is because of detective work and stakeouts by his officers and vigilant residents. He also said that 54 percent of the vehicle burglaries involved unlocked cars and that a sheriff’s substation in West Delray Beach, namely the former West Atlantic Avenue Library site at 7777 W. Atlantic Ave., that sits unused could be a strategic staging ground for sheriff's efforts.
Mitch Krychshitski had his unlocked car broken into and his wallet, personal items and his smoke pipe stolen.
“I ran inside for a few minutes one night in a hurry to get to the bathroom and in a matter of 20 minutes everything was gone. A security guard did find the remnants of my wallet the next morning and the teenagers were caught,” he said.

Visit www.pbso.org/district4/ or the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s District 4 Office, 345 S. Congress Ave., Delray Beach. Call 561-274-1075 or e-mail: DelrayBeach@pbso.org. Capt. Jeffrey Calise 561-274-1074 or Lt. Sean Murray 561-274-1045.