Ivan Barba, 18, was charged with loitering and prowling after he scaled a wall to gain access to a property on South Ocean Boulevard.
 

The Palm Beach Police Department have charged a Port St. Lucie teen with loitering and prowling after he and two friends entered a locked condominium on South Ocean Boulevard. The security guard for the condominiums at 300 S. Ocean Boulevard, called police Sunday to report three men were “trying to enter the building.” He described one of the three as wearing a white cloth on his head and red shirt. An officer driving in that block, spotted three men leaving the property -- one of them running, the report said. The officer approached them as they headed toward a vehicle parked across the street. According to police, the security guard identified one of them, Ivan Barba, 18, as the person he had seen earlier wearing a red shirt inside the property. In their report, police said one of the Barba’s companions told investigators Barba climbed a concrete wall roughly 12 feet high to gain entry and unlock the door on the first floor to allow the other men inside. When officers asked the three separately what they were doing at the condo, each gave a different answer, including “going to the rooftop,” “getting a better view of the ocean” and “going to the pool.” Of the three, only Barba was arrested. He faces charges of loitering and prowling. He was released on his own recognizance, and is scheduled to appear in court on Feb. 5.

Ivan Barba