The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Plant City Police Department. MARCH 23 DOUBLE CHECK 1200 block of West Ball Street. Fraud. Officers responded to the residence in reference to possible bank fraud. Officers met with the complainant who stated an unknown person(s) took money from her account. The money […]
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Cops Corner 04.03.15
FEB. 27 DRUNK DIAL 400 block of West Mahoney Street. Lost property. The complainant lost his cell phone sometime during the day. The complainant was highly intoxicated and refused to cooperate with the officer. A lost property CAD was completed. EVASION 1100 block of West Alsobrook Street. Fraud. Officers responded to the residence in reference […]
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The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Plant City Police Department. January 2 GUN-SWIPER 600 block of East Alexander Street. Vehicle Burglary. Suspect(s) broke into a Saturn and took a 1944 Mossin Gnagant rifle and 20 rounds of armor piercing ammo. The items were valued at $225 for both. […]
Continue ReadingCops Corner 12.26.14
The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Plant CIty Police Department. DEC. 6 NEW HAIRCUT 200 block of West Alexander Street. Petit Theft. Officers responded to the store and met with an employee who advised that a suspect stole a barber’s cape. THE STREET BEAT 2600 block of James […]
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The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Plant City Police Department. Oct. 25 DOUBLE CHECK 600 block of Maryland Avenue. Uttering Forged Check. Officer responded to grocer and met with an employee who advised that a female suspect cashed a fraudulent AT&T check for $1,083.00. Oct. 30 UNSAFE SAFE […]
Continue ReadingCops Corner 10.24.14
The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Plant City Police Department. OCT. 10 PLASTIC PROBLEMS 1700 block of East Warren Street. Fraud. The victim stated unknown suspect(s) used his debit/credit card online at attempted to charge $114 worth of merchandise. The transaction was stopped, and the victim was refunded […]
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The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Plant City Police Department. OCT. 3 CYBER CRIME 2100 block of Sycamore Lane. Fraud. Officers responded to this house in reference to a fraudulent use of the victim’s PayPal online account. In August 2014, someone used the victim’s account to purchase a […]
Continue ReadingBREAKING: Plant City financial adviser arrested for fraud
Plant City financial adviser and insurance agent Paula Kampf Albertson was arrested for stealing $200,000 in insurance claims from her clients, according to a news release. The announcement came from Operation S.A.F.E Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater after an investigation by the Florida Department of Financial Services’ Division of Insurance Fraud revealed Albertson exploited her elderly […]
Continue ReadingKeys recovering from construction accident
According to a crane operator, the whole ground turned red when a Plant City man was shocked as he worked Sept. 9, at a Sarasota County construction site. Brady Keys, 49, was working on the foundation for a traffic light pole on U.S. 41 in North Port, according to his family. While the crew was […]
Continue ReadingCocoa Beach man dies in I-4 crash
A 70-year-old Cocoa Beach man died in a four car pile up on Interstate 4 Sept. 17. The accident occurred just after 12 p.m. near the Alexander Street exit at mile marker 21. Armin G. Wolle was taken to South Florida Baptist Hospital where he died. The accident happened after two drivers slowed for traffic and […]
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