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 […]
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Cops 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 […]
Continue ReadingCops Corner 10.17.14
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 […]
Continue ReadingSuspect identified in St. Pete shooting of Plant City man
UPDATE: A suspect has been identified in the St. Petersburg shooting of a Plant City man. Devin Pierre-Antione Dixon, 30, of Plant City, is wanted on an outstanding first degree murder warrant for the Sept. 8 shooting of Clinton Bailey, 24, of Plant City, in front of a Queensboro Avenue South home. Bailey was at outside […]
Continue ReadingPolice looking for missing endangered adult
At about 9:32 a.m., Sept. 10, the Plant City Police Department responded to a residence in the 3500 block of Liles Lane in reference to a missing endangered adult male. Family members advised that white male, William Witherspoon, 74, was last seen at his residence between 4 and 5 a.m. Witherspoon left his residence on foot and his […]
Continue ReadingCops Corner 09.05.14
The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Plant City Police Department. AUG. 15 BAD CHECK North Maryland Avenue. Counterfeiting. Officers responded to this store, in reference to a white male cashing a stolen/forged check on July 6. The check was discovered on Aug. 14. ROGUE RUGeR East Alsobrook Street. […]
Continue ReadingHCFR extinguishes McIntosh house fire
At about 1:55 a.m., Hillsborough County Fire Rescue responded to a fire reported at a mobile home off McIntosh Road. Upon arrival, the home was engulfed in flames. Firefighters were able to contain the fire in 30 minutes with the help of water tankers. The tankers were brought in because there are a lack of […]
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