The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Plant City Police Department.
DEC. 23
HOT WHEELS
500 block of Lindsey Anne Court. Burglary/Theft. The victim reported someone stole his 2007 Yamaha four-wheeler from his garage. It was described as a faded camouflage color with gun rack on handle bars, stock rack on back and a two-inch tow ball. The suspect(s) also stole a Troy-Bilt self-propelled lawn mower.
TIRE TROUBLE
4600 block of Airport Road. Grand Theft. A business representative reported that between Dec. 20 and Dec. 23, unknown suspect(s) stole two 22-and-one-half-inch rims and Yokohama 587 tires from under two separate semi-trailers that were parked about 20 feet north of Airport Road. The suspects cut the fence to the fenced compound on the south side of the business to gain entry.
TRAILER TAKEN
400 block of Abigail Road. Theft. The victim reported that someone stole her black, open-style trailer with a red floor between 11 p.m. Dec. 22, and 6:20 a.m. Dec. 23.
HE SAID, SHE SAID
600 block of North Dort Street. Injunction Violation. Officers responded to a disturbance called in by neighbors. The officer made contact with a male and female arguing in the female’s apartment. The female had an active injunction for protection against the male, which did not allow him to be within 500 feet of the female. The suspect advised the female told him she dropped the injunction and he had been staying with her for three days. However, the database showed the injunction was still valid until October 2015. The suspect was arrested and transported to Orient Road Jail.
FIVE-FINGER DISCOUNT
2100 block of James L. Redman Parkway. Retail Theft. Store loss-prevention officials advised the suspect concealed $691.08 worth of items in her oversized purse. She passed all points of sale without paying for the concealed items. The suspect was arrested and transported to Orient Road Jail.
DIGITAL DILEMMA
1303 Tennessee Street. Burglary. The victim advised an unknown person entered the residence through an unlocked window and took a Toshiba laptop and an unknown brand tablet.
FEW TOO MANY
Intersection of East Alsobrook and South Collins streets. DUI. An officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle that was driving without headlights on. The officer detected the odor of alcoholic beverages on the driver, who was unable to successfully complete field sobriety exercises.
DRUG PROBLEM
Intersection of Leaning Palm Court and West County Road 574. Drug Arrest. An officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle that was driving without visible tail lights. The officer made contact with the driver, the sole occupant of the vehicle. The officer detected a strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle. A police K-9 conducted a search of the vehicle and found 1.6 grams of crack cocaine. The suspect was arrested and transported to Orient Road Jail.
THAT’S MINE!
2100 block of West Baker Street. Stolen Vehicle. The victim advised she left the keys in her white Dodge van when she went in the store. When she came out of the store, she saw her vehicle driving away.
DEC. 24
MISSING MUSIC
4500 block of County Road 574. Residential Burglary. The victim reported that the family returned from out of town and discovered a sound system was stolen from their patio.
CRIME ON CHRISTMAS EVE
900 block of East Baker Street. Business Burglary. Unknown person(s) entered the fenced compound and attempted to break in to several cars on the premises. It is unknown if anything was taken.
BAD BEHAVIOR
1700 block of Hughes Drive. Battery. The victim advised she was driving to her home, when kids were playing in the roadway at Essex Street and McLeod Drive. The victim beeped her horn when they did not move. A Hispanic male juvenile, estimated by the victim to be about 15 years old, began to yell at the victim. The victim exited her vehicle and the juvenile slapped her on her forehead. The victim attempted to defend herself, but the juvenile picked her up and threw her down to the ground, before fleeing the scene on foot.
DEC. 27
WHEELS RETURNED|
Intersection of Jerry Smith Road and West Griffin Road. Stolen Vehicle Recovery. Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office located a white Dodge van that was stolen from the 2100 block of West Baker Street. The owner was contacted and responded to the scene and took custody of the vehicle.
DEC. 28
SCARY SITUATION
1000 block of North Johnson Street. Aggravated Assault/Battery. The victim reported the suspect pushed him and threatened to kill him. The suspect then went to his car and pulled out a rifle and again threatened to kill everyone. The suspect was arrested and transported to Orient Road Jail.
JUVENILE BEHAVIOR
2600 block of James L. Redman Parkway. Retail Theft. Store loss-prevention officials called police when a black male juvenile was concealing items on his person. The juvenile attempted to exit the store with $95.52 worth of merchandise. The juvenile was released to his grandmother/legal guardian.
WHOOPS
500 block of South Maryland Avenue. Beverage Violation. An officer observed the suspect with an open beer in her hand within 500 feet of an establishment selling alcoholic beverages. The suspect was arrested and released with a court date.
DEC. 29
NICE TRY
700 block of North Maryland Avenue. Warrant Arrest/Resist Arrest with Violence. The suspect was arrested on a Polk County warrant for criminal mischief. He was handcuffed and placed in the patrol car when he began to kick the windows and bang his head on the safety partition that separates the front and back seat areas. Officers opened the door to stop the suspect from harming himself, but he continued to refuse to cooperate and kicked at an officer. The officers were able to gain control through a TASER deployment and were able to restrain him in leg shackles. The suspect was then transported to Orient Road Jail.
CAUGHT WITH THE CRANK
4000 block of Airport Road. Drug Possession. The suspect was found going through the Dumpster at the business, which is a marked construction site with no-trespassing signs. The owner of the vehicle in which the suspect was a passenger consented to a search. The suspect admitted the drugs located were his. He was arrested for possession of methamphetamine, marijuana and drug paraphernalia.
