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. An Xbox 360 valued at $200 was also taken.
PILL POPPER
Police Place. Grand Theft. Complainant met with an officer at the station to report the theft of medicine. A package of oxycodone, valued at $300, was taken.
EXPLORING
2300 block of North Johnson Street. Vehicle Burglary. Complainant advised that a 2000 white Ford Explorer had been burglarized.
WHO ARE YOU?
2000 block of East Baker Street. Identity Theft/Scheme to Defraud. Suspects attempted to purchase a vehicle with another person’s identification. They were charged with attempting to procure property with false information and scheming to defraud. They were both transported to Orient Road Jail without incident.
NOT A ‘FAIR-WAY’
400 block of Concord Way. Burglary Residence. Complainant advised that some golf clubs were taken from the residence.
QUICK BUCK
East Tomlin Street/North Maryland Avenue. Robbery. Complainant advised he was robbed of $20 by three suspects.
SHEAR STUPIDITY
2800 block of James L. Redman Parkway. Retail Theft. A suspect stole table saw blades, valued at $39.88.
NOT PUMPED
500 block of North County Line Road. Lost Property. Complainant reported that she lost her wallet near pump #10.
DOWN THE TUBE
1100 block of East Ohio Street. Burglary. Suspect(s) kicked open the front door and took three flat screen TVs, valued at $2,000.
WHAT A PANE
1100 block of East Calhoun Street. Criminal Mischief. A suspect broke the windows of the victim’s front door.
January 3
TECH PROBLEMS
3700 block of Crystal Dew Street. Burglary Vehicle. Complainant advised that someone took a Lenovo Model M-400, 19-inch laptop, valued at $1,000 and an Apple iPhone 4s, valued at $400, from his Jeep Cherokee.
NOT ‘WRECK-OMMENDED’
West Strickland Street/South Tyler Street. Fleeing to Elude. An officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a vehicle with an expired tag. The vehicle refused to stop and left the area at a high rate of speed, then crashed.
HIT THE ROAD JACK
2400 block of James L. Redman Parkway. Trespass after warning. A male was trespassed from the business, but refused to leave after being repeatedly told to do so. An active trespass was in effect, and he was arrested. A CRA was completed and he was released on his own recognizance.
ON THE HUNT
1400 block of Larrick Lane. Vehicle burglary. The complainant advised his vehicle was ransacked, but nothing was taken. There was no forced entry into the vehicle. The victim signed a waiver of prosecution.
STRAIGHT SHOOTER
600 block of East Alexander Street. Vehicle burglary. Complainant advised a black Taurus Polymer Revolver handgun, valued at $500, was taken from the glove box of his vehicle.
THAT BYTES
3200 block of Crystal Dew Street. Vehicle burglary. An HP laptop, valued at $1,500, was taken from a vehicle. The laptop had been inside a black case, which was also taken.
January 4
TRIGGER HAPPY
600 block of North Vermont Street. Vandalism. Complainant advised he heard several shots earlier in the morning during dawn from a vehicle. Several subjects shot a combination of a shotgun and hand guns into the driver’s side door, front fender and windshield of a 1972 brown Chevrolet Caprice.
TAKEN
3000 block of Azalea Blossom Drive. Vehicle Theft. Complainant advised a red 2005 Nissan Altima was stolen from his driveway.
UN-MERRY CHRISTMAS
1700 block of North Orange Street. Petit Theft. Several Christmas yard ornaments, valued at about $50, were stolen from the yard.
NOISE MAKERS
East Alabama Street/South Morgan Street. Shooting. Officers responded to the area reference possible shots heard.
January 5
BUSTED
1300 block of South Gibbs Street. DWLSR/ Recovered Stolen Vehicle Arrest. An officer got behind a red 1994 GMC Sonoma truck. After running the license plate, it was determined to be stolen. The driver was arrested for DWLSR.