The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Plant City Police Department.
April 7
DIRTY CLOTHES, DIRTY DEEDS
600 block of Arbequina Court.
Theft: Officers met with complainant, who stated unknown suspect(s) had stolen a washer and a dryer from a property between Thursday, April 6, and Friday, April 7.
CATCH A CHARGE
700 block of North Wheeler Street.
Theft: Officers were flagged down and met with complainant, who stated unknown suspect(s) had stolen his cell phone. Complainant had been charging his cell phone when he went to use a restroom without it, and the phone had been taken before he exited the restroom.
CLEANED OUT
4310 block of West Highway 574.
Burglary: Officers met with complainant, who stated unknown suspect(s) entered his residence and stole a television set, a radio and $3,000 in cash.
CHEAP BOOZE BLUES
2200 block of James L. Redman Parkway.
Retail theft: Complainant stated that a juvenile had stolen two bottles of vodka, totaling $14.49, from a liquor store. The juvenile was located and arrested.
April 8
WHEN GOOD DEEDS GO PUNISHED
1850 block of James L. Redman Parkway.
Battery: Officer met with complainant, who stated he had been attacked while trying to break up an argument at a bar. While trying to separate two male subjects, one punched the complainant in the face several times. The attacker was identified by several witnesses and by his driver’s license photo.
April 9
THAT’S NOT ART CLASS
10 block of South Maryland Avenue.
Burglary: Officers responded to a report of three suspicious juveniles seen at a middle school by a security guard. The officers found that a classroom had been entered and vandalized with paint.
April 10
PLAY TIME IS OVER
2730 block of Turkey Creek Road.
Business burglary: Officer met with complainant, who stated unknown suspect(s) had entered an elementary school’s playground and stole $600 worth of equipment during the weekend.
EYES AND EARS
100 block of South Forest Street.
Residential burglary: Officer met with complainant, who stated unknown suspect(s) entered their home during the day and stole an LG television and a pair of diamond earrings.
April 11
GONE FISHING
700 block of Whitehurst Road.
Residential burglary: Officer met with complainant, who stated unknown suspect(s) had stolen eight fishing rods and reels from a residence’s covered carport.
WALLY WORLD WOES
600 block of Carolina Avenue.
Fraudulent use of credit card: Officer met with complainant, who stated her husband had lost his wallet, which contained his ID and credit card, and that unknown suspect(s) used the card to purchase $400 worth of merchandise from a Wal-Mart in Zephyrhills.
April 12
BAD SURPRISE
700 block of North Mobley Street.
Residential burglary: Officer met with complainant, who had returned to their apartment and found that it had been broken into overnight. It was discovered that unknown suspect(s) entered the apartment by breaking a window, and that two Apple iPad tablets, a laptop computer and an Armani wristwatch were stolen.