The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Plant City Police Department.
MAY 2
DRUG PROBLEM
2600 block of James L. Redman Parkway. Found Narcotic Pills. Officers responded to the Loss Prevention Office in reference to officers finding a black bag, which contained unmarked blue pills. The property was turned in for safekeeping.
MISSING WHEELS
1600 block of West Baker Street. Stolen Bicycle. A pink woman’s Schwinn bicycle was stolen sometime between 8 and 11:30 p.m. May 2.
MAY 3
JUST STEAL IT
510 block of East Laura Street. Residential Burglary. According to the victim, unknown suspect(s) entered the home, possibly through the bathroom window, which was found open. The victim stated her bedroom was ransacked, and $1,300 was taken from a Nike shoe.
MAY 4
TOOLS TAKEN
1800 block of Jim Johnson Road. Grant Theft Auto/Grand Theft/Burglary/Criminal Mischief. Officers responded to the industrial vehicle parking lot across the street from the grocery chain warehouse. Unknown suspect(s) entered several vehicles and stole items. A red 1991 Ford Bronco also was stolen. The vehicle was located at a nearby hotel. All the company tools and property from the employee vehicles were recovered in the Bronco. About $5,000 to $7,000 worth of property/tools was recovered. The Bronco was valued at $5,000. Officers were unable to locate the suspect.
MISSING MONEY
900 block of East Laura Street. Grand Theft. Officers responded to the church, after the suspect was caught stealing $363 from the church office.
EASY ACCESS
2010 block of North Wheeler Street. Criminal Mischief. A large hole was located on the side of the ballroom at the hotel, but entry was not made into the business.
PANE PAIN
100 block of East J. Arden Mays Boulevard. Criminal Mischief. Officers responded to an alarm call and discovered unknown suspect(s) had smashed a large-pane glass window on the east side of the business. No entry was made into the business.
TECH TREASURE TROVE
2300 block of Maki Road. Vehicle Burglary. Unknown suspect(s) entered the unlocked vehicle and stole a black, leather Kenneth Cole bag. Inside the bag was a Barnes & Noble Nook, white iPhone 5, Samsung Galaxy 3 tablet and Dell 15-inch Intel laptop.
MAY 5
NOW THAT’S BOLD
300 block of East Tomlin Street. Petit Theft (Bike). Unknown suspect(s) stole a black bike off the victim’s front porch.
WACKY TOBACKY
1 block of Raider Place. Possession of Marijuana. The officer arrested the suspect for possession of marijuana. The suspect was released to his mother.
CLEANED OUT
1110 block of North Ferrell Street. Burglary/Theft. Sometime overnight, unknown suspect(s) stole a Honda pressure washer and a band saw from the victim’s storage shed. The pressure washer was valued at $300, and the saw at $75.
BETTER CALL SAUL
700 block of North Mobley Street. Possession of Meth. The officer responded to a suspicious-person call. He approached a green car, which was occupied by a male and female. The male was in possession of a syringe, which contained liquid meth.
MAY 6
GANG GRAFFITI
1000 block of South Collins Street. Criminal Mischief. Unknown suspect(s) spray-painted the rear wall of the business with “NS14” with the letters “S” and “K.” Next to the graffiti were the letters “PCN.”
EVERYONE’S A VICTIM
1310 block of Tennessee Street. Battery. The suspects all reported that they had been battered by each other.
MAY 7
FIVE-FINGER DISCOUNT
2600 block of James L. Redman Parkway. Shoplifting. The suspect was arrested for the theft of $26 worth of merchandise and transported to Orient Road Jail.
… AGAIN
2600 block of James L. Redman Parkway. Shoplifting. The suspect was arrested for stealing $20 worth of merchandise and transported to Orient Road Jail.
GLASS SHATTERED
1600 block of East Alabama Street. Criminal Mischief. Unknown suspect(s) broke the glass window of the apartment door.
TRAILER TROUBLE
3000 block James L. Redman Parkway. Trailer Theft. The manager of the storage business observed a four-door white SUV leave the property with one of his customer’s white enclosed utility trailer, with “Leon Lawn” written in green letters on all four sides. The trailer contained a Stiehl hedger, two edgers, weed eater, two blowers and a ladder.
MAY 8
TRAILER RECOVERY
2600 block of James L. Redman Parkway. Stolen Trailer Recovery. Officers were dispatched to Walmart in reference to two suspects trying to hook the trailer from the above report to a black Chevrolet S10 truck. Before officers arrived on scene, the suspects fled and were not found. The trailer was returned to the owner.
THAT’S JUST MEAN
1000 block of West McLendon Street. Criminal Mischief. While the victim was driving to work, an unknown person threw an unknown object at her black 2008 Ford F150 and caused the rear window to break. The victim did not see a suspect. Officers were unable to locate any suspicious person near the incident location.
CRIME OF OPPORTUNITY
1700 block of North Park Road. Vehicle Burglary. The vehicle was parked near the basketball courts, while the two occupants walked the park. The driver’s door window was broken, and a purse with two wallets was taken from the passenger seat.
LOVE HURTS
1000 block of Whitehall Street. Battery/Criminal Mischief/Possession of Xanax. The suspect arrived at his ex-girlfriend’s residence and began to pound and kick the door, causing damage. The suspect was arrested and was found in possession of one Xanax pill for which he did not have a prescription.