The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Plant City Police Department.
MAY 9
GOING BALLISTIC
1100 block of East Cherry Street. Neighbor Problems. The complainant contacted the police department after his juvenile neighbor accidentally bounced a basketball into his yard. Officers responded and met with the complainant, who wanted the neighbor warned about coming onto his property. The complainant told the officers he would confiscate the neighbor’s ball if it bounced into his yard again. The officers told the complainant the mere presence of the neighbor’s ball on his property did not constitute a claim to the ball. The complainant was told he would be charged with theft, if he chose to steal the neighbor’s ball. The neighbor stated this is an ongoing issue with the complainant. According to the neighbor, the complainant is a habitual caller and calls on all the other neighbors for no reason.
THAT’S NOT NICE
800 block of East Reynolds Street. Criminal Mischief. The complainant reported that someone scratched “FU” in the paint of his 2007 vehicle.
FEW TOO MANY
4100 block of State Road 574 West. Disorderly Intoxication and Misuse of 911 Services. Police arrested the suspect, after officers were called to the bar for a disturbance. Officers met with the suspect, who was drunk and making threats to members of the bar’s security team.
MAY 10
UNAUTHORIZED ENTRY
200 block of East Terrace Drive. Criminal Mischief. Overnight, unknown person(s) cut the security gate chain off the business gate. According to staff, nothing else was damaged or stolen from the property.
LET THERE BE LIGHT
510 block of Lindsay Anne Court. Theft. The victim stated unknown suspect(s) stole eight, solar-powered tiki torches from the back yard. The torches were valued at $160. Whoever took the torches failed to take the stands, which were still on scene. The victim said the torches are useless without the stands. It is unknown when the torches were stolen.
HE LOOKED SHIFTY
3500 block of West Baker Street. Warrant Arrest. The officer responded in reference to a suspicious person standing outside of the Family Dollar Store. The suspect had a bench warrant out of Miami-Dade County for petit theft. The suspect was arrested and transported to Orient Road Jail.
BAD BOYS
300 block of North Dort Street. Aggravated Assault. Three officers were near the recreation center when they heard a gunshot. One officer pulled up from the south and saw a white Lexus speeding through the parking lot and a male running toward West Reynolds Street. The officer caught the suspect on foot. Another officer, who was also on scene, was able to conduct a traffic stop on the Lexus. The suspect on foot was charged with aggravated assault, discharge of firearm in public over a roadway, carrying a concealed firearm, resist arrest without violence and tampering with evidence. The driver of the Lexus was charged with possession of marijuana.
MAY 12
KITCHEN NIGHTMARE
700 block of West Herring Street. Residential Burglary. Over the weekend, unknown suspect(s) forced open a door to this house and stole $4,000 to $5,000 worth of kitchen appliances. The home is vacant and currently being managed by a management company.
TOOLS TAKEN
1320 block of East Laura Street. Residential Burglary. Over the weekend, unknown suspect(s) broke the window of the home, went inside and stole about $200 worth of tools being used to make repairs on the home.
CRIME OF OPPORTUNITY
900 block of West Tever Street. Vehicle Burglary. Two unknown males, one wearing a red shirt, entered an unlocked black Hyundai SUV and stole a purse. The purse contained the victim’s license and credit cards.
BEER RUN
2600 block of James L. Redman Parkway. Shoplifting. The suspects were arrested for the theft of $76 worth of beer.
MAY 13
SMALL-TIME CROOK
2200 block of North Park Road. Retail Theft. Officers responded to this store in reference to the suspect stealing $7.58 in merchandise. When officers arrived on scene, they located the suspect leaving the parking lot. After an investigation, the suspect was arrested and transported to the Orient Road Jail.
STOLEN SHADES
800 block of West Risk Street. Vehicle Burglary. Overnight, unknown person(s) entered an unlocked 2006 Nissan SUV and stole a pair of Ray-Ban sunglasses and a men’s leather wallet, all valued at $185, from the SUV.
BACKPACK BURGLAR
1000 block of West McLendon Street. Vehicle Burglary. Overnight, unknown person(s) entered an unlocked 2005 Ford Mustang and stole a pink makeup bag and a kid’s backpack, all valued at $100.
EASY PICKINS
600 block of Whitehall Street. Vehicle Burglaries. Overnight, unknown suspect(s) entered an unlocked red Buick and blue Buick parked at the home. Once inside, the suspect(s) stole $76 from an envelope from one car and four sets of keys taken from the other car.
ROOMS RANSACKED
500 block of Lindsey Ann Court. Residential Burglary. Sometime during the morning hours, unknown person(s) entered this house through the back-sliding glass door and entered the home. One of the residents stated none of his stuff was stolen but was unsure if anything belonging to his roommate, who was not on scene, was taken. The bedrooms were ransacked.
TRASHY BEHAVIOR
2600 block of James L. Redman Parkway. Aggravated Assault. The victim, who works for Waste Management was at the store picking up trash with his truck. While behind the store, the suspect walked up to his truck and threw an unknown beverage in a glass container at his driver’s side door. The suspect then fled the scene. The victim was not hurt.
PANE PAIN
810 block of West Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Criminal Mischief. At about 12:20 a.m., the front door window to the business was broken. Video captured a male wearing a dark hoodie jacket break the front door window and then run to the south without entering the business.
MAY 14
FIVE-FINGER DISCOUNT
2600 block of James L. Redman Parkway. Shoplifting/Petit Theft. The suspect concealed $54.25 in miscellaneous items and exited the business without rendering payment.
SOCK ROCK
Intersection of South Knight and East Warren streets. Possession of Drugs. The officer made consensual contact and obtained permission to search the suspect. The suspect had a small piece of crack cocaine in his right sock.
DRUG PROBLEM
2000 block of James L. Redman Parkway. Possession of Drugs/Paraphernalia. The officer responded to the fast-food restaurant, in reference to a male slumped over the steering wheel of a car. The officer located Xanax pills, Oxymorphone, crystal meth, marijuana and 35 small baggies commonly used to package and sell drugs.
JEWELRY HEIST
2600 block of James L. Redman Parkway. Shoplifting/Petit Theft/Battery/Resisting a Merchant. The suspect concealed $24 worth of miscellaneous jewelry then exited the business. She was confronted by a loss-prevention officer but ran to her vehicle and fled.
MAY 15
THAT’S A LOT OF LUNG CANCER
1500 block of East Baker Street. Business Burglary. Unknown suspect(s) broke the front window of the business. Once inside, the suspect(s) stole about $1,600 worth of cigarettes.
PACK RAT
1310 block of Oakdale Street. Vehicles Burglary. Unknown suspect(s) entered the vehicle through an unlocked door and stole six packs of 305 menthol cigarettes, valued at about $20.
DENIED
2600 block of James L. Redman Parkway. Fraudulent Use of Credit Cards. A witness said the suspect came into the store and selected several packages of razors, valued at $93.59. The suspect went to self check out and attempted to pay with stolen credit cards but was denied.
METH MADNESS
4610 block of West State Road 574. Possession of Meth. The officer conducted a traffic stop. He obtained consent to search and located several syringes loaded with meth, along with paraphernalia.