See what Plant City’s finest have been up to lately.
The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Plant City Police Department.
July 10
CHILL OUT
600 block of North Knight Street.
Theft: Complainant stated unknown suspect(s) had stolen a five-ton air conditioning unit, valued at $6,859.
July 12
TOOL TIME
1900 block of North Shannon Avenue.
Vehicle burglary: Complainant stated unknown suspect(s) stole five nail guns, a Stihl blower and three saws from unlocked tool boxes at his unlocked truck around 8 p.m. July 11. The items were valued together at $3,625.
WHEN NATURE CALLS
2800 block of Thonotosassa Road.
Beverage violation: A male subject was reported to have urinated under the Interstate 4 overpass at Thonotosassa Road. An officer made contact with the subject, who was drinking an alcoholic beverage within 500 feet of a gas station. The subject was arrested for drinking within 500 feet of a business.
July 13
ANTIQUE COLLECTOR
1100 block of Goldfinch Drive.
Burglary: Complainant reported a non-working antique gun and the lower part of an AR-15 assault rifle were stolen from a gun store. The items were valued together at $20,000.
July 14
ROCK ON
810 block of North Franklin Street.
Criminal mischief: Complainant stated an unknown suspect had thrown a rock through her vehicle’s rear window the night of July 13. Complainant signed a waiver of prosecution.
CHILD’S PLAY
1000 block of Monroe Street.
Criminal mischief: Complainant stated windows of a home he was renovating had been damaged by unknown suspect(s) shooting a BB gun. Juveniles seen on the property were interviewed but no evidence was found. Complainant signed a waiver of prosecution and requested the juveniles be told he had called the police.
CLEANED OUT
1910 block of James L. Redman Parkway.
Grand theft: Complainants stated unknown suspect(s) stole $55,000 in cash from their vehicle.
PUNCHES FOR KICKS
2700 block of James L. Redman Parkway.
Battery: Officers met with complainant, who claimed to have been punched in the face by an acquaintance who came to a restaurant to retrieve a pair of sneakers. Complainant refused to press charges and signed a waiver of prosecution.
INSTA-SCAM
1500 block of Plantation Grove Court.
Fraud: Officers met with complainant, who stated she wired $800 to a contact from an Instagram advertisement with the belief that she would receive $1,300 in exchange. The ad turned out to be a scam.
July 16
GRAB AND GO
2600 block of James L. Redman Parkway.
Theft: Officers met with complainant, who stated an unknown subject stole $20 worth of items from her shopping cart.
July 20
NOT INTERESTED
1300 block of Oak Pointe Place.
Vehicle burglary: Complainant stated an unknown subject entered her vehicle overnight but did not steal anything from it.
JUST FOR KICKS
2700 block of Moody Avenue.
Residential burglary: Complainant stated an unknown subject kicked in the rear door to her home and stole two televisions. Complainant said the incident had happened sometime during the day.
HAVING A BALL
1800 block of North Lime Street.
Burglary: Complainant stated unknown suspect(s) entered his screened back porch and stole 20 ball python snakes, valued together at $5,000, between 10 and 11 p.m.
