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.
June 24
COOLER CROOK
2210 block of James L. Redman Parkway.
Petit theft: Officer met with complainant, who stated unknown suspect(s) had stolen a sandwich prep cooler from the restaurant it was stored in.
BAD DREAM
2210 block of North Park Road.
DUI: Officer responded to a location and found a man passed out at the wheel of his vehicle. The subject was arrested for driving under the influence.
June 25
DITCHED IN A DITCH
1900 block of Sammonds Road.
Found property: Officer met with complainant, who stated she had found a man’s wallet lying in a ditch near the area of North Maryland and East Baker streets. The wallet’s owner was identified, but attempts to contact him were unsuccessful. The wallet was impounded for safekeeping.
June 26
DESIGNER DROPPER
Strawberry Drive/Camarosa Lane.
Found property: Officer met with complainant, who stated she found a Coach purse on the side of Strawberry Drive, near Camarosa Lane. The owner was able to be identified, but attempts to reach her were unsuccessful. The purse was impounded for safekeeping.
IT’S GETTING HOT IN HERE
10 block of South Maryland Avenue.
Criminal mischief: Officer responded to a school and found that unknown suspect(s) had damaged an access door for the air conditioning mechanical room.
June 27
FORGETTING SOMETHING?
300 block of South Frontage Road.
Found property: Officers met with complainant, who stated he found a gun and drug paraphernalia while cleaning out a room that had recently been rented. The gun was a 9mm Taurus pistol with the serial number still visible. The gun and paraphernalia were taken into custody and placed in PCPD evidence.
PT LOSER
610 block of Collins Street.
Stolen vehicle: Officers met with complainant, who stated unknown suspect(s) had stolen a blue 2007 Chrysler PT Cruiser from his car lot.
June 28
BUSH WHACKER
Mud Lake Road.
Vehicle crash/DUI/drug investigation: Officers responded to the scene of a crash and found that subject had driven her vehicle through a fence and some bushes. Subject was then arrested.
June 29
BEAT FEET
Faison Street/East Laura Street.
Found property: Officer attempted to stop a man on a bicycle for riding without lights, but the subject fled on foot.
UNDER PRESSURE
1810 block of East Alabama Street.
Theft: Officer met with complainant, who stated unknown suspect(s) stole a pressure washer from his front porch.
UP IN SMOKE
1300 block of West Risk Street.
Found property: Officer met with complainant, who stated she found a mason jar filled with marijuana and rolling papers. The jar and its contents were impounded for destruction.
June 30
LAWNCARE ON THE LAM
Belmont Street/Reynolds Street.
Petit theft: Officer met with complainants, who stated unknown suspect(s) stole a weed eater that was left unsecured on a trailer. The weed eater belongs to the City of Plant City’s Storm Water Division.
DENTAL DELINQUENT
400 block of North Alexander Street.
Grand theft: Officer met with complainant, who stated unknown suspect(s) entered a store and stole at least one Oral-B electronic toothbrush, which included eight interchangeable heads.
HOOK, LINE AND STINKER
4660 block of Copper Lane.
Burglary: Officer met with complainant, who stated unknown suspect(s) had stolen eight fishing rods and reels from his open garage.
