The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Plant City Police Department.
JULY 17
FAKE IT ’TIL YOU MAKE IT
1900 block of James L. Redman Parkway. Counterfeit money. Complainant reported that a suspect attempted to use two counterfeit $100 bills at a business.
PLAYING WITH POWER
100 block of West Ball Street. Theft of electricity. Officers responded to an apartment complex in reference to a reported electricity theft. TECO investigators and police were able to locate the suspect, who was then arrested.
IDENTITY THIEF
400 block of Damon Street. Grand theft. Officer responded to an apartment complex after a reported theft. Complainant said that someone stole her social security card, Florida driver’s license, credit cards and $5,000 in cash from her purse.
CAUGHT RED-HANDED
North Gordon Street/Robin Drive. Loitering and prowling. Officers responded to the area in reference to a reported burglary in progress. They caught and arrested a juvenile suspect.
DOUBLE WHAMMY
2100 block of Johnson Loop. Vehicle burglary. Officers responded to a reported vehicle burglary and found that two vehicles had been burglarized. A woman’s purse and a change purse were taken from the vehicles.
JULY 18
GUNS IN THE HOME
500 block of South Waters Street. Found property. Officers responded to an abandoned house in reference to a report of found firearms. The complainant, who stated that he often checks on the house because of vagrants, found two loaded, .22-caliber rifles in the house. Officers were able to determine that the rifles were not listed as stolen and took them to PCPD for safekeeping as found property.
THAT WAS FAST
810 block of West Madison Street. Criminal mischief. Officers responded to a residence following a report of potential burglary. Complainant stated that, sometime during the 30 minutes he was not home, someone broke the east window. Officers found no evidence to suggest that anyone had entered the home, and neighbors claimed not to have seen or heard anything. Complainant declined further police assistance and signed a waiver of prosecution.
JULY 19
TOOL THIEF
710 block of East Alsobrook Street. Vehicle burglary. Officers responded to a business following a reported vehicle burglary. Complainant stated that a suspect had broken into his Ford work truck and left with $1,100 worth of power tools.
GOING NOWHERE FAST
1400 block of Plantation Circle. Criminal mischief. Complainant stated that someone cut the ignition wires in their 2004 Suzuki motorcycle sometime over the weekend.
NAPTIME NABBER
800 block of East Tomlin Street. Petit theft. Complainant stated that, during a 4 p.m. nap in his living room, a suspect entered his home and stole $70 in cash and a $150 pair of Maui Jim sunglasses. A man, whom the complainant only knew by his first name, was reported to have been there when he fell asleep and was gone with the items when he woke.
JULY 20
ASPIRING POOL SHARK
700 block of Wilkins Avenue. Vehicle burglary. Officer responded to a residence following a report of vehicle burglary. Complainant stated a suspect stole two pool cues and a leather bag, valued together at $1,300, from the trunk of his vehicle. Each cue was valued at $600.
COSTA CROOK
400 block of North Plant Avenue. Burglary/Theft. Officers responded to a business in reference to damage and a reported theft. Complainant stated that, after damaging the front window, a suspect stole a display of 40 pairs of Costa Del Mar sunglasses, valued together at $10,360.
JULY 21
THAT’S EXCESSIVE
2800 block of Turkey Creek Road. Burglary/felony criminal mischief. Complainant reported that, overnight, a suspect entered a fenced-in area at a school and cut gas tank valves, releasing 6,000 gallons of propane gas. There were also paintings and other markings found on the walls in the school.
JULY 22
OFF THE RAILS
810 block of West Warren Street. Auto theft. Officers found a 1990 Honda Accord next to the railroad tracks at the 1300 block of West Ball Street. The vehicle appeared to have gone off the road while traveling at high speeds and was unoccupied when the officers found it. After attempts to contact the owner were unsuccessful, the vehicle was impounded. Later, the owner contacted PCPD to report the vehicle as being stolen from the residence during the night. They declined to press charges and signed a waiver of prosecution.