The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Plant City Police Department.
NOV. 11
TARGET PRACTICE
Intersection of Alabama and Spruce streets. Shooting into an Occupied Vehicle. The victim reported that at about 11 a.m., he was driving westbound on Alabama Street, near Spruce Street, when someone shot and hit the 2012 Chevy he was driving. The victim heard five gunshots, and there were three bullet holes in the passenger side of his car.
GREAT EXAMPLE
2600 block of James L. Redman Parkway. Retail Theft. Two suspects and a juvenile were detained by store loss-prevention officers for shoplifting. The two adult suspects also were charged with giving a false name to a law-enforcement officer. The juvenile was released to his mother pending a court date. The adult suspects were transported to Orient Road Jail. During processing, officers discovered one of the suspects also had Polk County warrants for grand theft and forgery.
SIBLING SQUABBLE
2900 block of North Franklin Street. Domestic Battery. The victim advised she got into a verbal argument with her brother, who pushed her in the face while he was leaving the area. The suspect was not located.
NOV. 12
POWER STRUGGLE
1700 block of Sammonds Road. Theft of Electricity. The suspect was arrested for theft of electricity, estimated at $4,590. He was transported to Orient Road Jail.
STAINLESS STOLEN
2200 block of Via Cortona Street. Residential Burglary. Sometime between Nov. 7 and Nov. 12, unknown person(s) stole the kitchen appliances, valued at $2,600 from the residence, which is under construction.
BOY BUSTED
1200 block of West Grant Street. Drug Investigation. A male juvenile was arrested for possession of 2.6 grams of marijuana. He was transported to the Juvenile Assessment Center, in Tampa.
POCKET PIPE
2600 block of James L. Redman Parkway. Retail Theft. The suspect concealed $46.82 worth of miscellaneous items on his person and attempted to exit the store without paying. During a search incident to arrest, a meth pipe was also found in his possession.
QUICK FIX
2200 block of James L. Redman Parkway. DUI. An anonymous caller advised that there were two suspicious people parked in a car near a business and were injecting something in their arms. An officer met with the driver, who admitted to being under the influence of a narcotic. The suspect did not successfully complete field sobriety exercises. He was arrested and transported to Orient Road Jail.
NOT WELCOME HERE
1200 block of North Wheeler Street. Trespassing. An officer checking the business found the suspect on scene. The suspect had been trespassed Sept. 10. The suspect was placed under arrest and released with a court date.
CAUGHT RED-HANDED
500 block of West Ball Street. Vehicle Burglary. Officers responded to a possible burglary of a vehicle in progress. The witness gave a description of the suspect, who was found in the 600 block of West Ball Street. Items from the vehicle were found on his person. The suspect was arrested and transported to Orient Road Jail.
BUZZED BEHIND THE WHEEL
Intersection of South Alexander Street and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. DUI. The driver of a vehicle involved in a traffic crash appeared to be under the influence of alcohol. The driver was unable to successfully complete the field sobriety exercises and was transported to Orient Road Jail.
NOV. 15
DON’T COME BACK
2600 block of James L. Redman Parkway. Trespass. An officer met with the suspect, who had been trespassed from the property Sept. 30. The suspect was arrested for trespass after warning. The suspect also had a Hillsborough County warrant for theft.
RESPECT YOUR ELDERS
3100 block of West Baker Street. Aggravated Battery/Domestic Violence. The victim advised he got into a verbal argument with his adult son. The suspect became violent during the argument and placed the victim in a choke hold. When the victim was able to get free, the suspect began to hit him with two wooden poles. The suspect fled the scene.
YOU MISSED A STEP
4600 block of County Road 574. No Valid Driver’s License. An officer conducted a traffic stop on a green 1995 Honda for leaving the roadway. The driver did not have a valid driver’s license and never had been issued one.
NOV. 16
PICKUP PICKED UP
1700 block of James Redman Parkway. Stolen Vehicle. The owner of a red 2003 Ford F150 truck parked the vehicle with the keys inside and went into the store. When he came out, his truck was gone.
TEMPER TANTRUM
1900 block of James L. Redman Parkway. Criminal Mischief. The victim reported her son threw a trailer hitch through the rear window of her vehicle, causing it to shatter.
TIRE TRACKS
2300 block of North Johnson Street. Stolen Trailer. The victim reported a theft of an enclosed trailer had just occurred. The victim advised the left rear wheel on the trailer was locked. Officers followed the tire skid marks to 1049 McGee Road, where the trailer was located and attached to a 1997 green Ford pickup. Several white males fled from the trailer upon police arrival.