April 12
Car Gone – Stolen Vehicle
2600 block of James L Redman Pkwy
An officer met with the complainant who advised she left work on 04/11/2024 at approximately 10 p.m. Her car was left in the parking lot due to her keys being stolen. When she returned at approximately 7:00 a.m. her car was missing from the parking lot.
Not Very Civil – Warrant Arrest
1800 block of Turkey Creek Rd
An officer responded to the above address in regards to a civil matter. During the call, the officer made contact with a subject who had an active warrant out of Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office for Failure to Appear. The subject was subsequently arrested and transported to Orient Road Jail.
Group Fail – Battery
2000 block of James L Redman Pkwy
An officer responded to the above location in reference to a report of a fight involving a big group of juveniles. When the officer responded there was no active fight, and the officer met with a subject who had injuries to his arms and face. He stated that a group of males and females jumped out of a truck and started punching him and one female had a screwdriver hitting him in the arms with it.
Shattered Glass – Criminal Mischief
600 block of W Strickland St
Officers met with the complainant, who stated that a brick was thrown at the windshield of their vehicle causing approximately $2000 worth of damage to the vehicle.
April 13
Swerve – DWLS/Drug Arrest
2000 block of James L Redman Pkwy
An officer conducted a traffic stop for failure to drive within a single lane. Contact was made with the driver of the vehicle, who was found to be DWLS. The driver was placed under arrest for possession of a controlled substance (synthetic cannabinoids) and driving while license suspended, revoked, or canceled with knowledge and transported to Orient Road Jail.
Can’t Smoke That Here – Trespass/Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
2600 block of James L Redman Pkwy
Officers made contact with a suspect riding a bicycle in the parking lot of the above address. They had an active trespass warning. Upon search incident to arrest a black bag containing a glass pipe and a small baggie containing white crystalized substance were located. The suspect was arrested for trespass after warning and possession of drug paraphernalia and was transported to Orient Road Jail.
April 14
You Again? – DWLS
Alexander St/Police Center Drive
An officer was conducting traffic enforcement at E Alexander St and Police Center Dr. He made contact with a driver who had 5 DWLS convictions, the last dated 3/28/24 and the vehicle was not registered. The driver was placed under arrest, an ECRA was completed for the criminal traffic charges and transported to Orient Road Jail.
There It Is! Just Kidding!-Grand Theft Auto
2800 block of County Line Rd
An officer met with the complainant who advised that his vehicle had been stolen in Lakeland and subsequently recovered on 4/2/2024 by a PCPD officer. The vehicle was left where it was recovered at the complainant’s request and he called and had a tow truck go pick it up. The tow truck driver called back and advised he could not locate the truck. The complainant was unable to make it back to PCPD jurisdiction until April 14 to report the truck as stolen. The truck was entered into FCIC/NCIC as stolen (again).
Wrong Way Rider – Drug Arrest
Sammonds Rd/Woodrow Wilson St
An officer was patrolling the area of the listed intersection when he observed a subject riding a bicycle in the wrong lane of travel (westbound in the eastbound lane). The bicycle had no rear red light or affixed white light. Contact was made with the rider who gave consent to search his person and a glass smoking pipe was located in his front left pocket and a small crystal-like rock substance was located in his sock. The crystal rock and the glass pipe both field-tested positive for methamphetamine. They were taken into custody and transported to Orient Road Jail.
April 17
That Stinks – Arson
Grant St/Tyler St.
An officer responded to a report of arson at a construction site near the above address and made contact with the complainant who advised sometime between 4/3/2024 and 4/17/2024 two porta potties at the construction site were set on fire.
Wiper Swiper – Felony Battery
900 block of Monroe St
An officer met with two complainants in reference to a battery and criminal mischief complaint. A known subject came to the residence in a very agitated state and tried to attack Complainant 1. Complainant 2 stepped in to try and separate the two of them. The subject then ripped off a wiper blade from the complainant’s vehicle and struck Complainant 2 with the wiper blade causing redness and bruising. The subject left the scene before officers arrived on scene and could not be located.