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May 31
Road Rage – Aggravated Assault with a Firearm
S. Alexander St/Sammonds Rd
Officers responded to a road rage incident. The victim reported that he looked in his rearview mirror and saw a man point a handgun at his vehicle through the windshield. He then pulled alongside him in traffic and made hand gestures as if he had a gun. The two had no further contact.
Not Too Drunk To Run – DUI/Resist
Thonotosassa Rd/Goldfinch Dr
An officer conducted a traffic stop and made contact with the driver who exited the vehicle and attempted to flee the stop. The driver resisted while being detained and refused to perform SFSEs (Standardized Field Sobriety Exercises). The driver was arrested and transported to Orient Road Jail.
June 1
Smokes to Go – Theft
3500 block of W Baker St
Officers met with the complainant who stated that multiple cartons of 305 cigarettes were stolen.
Stand Back – Fraud/Grand Theft
2300 James L Redman Pkwy
Officers responded to the above location in reference to a man attempting to complete a fraudulent withdrawal. Upon the officer’s arrival, the man left the store, walked north through the parking lot, and continued to walk north. Officers made contact with him and he was arrested and transported to Orient Road Jail.
June 2
Knuckles – Aggravated Battery
1300 block of E Laura St
Officers met with the complainant who stated they had been in an argument that turned physical and had been pepper sprayed and struck in the head with brass knuckles.
June 3
Bye-pods – Vehicle Burglary
3600 block of Trapnell Grove Loop
An officer responded to the above location in reference to the burglary of a vehicle. The complainant stated the unsecured vehicles were broken into sometime during the night and Apple Airpods (Valued at $200.00) and $15.00 were taken from the vehicle.
Pop a Squat – Criminal Mischief with Waiver
400 block of S. Franklin St
An officer responded to the above location in reference to a report of a criminal mischief and met with the complainant, who stated the maintenance staff was checking the vacant apartments to make sure they were ready for tenants to move in. The complainant stated when they checked one unit they located two subjects inside that left the apartment after he called the police. Three sets of blinds and three light fixtures were damaged by the subjects. The subjects were located and identified. The complainant signed a waiver of prosecution and wanted the subjects trespassed from the property.
Put That Away – Aggravated Assault
500 block of S. Wheeler St
An officer met with the victim who advised he was traveling behind the suspect on Wheeler St and Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. The victim advised that the suspect stopped his vehicle in front of the above location and exited his vehicle with a black handgun. The suspect pointed firearm at the victim before placing it in his waistband. The suspect then fled the scene traveling south. A short time later the suspect was located by officers. He fled from officers on foot for a short distance before being caught, arrested, and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and resisting without violence. He was transported to Orient Road Jail without incident.
Schools Out, But I Want In – Criminal Mischief
900 block of S. Evers St
An officer responded to the above location in reference to a criminal mischief complaint. The window above the northside door leading into the main office was damaged.
Batteries for a Dollar – Battery
1400 block of S. Collins St
An officer met with the victim, who advised he was sitting in the parking lot at the above location when a person known to him walked up and began a verbal dispute. The suspect struck the victim in the face with a closed fist, causing swelling to the inside corner of the left eye. The suspect was located and arrested for battery and transported to Orient Road Jail.
June 4
Ohh That Smell – Drug Investigation
N. Shannon Ave/S. Frontage Rd
An officer conducted a traffic stop regarding a subject speeding. Upon making contact with the driver, the officer detected a strong odor of marijuana inside the vehicle. An FCIC/NCI