Plant City Observer

Cops Corner 7.11.19

June 28

Swiped id

2000 block of
Greenwood Valley Drive

Vehicle burglary: During the night of June 27, someone entered this victim’s vehicle and rummaged though her center console. Upon finding her license and debit cards, they swiped the plastic and disappeared. 

Tailing the trailer

1400 Plantation Circle

Trailer theft: This victim reported to police that her black trailer with a ramp on the back was stolen from her home sometime during the last week. 

Panhandling pickup

2400 block of
James L. Redman Parkway

Trespass after: Officers responded to a call at 7-Eleven in reference to a subject panhandling. Once they arrived, they realized the man in question had been actively trespassed from the business. He was arrested and transported to Orient Road Jail without incident. 

June 29

Cracking the Cloud

1 Police Place

Extortion/Fraud: This victim told officers someone compromised their Cloud service information and the suspect was threatening to disperse it. 

On radar at the range

700 block of South Collins Street

Recovered stolen gun: Officers responded to the Plant City Gun Range after receiving a call a man entered the range with a stolen handgun. The gun was recovered. 

July 1

Porch pirates

800 block of West Risk Street

Petit theft: This victim had ordered an Apple watch band and a side view mirror for her vehicle online. The total value of the two items was $63. When delivered, the packages were left on the victim’s front porch by the mail service and an unknown subject stole them. 

Here’s Johnny!

300 block of 

South Frontage Road

Criminal mischief: This victim parked her vehicle outside of the hotel at the above listed location. When she returned she found three of her tires had been slashed. 

Bike bandits

1900 block of Avon Street

Grand theft: A black Giant brand bicycle, valued at $300, was stolen from the front of this residence by an unknown suspect. 

July 2

Rental gone wrong

3400 block of North Lake Drive

Scheming to defraud: This complainant told officers he paid a subject for a rental property only to later find out they were not the owner.

Boy, that
escalated quickly

1700 block of
East Alabama Street

Aggravated assault by firearm: Officers responded to the scene after receiving word an argument had taken place that led to a firearm being pointed at the victim. 

July 3

Filling up the coin purse

4600 block of West Highway 574

Criminal mischief: An employee of the store at the above listed location told officers an unknown suspect had broken into the company’s vacuum machine at an unknown time and stole an unknown amount of change. 

Busted on Baker

North Park Road/
East Baker Street

DUI: Officers made contact with a man who was passed out in his vehicle in the middle of Baker Street. He was arrested for Driving Under the Influence. 

July 4

Gifting the fraudulent 

1 Police Place

Fraud: This victim told officers he was contacted via cell phone by a person claiming to be DEA working with PCPD. The caller told the victim to purchase gift cards and provide the caller with their serial numbers. 

A meth-y Fourth

3500 block of West Baker Street

Drug possession: Officers received a call regarding a suspicious person at the laundry mat. Upon arrival, they made contact with a man who was found to be in possession of meth. He was arrested and transported to Orient Road Jail without incident.  

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