This week on Cops Corner: Plant City Police investigate a runaway driver, a fraudulent withdrawal and a parking lot scuffle.
JULY 1
2 Fast, 2 Furious
W. Alexander St. / Raider Pl.
Fleeing to elude: Officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop for unlawful speed. The vehicle subsequently fled the scene.
DIM LIGHT
N. Wheeler St. / I-4
Warrant: An officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in reference to inoperable brake lights. The driver was subsequently arrested in reference to an active warrant out of Pasco County and transported to Orient Road Jail.
TWO-WHEELED TROUBLE
S. Collins St. / W. Ball St.
Drug arrest: Officers made contact with an invidiual that was riding a bicycle on the roadway without a headlight. The individual was later arrested and transported to Orient Road Jail without incident.
JULY 2
OUT OF STATE, OUT OF MIND
600 block of N. Michigan Ave.
Fraud: An officer met with the complainant and business owner at the listed location in reference to fraudulent checks attempted to be cashed out of state.
OPEN REGISTER
2200 block of James L. Redman Pkwy.
Theft: An officer responded to a business at the listed location in reference to a fraudulent withdrawal from the business’s checking account.
CAUGHT RED HANDED
2600 block of James L. Redman Pkwy.
Theft: An officer responded to the business at the listed location in reference to a loss prevention employee locating an individual that was accused of shoplifting. The individual was subsequently arrested for theft.
FULLY LOADED VEHICLE
2000 block of N. Wheeler St.
Vehicle burglary: Officers met with the victim who reported that an unknown individual entered his Dodge truck without his consent and removed his Glock handgun.
RAZOR’S EDGE
1100 block of N. Wheeler St.
Aggravated battery: An officer responded to the listed location in reference to a stabbing. One individual was subsequently arrested and charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon and transported to Orient Road Jail without incident.
JULY 3
SECURE THE BAG
2600 block of James L. Redman Pkwy.
Theft: An officer met with the victim who claimed that she left her purse inside the dressing room of a business, only to find it gone upon returning.
BUSINESS BATTLE
1700 block of James L. Redman Pkwy.
Mutual affray: An officer responded to the business at the listed location in reference to a physical fight between customers in the parking lot. Upon arrival, the officer observed two females and two males in the parking lot involved in a verbal dispute. After interviewing all parties and reviewing the store’s surveillance video, the officer learned that all four subjects were involved in a mutual affray in the store parking lot prior to officers arriving. The dispute began over two individuals being accused of taking too long in the checkout line and the argument continued into the parking lot before becoming physical. All four subjects signed waivers of prosecution, however store management requested that the two individuals that instigated the confrontation be trespassed.
JULY 4
WINDOW SHOPPING
400 block of E. Langford Dr.
Loitering and prowling: Officers responded to the area at the listed location in reference to an individual looking into vehicles and a residence. One individual was subsequently arrested for loitering and prowling and transported to Orient Road Jail without incident.
