This week on Cops Corner: Plant City Police investigate a damaged fence, fraudulent checks and a missing lawn mower.
AUGUST 19
FENCED IN
2300 block of Walden Woods Dr.
Criminal mischief: An officer met with the complainant who advised that there was damage done to the front fence of the business at the listed location.
A LONG LIST
Grant St.. / Waller St..
Warrant arrest: An officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle in reference to an expired license plate. The license plate returned with an expiration date in September of 2021. Contact was made with the driver who was found to have no valid drivers license and five suspensions for failure to pay traffic fines. A failure to appear warrant out of Hillsborough County for no license also returned. The individual was placed under arrest for operating a motor vehicle with no license and the warrant and transported to Orient Road Jail in reference to both charges.
NO BUSINESS HERE
600 block of N. Maryland Ave.
Trespass arrest: An officer responded to a business at the listed location in reference to a trespassing complaint. One individual, who was previously trespassed on Aug. 6, was subsequently arrested and later transported to Orient Road Jail without incident.
AUGUST 20
TOO SLOW
2200 block of N. Park Rd.
Theft: Officers responded to a business at the listed location in reference to a delayed retail theft.
POWERED DOWN
1000 block of W. Washington St.
Theft: An officer met with the victim at the listed location in reference to the theft of a rolling Schumacher battery charger from outside of his residence sometime between Aug. 19 and Aug. 20.
AUGUST 22
KEEP ON ROLLING
600 block of Charlie Taylor Rd.
Grand theft: Officers met with an employee at a business at the listed location who advised that a grey 4×4 was rented from the business (valued at $20,000) and last seen at the business on Aug. 21 before being discovered missing on Aug. 22. Later during the day, Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Officer recovered the vehicle.
BAD ENERGY
1400 block of N. Bracewell Dr.
Fraud: Officers met with the victim at the listed location who advised that a caller claiming to be a representative of TECO Energy threatened to turn off their electricity if they did not pay an outstanding balance of $1,598.01.
AUGUST 25
YOUNG GUNS
300 block of Park Springs Cir.
Aggravated assault on LEO: An officer responded to the apartment complex at the listed location in reference to a found firearm. A juvenile was subsequently arrested and charged with aggravated assault on LEO.
BLANK CHECKING
1000 block of N. Park Rd.
Fraud: An officer met with the owner of a business at the listed location where the victim reported two fraudulent checks that were written from their business’ MidFlorida Bank account totaling $8,413.80.
MOW MONEY, MOW PROBLEMS
200 block of E. Laura St..
Business burglary; An officer met with the victim who stated that they had a lawn mower sitting in front of the business at the listed location the day before, only to find it missing the following morning.
