The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Plant City Police Department. AUG. 12 L’EGGO MY EGGO 1500 block of North Burton Street. Residential Burglary. The victim came home and noticed the back sliding window was broken. As the victim entered the home, she saw some frozen waffles had been […]
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Cops Corner 08.22.13
The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Plant City Police Department. AUG. 5 POWER PROBLEM 1200 block of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Burglary Business/Larceny from Motor Vehicle. Unknown suspect(s) cut the fence to gain entry into the compound. Then the suspect(s) stole four AutoZone 8D batteries ($400 value) […]
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The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Plant City Police Department. JULY 29 THAT’S A DRAG 1300 block of West Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Stolen Trailer. A 2005 FRRV 6-foot-by-12-foot enclosed trailer was stolen. It is white and has a blue Yamaha decal on the front neat […]
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The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Plant City Police Department. JULY 22 LAWN-CARE LARCENY 1700 block of North Maryland Avenue. Grand Theft. An orange STIHL weed-eater and an orange STIHL edger were stolen out of a trailer. CLICK IT … OR ELSE Intersection of East Dr. Martin Luther […]
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The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Plant City Police Department. JULY 15 CAUGHT RED-HANDED 2600 block of James L. Redman Parkway. Retail Theft. Officers responded to the store in reference to a suspect being detained by Walmart loss prevention for leaving the store without paying for merchandise. After […]
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WALDEN LAKE JULY 1 PISTOL PILFERED 2000 block of Country Club Drive. Vehicle Burglary/Theft of a Firearm. A Smith and Wesson .40-caliber semi-automatic pistol was stolen out of an unlocked 2004 Ford Ranger truck by unknown suspect(s). JULY 4 RING REMOVED 2700 block of Aston Avenue. Vehicle Burglary. The victim heard a car alarm at […]
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The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Plant City Police Department. JUNE 10 MOWER REMOVED 4700 block of Sydney Road. Attempted Theft. Unknown person(s) cut the fence on the southwest corner of the property and attempted to steal a Toro Z-turn, 72-inch mower valued at $8,000. BIG BANG THEORY […]
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JUNE 3 DEFINITELY NOT FUNNY 10 block of South Maryland Avenue. Disturbance/Student with a Gun Complaint. Officers responded to the school to help a Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office school resource deputy, when an unknown male called both the Sheriff’s Office and the Plant City Police Department to report a student having a gun at school. […]
Continue ReadingBREAKING NEWS: Train crash at S.R. 39
A train collided with a portion of a flatbed tractor trailer at about 6 a.m. Monday, June 17. The unloaded flatbed tractor trailer operated by Creekside Nursery Inc., of Dade City, turned off of State Road 39 onto a private dirt road to the entrance of Cone Ranch. The driver, Hector Villavicencio-Ferrer, 64, stopped the tractor-trailer […]
Continue ReadingGang investigation hits close to home
The graffiti tags are deliberate. Scrawled out in red, the tags found on signs and buildings can read “Norte” or “x4.” They are left by members from the Norteños gang. But the residents of Plant City should be seeing less of these tags around town. Eleven key members have been pulled off the streets of […]
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