The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Plant City Police Department.
JAN. 13
HIBISCUS HURLED
4700 block of North Dawn Meadow Court. Domestic Violence. The suspect was arguing with his wife, the victim. He became angry and threw a potted plant at the victim, who was able to move out of the way and avoid being hit. The suspect was arrested and transported to Orient Road Jail.
JAN. 14
TRUCK TAKEN
2400 block of Police Center Drive. Stolen Semi Tractor and Trailer. The victim reported unknown suspect(s) stole his blue Peterbilt semi-truck and a white refrigerated trailer, which had been parked at the business at 10 p.m. Jan. 13.
SPRINKLER SYSTEM STOLEN
Intersection of Ira Taylor and Roberts Ranch roads. Grand Theft. A business representative reported more than $10,000 in items, including Rain Bird sprinklers, a metering pump, a solar panel and battery, were stolen over the weekend by unknown suspect(s).
JAN. 15
AVOID THE NOID
700 block of Coronet Street. Robbery. The victim, a pizza delivery driver, was delivering a pizza order in the 700 block of Coronet Street, when she was approached by an unknown black male. She described the suspect as around 17 years old, 5 feet 6 inches tall and wearing a black hoodie and black hat. The suspect had a pink towel over his hand and demanded the pizza and money. The suspect fled on foot with $37 and the pie. Officers checked the area, but the suspect was not found.
HEAVY METAL
1600 block of East Alsobrook Street. Theft. Sometime overnight, an unknown person stole a black high-side trailer. The trailer was filled with about $800 worth of scrap metal.
PENNIES PILFERED
1000 block of Whitehurst Road. Residential Burglary. An unknown person entered the unlocked house and stole about 10 pounds of pennies (about $20) and a black Luger Stoeger .22-caliber pistol.
TARGET PRACTICE
3300 block of Sydney Road. Criminal Mischief. At about 9:30 p.m. Jan. 15, unknown person(s) drove past the warehouse and shot at least five times at the sign in front of the business. A warehouse directly behind the sign also had five holes in the siding. Workers were present when the shooting probably occurred, but none of them was hurt or even knew it had happened. Bullet casings were found on scene.
TV TROUBLE
100 block of Drake Street. Residential Burglary. Unknown person(s) entered the home, possibly through an unsecured window, and stole two 32-inch Sony TVs, $250 cash and miscellaneous jewelry.
COIN CRIMINAL
1400 block of West Risk Street. Residential Burglary. The victim advised several items were stolen from his home. A front window on the south side of the residence was broken as the entry point. The unknown suspect(s) stole five Fossil and Guess watches, valued at $180 and a green metal Saltine crackers container that contained about $100 in coins.
HELP ME, HELP YOU
4500 block of Ethan Way. Theft. The victim advised that an Xbox One game console, valued at $500, a pair of blue Beats by Dre headphones, valued at $150, a Diesel red/black men’s watch, valued at $100, and a Lenovo Tablet, valued at $200, were stolen from his residence. It was unclear when the theft had occurred or when the suspect(s) had been inside the residence. The victim had information on a possible witness to a suspect selling the stolen items, but the witness refused to cooperate with police, and the victim refused to give the name of the witness.
CASH PROBLEM
2400 block of James L. Redman Parkway. Vehicle Burglary. The victim advised that about $4,800 in cash was taken from the center console of his vehicle. The victim had been to an insurance office, the Tax Collector’s office and back home before realizing the money was gone. The victim did not know exactly where or when the money was taken.
DEFINITELY NOT FUNNY
2600 block of Thonotosassa Road. Assault. Officers responded to the business reference an occupant of a vehicle in the drive-thru pointing a gun at a drive-thru employee. The victim reported that a blue Mercury Mountaineer with several black male subjects inside pulled up to her window. The suspect, also an employee of the business, pointed what the victim thought was a gun with a laser at her. Upon seeing it, she stepped away from the window and told her manager. She stated that she thought it was a real gun and she thought she was going to get robbed, because she has been robbed at gunpoint before. It was learned that the “gun” was actually a metal cigarette lighter that resembled a small .22-caliber pistol. It had a laser pointer under the barrel similar to a real firearm. The suspect was cooperative with the investigation. He was placed under arrest for assault and released with a court date.
JAN. 16
STIHL STOLEN
Intersection of South Gordon and East Ohio streets. Grand Theft. City employees parked near this location to do some lawn work. They left an orange Stihl gas edger on a utility trailer unsecured. When they returned about 10 minutes later, the edger was gone. The edger is valued at $300.
FILL ‘ER UP
2600 block of James L. Redman Parkway. Retail Theft. Store loss-prevention officials advised that a store employee stole a gift card for $25 and then used it to buy gas at the Murphy USA gas station. The employee was arrested and transported to Orient Road Jail.
NOT TOO BRIGHT
Intersection of Wheeler and West Alabama streets. Warrant Arrest. An officer conducted a traffic stop at this location on a driver for failing to dim high beams for oncoming traffic. The driver had 10 suspensions on his driver’s license. He was arrested for driving while license suspended, and, while conducting a search, officers discovered .3 grams of marijuana. The suspect also had an outstanding Hillsborough County warrant for violation of probation. He was arrested on all charges and transported to Orient Road Jail.
OOPS
Intersection of Baker and Collins streets. DUI. An officer was working a call regarding loose dogs, when a vehicle almost struck the officer’s vehicle. The officer made contact with the driver and suspected her of being impaired. The driver was unable to successfully complete field sobriety exercises. She was arrested, transported to Central Breath Testing and then booked at Orient Road Jail.