See what Plant City's finest have been up to lately.
The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Plant City Police Department.
Feb. 26
MAKING IT EASY
1700 block of Via Palermo Street.
Vehicle burglary. Officer responded to a residence in reference to a reported burglary. Complainant stated that unknown suspect(s) entered his 2014 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck and stole his wallet. The vehicle had been left unlocked.
Feb. 27
SKETCHY
800 block of Whitehurst Road.
Drug investigation. Officers responded to an area in reference to a report of a suspicious person. Officers made contact with the suspect and placed her under arrest.
Feb. 28
RENTAL ROBBER
1200 block of Nosleda Street. Stolen tag. Officer met with complainant, who stated that unknown suspect(s) stole the tag from a vehicle that she had rented.
Feb. 29
BENZ BANDIT
1200 block of East Reynolds Street.
Stolen vehicle. Complainant reported that, overnight, unknown suspect(s) stole a silver 2001 Mercedes-Benz CLK 320 sedan. The vehicle was found near Pennsylvania Avenue on March 2.
LOT TO LOSE
510 block of North Alexander Street. Lost wallet. Officer responded to an area in reference to a reported missing wallet. Complainant stated that, while he was at a business on James L. Redman Parkway, he left his wallet, driver’s license, debit cards and Samsung Galaxy cell phone in the parking lot around 8:10 p.m. The debit card had since been canceled.
WHERE’S D.A.R.E.?
1200 block of West Grant Street.
Found narcotics. Officers responded to a school in reference to a drug report. School security officers stated that they had found narcotics on campus.
March 1
UNDERAGE AND UNDER ARREST
700 block of North Collins Street.
Vehicle burglary. Officers responded to an area in reference to a reported vehicle burglary. Two juveniles were then arrested in connection with the crime.
March 3
LEFT HANGING
North Wilder Road.
Recovered stolen vehicle. Officer responded to a report of an abandoned vehicle. He discovered a 2005 Dodge truck in a vacant field, east of North Wilder Road, and the truck was later determined to have been reported stolen from Hillsborough County.
GOT SPEED, GOT WEED
South Alexander Street/
East Timberlane Drive.
Possession of marijuana. Officer conducted a traffic stop on a speeding car. The driver, a juvenile, was then found to have marijuana while driving the vehicle. The driver was arrested on charges of driving at an unlawful speed and possession of marijuana.
