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.
June 3
BOOK BAG BANDIT
200 block of Drake Street.
Vehicle burglary: Officer met with complainant, who stated unknown suspect(s) entered her vehicle and stole her book bag, which contained an Apple iPad tablet and five security cards belonging to her family. The iPad was valued at $300. The vehicle had been left unlocked at the time of the burglary.
WALLET WOES
2800 block of James L. Redman Parkway.
Vehicle burglary: Officer met with complainant, who stated unknown suspect(s) entered their vehicle and stole a patchwork wallet, which contained identification and a Social Security card. The vehicle had been left unlocked.
STOLEN VALOR
300 block of Sugar Creek Drive.
Residential burglary: Officers met with complainant, who stated unknown suspect(s) broke into his home and stole his PlayStation 4 gaming console, a military duffle bag with National Guard camping gear and field supplies, and a wallet, which contained the complainant’s driver’s license and military ID card.
FIREARM FOLLY
300 block of North Alexander Street.
Accidental injury: Officers met with complainant, who stated he had accidentally shot himself in the hand while attempting to load his pistol. Complainant had pulled the trigger of his 9mm Glock, and the bullet entered through his palm and exited through the side.
June 6
EASY TARGET
3510 block of Trapnell Ridge Drive.
Vehicle burglary: Officer met with complainant, who stated unknown suspect(s) entered her SUV and stole a 9mm handgun from the glove compartment. The vehicle had been left unlocked in her driveway.
PLAYING WITH POWER
2700 block of Thonotosassa Road.
Business burglary: Officer met with complainant, who stated unknown suspect(s) stole a 7,000-watt Black Max portable generator, valued at $3,000.
MAJOR KEY
2600 block of James L. Redman Parkway.
Criminal mischief: Officer met with complainant, who stated unknown suspect(s) keyed the passenger side door of her vehicle while it was parked at a store. Complainant signed a waiver of prosecution.
CHAIN SAW CHUMP
2800 block of James L. Redman Parkway.
Felony retail theft: Officers responded to a store in reference to a report of retail theft and arrested a man for stealing a chain saw, valued at $408.
June 8
ONE DOWN, THREE TO GO
2600 block of James L. Redman Parkway.
Grand theft: Officer met with complainant, who stated unknown suspect(s) stole one tire and one rim off a 2016 Honda Civic.
LAUNDROMAT LAWBREAKER
2700 block of Paul Buchman Highway.
Criminal mischief: Officer met with complainant, who stated unknown suspect(s) entered his laundromat between 8:30 a.m. and 2 p.m., broke his office window and caused $5,000 in damage to two washing machines. No video of the incident was available, and complainant signed a waiver of prosecution.
