Plant City Observer

Cops Corner 07.04.12

June 22

DRUG PROBLEM

400 block of North Alexander Street. Armed Robbery. Two suspects entered the pharmacy wearing masks and gloves. The suspects walked past an open door into the storage area, where prescription drugs are kept. One suspect approached the victim and hit him in the left eye with the pistol. The second suspect pushed the second victim into the back room and demanded money and all the Oxycodone. The suspects tied the hands of the victims prior to leaving the business. The suspects fled with 4,629 Oxycodone pills and $750 in cash.

LOVE HURTS

Unknown location. Battery. The suspect was arguing with his girlfriend of three years and punched her in the face when she asked him to exit her vehicle. The victim was not injured other than minor swelling and refused medical treatment. The suspect was transported to Orient Road Jail.

MISSING CHAIRS

1100 block of East Martin Luther King Boulevard. Theft. Unknown suspect(s) stole an antique slider and two metal chairs valued at $350 from the home’s porch.

June 23

FAST CASH

1400 block of Teakwood Drive. Theft. Unknown suspect(s) stole a blank check, filled it out for $112 and uttered it at an unknown location.

FACE FIRST

4200 block of Kipling Avenue. Vehicle Burglary. The victim stated someone removed the stereo faceplate from her vehicle. The victim said she left the vehicle unlocked while parked in her driveway.

June 24

PERSONAL ATTACK

500 block of Allen Street. Criminal Mischief. The suspect vandalized the victim’s Ford Mustang by cutting the tires and breaking the windows, causing about $400 in damage. The victim thinks his ex-girlfriend committed the crime.

FUNNY MONEY

2400 block of James L. Redman Parkway. Fraud. The customer attempted to use three fake $20 bills to pay for merchandise. Suspect did not get any merchandise and left after the incident. The bills were placed into evidence.

June 25

RAIDING THE FRIDGE

2000 block of East Baker Street. Burglary. Unknown suspect(s) entered the business and stole a small refrigerator and a key to a 2013 Ford Edge from the key box located in the main office of the new car showroom.

June 28

STRANGE ENCOUNTER

700 block of East Laura Street. Aggravated Battery. The victim stated she was sitting in a backyard in the 700 block of Laura Street when an unknown subject approached her and told her she had to leave. The victim stated that when she tried to stand up, another unknown suspect hit her in the face with a plastic lawn chair. The victim sustained a cut over her left eye and a small laceration on her nose and lips. The victim was unable to identify a suspect in this case.

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