The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Plant City Police Department.
Aug. 11
CLOSE CALL
1320 block of East Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
Attempted vehicle burglary: Complainant stated an unknown suspect caused damage to her vehicle while attempting to burglarize it overnight. The suspect was unable to enter the vehicle or steal anything.
SCREEN FIEND
2000 block of South Willow Drive.
Residential burglary: Complainant stated unknown suspect(s) stole two Vizio televisions from her home. The televisions, one at 42 inches and one at 32 inches, were valued together at $650.
Aug. 12
BOOZE BLUES
1720 block of James L. Redman Parkway.
Retail theft: A male subject was arrested for stealing beer, valued at $4.29, from a gas station convenience store.
POACHED AT THE PARK, PT. 1
1700 block of North Park Road.
Vehicle burglary: Complainant stated unknown suspect(s) stole two Michael Kors purses, which contained miscellaneous items, from a vehicle while she was at a park. The items were valued together at $500.
POACHED AT THE PARK, PT. 2
2400 block of East Cherry Street.
Vehicle burglary: Complainant stated unknown suspect(s) broke a window on his vehicle and stole his wife’s pink leather purse, which contained $300 in cash.
DRIVE-BY
1310 block of Tennessee Street.
Shooting unoccupied vehicle: Officers responded to a report of gunshots fired and found a black Ford Mustang had been shot multiple times. Shell casings and other ballistics were found at the scene. Contact was made with the vehicle’s owner and the boyfriend of the owner. The boyfriend did not know who shot the car or why it would have been shot at and the owner signed a waiver of prosecution.
Aug. 13
PUSHING THE ENVELOPE
1900 block of James L. Redman Parkway.
Trespass after warning: Three subjects were arrested at a gas station after violating a trespass warning they were all issued on Aug. 11.
NO STONE UNTURNED
North Nancy Terrace Avenue.
Vehicle burglaries: Complainants reported their unlocked vehicles had been burglarized overnight. During a police investigation, a neighbor reported his vehicle had also been broken into around the same time.