The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Plant City Police Department.
AUG. 1
MARY JANE’S LAST DANCE
Intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and West Baker Street. Possession of Drugs. The officer completed a traffic stop. Upon approach of the vehicle, he could smell marijuana. A search of the vehicle yielded marijuana. The driver was arrested and later released on his own recognizance.
SCARY SITUATION
4200 block of West State Road 574. Armed Robbery. An officer responded to South Florida Baptist Hospital, in reference to a Hispanic male with wounds to his face. The victim stated he was walking home, when two suspects demanded his money.
AUG. 2
SQUARE SMASHED
3010 block of West Reynolds Street. Criminal Mischief. Unknown suspect(s) broke the window of a 2014 Nissan Cube, while it was parked in the parking lot.
HONDA HAMMERED
3100 block of Sammonds Road. Criminal Mischief. Unknown suspect(s) broke the windshield on a 2004 Honda, while it was parked in the parking lot.
SHOPPING SPREE
1420 block of South Collins Street. Theft. The victim reported that her wallet was taken from her purse, while she was shopping in the store. Her driver’s license, Wells Fargo bank card and $10 in cash were in the wallet. The bank card was later used for a purchase at a Best Buy. The credit card has since been cancelled.
NICE TRY
1600 block of East Alabama Street. Attempted Auto Theft. Overnight, unknown suspect(s) attempted to steal a 2006 Dodge van from the parking lot.
CAUGHT IN THE ACT
2600 block of James L. Redman Parkway. Retail Theft. The officer arrested a suspect who stole from the store, resisted the merchant, then fled from police on foot.
AUG. 4
BIG PAYDAY
2600 block of James L. Redman Parkway. Retail Theft. Officers responded to the store and arrested the suspect, after he was detained by loss-prevention officials for stealing $1.58 worth of merchandise.
THE OL’ SWITCHEROO
Unknown location. Grand Theft. Over the past few days, the past tenants of one of the units in the apartment complex swapped out the refrigerator belonging to this apartment complex. According to complex management, the past tenants took a good refrigerator and left an old, less-valuable refrigerator without consent.
FIVE-FINGER DISCOUNT
2600 block of James L. Redman Parkway. Shoplifting. The officer arrested the female adult for the theft of $55 worth of merchandise.
TAG TROUBLE
1210 block of Goldfinch Drive. Stolen License Plate. Unknown suspect(s) stole Florida license plate 3296JU.
AUG. 5
DISAPPEARING ACT
Unknown block of Roberts Ranch Road. Stolen Truck. Overnight, an unknown suspect(s) stole a black, four-door Dodge Ram truck with the Florida license plate number 7734IU. The truck was entered into FCIC/NCIC as stolen.
HOT WHEELS
Unknown block of Granfield Avenue. Burglary/Grand Theft. Overnight, unknown suspect(s) entered a citizen’s garage and stole two 125-cc gas-powered dirt bikes.
CIRCUIT CITY
1320 block of East Alabama Street. Residential Burglary. Unknown suspect(s) entered the home through a window and stole five flat-screen televisions, a Playstation, a men’s wrist watch and a 9 mm rifle.
AUG. 6
MARLBORO BOY
Unknown location. Civil Citation. A civil citation was issued to a juvenile for smoking a cigarette while talking to a police officer.
AUG. 7
NOT COOL
1500 block of YMCA Place. Theft. Unknown suspect(s) stole a four-foot Igloo cooler.
ELF ON A SHELF?
900 block of Woodlawn Avenue. Residential Burglary. The victim stated unknown suspect(s) entered his vacant home and damaged the walls, doors and ceiling. The victim stated they had been at the home the day prior and noticed no damage.
BAD DECISION
2600 block of James L. Redman Parkway. Retail Theft. The officer apprehended two white female juveniles for stealing a pregnancy test.
MEAT MAN
2600 block of James L. Redman Parkway. Theft. The suspect was arrested for stealing $53 worth of steaks. The suspect had a warrant for failing to appear. He was transported to Orient Road Jail upon warrant confirmation.