The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Plant City Police Department.
Sept. 30
LOST AND FOUND
1200 block of North Wheeler Street.
Recovered stolen vehicle: Officers responded to a business in reference to a vehicle left abandoned in the parking lot. The car, a maroon 2004 Lincoln Town Car, had been reported stolen to PCPD
DOLLAR STORE DELINQUENT
1500 block of East Baker Street.
Retail theft: Officers met with complainant, who stated a suspect had attempted to steal $8.50 in merchandise from a discount store. The suspect was identified and arrested.
CHANNEL SURFER
3800 block of Trapnell Ridge.
Residential burglary: Officer met with complainant, who stated unknown suspect(s) entered their home and stole three flat screen televisions and a DirecTV receiver.
PAPER TRAIL
400 block of East Baker Street.
Theft, fraud: Officer met with complainant, who stated an unknown suspect had taken his wallet after he lost it earlier in the day. A call to the bank revealed the suspect had used the complainant’s credit card in several locations around Plant City. The suspect was identified, located and arrested.
VANISHING VEHICLE
1800 block of East Alabama Street.
Armed robbery, carjacking: Officer met with complainant, who stated she had been robbed by a suspect with a weapon while in her vehicleThe suspect stole her purse, keys and vehicle. The vehicle was later recovered.
Oct. 1
MIRROR, MIRROR
2000 block of North Park Road.
Petit theft: Officer met with complainant, who stated unknown suspect(s) had stolen the mirror caps off of a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado truck parked at a car dealership.
TAG TROUBLE
710 block of North Pennsylvania Avenue.
Stolen tag: Officer met with complainant, who stated unknown suspect(s) stole the license plate from his 2005 Ford F-150 pickup truck sometime between Thursday, July 28, and Saturday, Oct. 1.
SNEAK ATTACK
2600 block of Maki Road.
Simple battery: Officer met with complainant, who claimed to have been hit in the face while jogging around an apartment complex.
Oct. 2
DELI DEVIANT
200 block of West Alexander Street.
Retail theft: Officer met with complainant, who stated unknown suspect(s) had stolen food from a supermarket deli.
Oct. 3
THIS AIN’T GATOR COUNTRY
2200 block of James L. Redman Parkway.
Recovered stolen vehicle: Officer responded to a grocery store parking lot in reference to an abandoned vehicle. The officer found a white 2000 Toyota which, upon further investigation, had been reported stolen out of Gainesville.
DRESSED TO UNIMPRESS
2600 block of James L. Redman Parkway.
Fraud, theft: Officer met with complainant, who stated unknown suspect(s) had stolen T-shirts from a store and then attempted to return them in exchange for a gift card.
Oct. 5
MAJOR KEY
900 block of Morse Street.
Criminal mischief: Officer met with complainant, who stated unknown suspect(s) had keyed her 2013 Hyundai Accent between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. The damage was estimated at $500.
WINDOW PAINS
800 block of West Renfro Street.
Burglary: Officer met with complainant, who stated unknown suspect(s) appeared to have forced entry into a church shelter home, breaking a door’s glass. A window pane and a ceiling fan were found to have been damaged.
COOKOUT CAPER
1800 block of West Oak Avenue.
Theft: Officer met with complainants, who stated unknown suspect(s) stole a hospital’s Char-Broil grill, valued at $139, around 8 p.m.
Oct. 6
TOOL TIME
700 block of West Reynolds Street.
Theft: Officer met with complainant, who stated his cordless Ridgid drill had been taken without his permission between 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m.