NOV. 28
STEREO STOLEN
200 block of Park Springs Circle. Larceny from a Motor Vehicle. An unknown suspect removed the entire front passenger window to gain access to a Dodge Charger and steal a Bose stereo/CD player. The glass was shattered but held together by the window tint and was placed on the side of the building.
WALLET WOES
1100 block of North Knight Street.VehicleBurglary. The victim stated she parked her car in her driveway. When she returned to it 20 minutes later, she noticed items had been taken. Unknown suspect(s) stole wallet that contained the victim’s driver’s license, bank cards and $85, and a Dell laptop.
SCARY SITUATION
1800 block of Wilkins Court. Shooting into Occupied Conveyance. The victim said he had been hanging out at a “lake” and had some words with another male. The victim then came home and parked his car. Before he got out of the car, someone shot his car twice with a shotgun. The car had a broken window and several small impact marks.
NOV. 29
YOU CAN RUN, BUT YOU CAN’T HIDE
Intersection Airport Road and Alexander Street. DUI Traffic Crash. Officers responded to a crash with injuries, after which the occupants of the suspect vehicle fled the scene. A K-9 track located the driver about 300 feet in the wooded area in the 1200 block of West Grant Street. The suspect was charged with careless driving, leaving the scene of a crash with injuries, no valid driver’s license and DUI.
WILY ONE
100 block of North Palmer Street. Aggravated Battery. The victim stated he was intentionally struck by a vehicle. An officer located the suspect vehicle and conducted a traffic stop. The driver was identified by the victim as the person driving the truck that struck him. The suspect was arrested and, while detained in the back seat of the patrol vehicle, he managed to get his handcuffs in front of him and opened the divider, which allowed him to start to crawl into the front seat of the patrol vehicle. The officer was able to re-secure the suspect, who was then transported to Orient Road Jail.
MONEY LAUNDERING
2600 block of James L. Redman Parkway. Retail Theft; Fraudulent Refund. The suspect entered the store and took a T-shirt and replaced it on the shelf with a used, dirty T-shirt. He then walked to customer service and obtained a refund for the shirt he had just stolen. He was arrested and transported to Orient Road Jail.
NOV. 30
CAUGHT ON CAMERA
2300 block of Paul Buchman Highway. Business Burglary. Store video shows that at 3:20 a.m. Nov. 30, a white Ford F350, F450 or F550 flatbed truck with a military-style hitch, backed up to the front doors of the store. Two black male suspects put a chain around the doors to break the lock. Once inside, the suspects attempted to steal the store’s ATM. No other store property was discovered stolen. Store video was downloaded and placed into evidence.
TRUCK TAKEN
600 block of South Frontage Road. Stolen Vehicle. The business representative reported a white 2006 Ford F450 flatbed truck was stolen sometime during the night. The truck had company logo on both doors. There was a hitch in the bed to tow a gooseneck trailer. The vehicle was recovered later in the night in the 4200 block of Hamilton Road, in Lakeland.
ELF ON A SHELF?
800 block of North Warnell Street. Residential Burglary. The victim reported that while he was away from his house last night, someone opened an unlocked window, entered the residence and ransacked his house but did not take anything.
SENSELESS ACT
Intersection of North Michigan Avenue and East Tomlin Street. Aggravated Battery. The male juvenile victim advised he was at a party when he was approached by a black male. The black male did not say anything but walked up and punched him in the face twice with a closed fist. This investigation is ongoing.
LOVE HURTS
3100 block of Azalea Blossom Drive. Domestic Battery. The victim advised his live-in girlfriend open-handed slapped him and chest-bumped him during an argument. The girlffriend was transported to Orient Road Jail.
iSTEAL
3200 block of Magnolia Garden Drive. Fraud. The victim advised her ATM card had been used to purchase merchandise from Apple, totaling $500.09. The officer made contact with Apple and learned the merchandise had not been shipped yet. The order was canceled, and her card was refunded.
BEER RUN
4600 block of West County Road 574. Retail Theft. The store clerk advised an unknown white male, about 6 feet tall, entered the store and walked out with an 18 pack of Bud Light without paying.
DEC. 1
STOLEN WHEELS
2300 block of West Granfield Avenue. Bicycle Theft. The victim witnessed two Hispanic males steal two of his bikes. Suspects were located on railroad tracks west of Alexander Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. A witness identified the suspects, and the bikes were recovered.
INTERESTING CHOICES
2000 block of Cedar Run Drive. Residential Burglary. The victim reported that between Nov. 27 and Dec. 1, unknown person(s) broke into his residence and stole a Dale Earnhardt checkbook cover and bottles of Wild Turkey whiskey.