Plant City Observer

Cops Corner 5.16.19

May 4

Pelicans and passports

3900 block of 

Creek Woods Drive

Vehicle burglary: This victim told officers an unknown suspect entered his vehicle on the night of May 3 and stole a Dell 7510 laptop computer, a Pelican hard case with $1,000 worth of hand tools and his passport. 

mystery shopper

2900 block of 

Forest Hammock Drive

Fraud: An unknown suspect charged $895.05 at a Walmart after utilizing this victim’s banking information. 

May 5

Plastic problems

1000 block of Fairwinds Circle

Fraud: This victim was checking her Credit Karma account and discovered someone had opened a credit card under her name without her permission. 

Facebook frights

300 block of 

North Alexander Street

Information: PCPD met with a man who said another man was harassing him due to a relationship with a mutual friend. This other man repeatedly contacted him via Facebook Messenger and made hostile comments toward him and his children. 

May 6

Swiped wedding rings

800 block of Whitehurst Road

Residential burglary: This victim told officers someone entered their residence and went into several rooms, leaving them all in complete disarray. After conducting a search, the victim realized a wedding ring, an engagement ring, a black iPhone and a set of keys were missing. 

May 7

The case of the empty box

1500 block of 

Plantation Grove Court

Theft: This victim came home to discover a Zeki brand tablet, which was valued at $200, had been delivered by UPS to the front of the apartment. However, when they picked up the box they realized someone had opened it and removed the item before they were able to get home. 

May 8

Good Samaritan 

2200 block of 

James L. Redman Parkway

Found property: The manager of this business stated a large sum of cash was found near the produce section on May 7. No one claimed the money so the manger wanted to have it turned in to the police department. 

A suspicious account

3900 block of 

Reynolds Creek Drive

Fraud: This victim told officers they realized an unknown subject had opened a credit account in their name through Cash Net USA.

Shattered shenanigans  

4000 block of Jensen Drive

Criminal mischief: Officers met with this victim who told them the windows on his vehicle had been broken sometime on May 8 while he was at work. 

May 9

WINDOW PAINS

100 block of E. Dr. King Blvd.

Criminal mischief: The Power Shop’s storefront window was shot several times with a BB gun by an unknown person on May 2. 

Catching a snooze

2300 block of 

James L. Redman Parkway

Information/possible trespass: This man reported he witnessed on his video surveillance that vehicles that were in his custody waiting to be repaired were entered by an unknown person. However, it didn’t appear as if the subject was taking any items. Instead they fell asleep inside the vehicles. As a result the vehicle owners hadn’t been contacted and they wanted the information report completed. 

playing with power

1300 block of Louisiana Street

Theft to a structure: This victim told officers that during the night of May 8 someone broke the locks off of his sheds, entered them and then stole a gasoline generator, which was valued at $250. 

Wired up

2000 block of 

South County Line Road

Theft: Materials Life Management Company reported to officers that someone had stolen two pallets of copper wire from the loading docks. 

Lost pot

2000 South Frontage Road

Found property: Officers located a small bag of marijuana in a parking lot. The weed was taken to PCPD for destruction. 

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