Cops Corner

COUNTRY MEADOWS
Jan. 3
9 a.m. — 300 block of Country Meadow Way. Armed Vehicle Burglary. Unknown person(s) entered the victim’s vehicle through an unlocked door. Once inside, the subject(s) took items and fled.

GATES CREEK
Jan. 7
7 p.m. — 300 block of 112th Street E. Criminal Mischief. Sometime overnight, unknown person(s) broke the passenger window of the vehicle, causing about $250 in damage. No items were stolen. The victim stated he heard a loud noise about 2 a.m., but thought it was his air-conditioning unit starting.

9 a.m. — 11000 block of Second Avenue E. Vehicle Burglary. Unknown person(s) broke into the vehicle and stole about $1,500 worth of items.

9:30 a.m. — 11000 block of Third Avenue E. Vehicle Burglary. Sometime overnight, unknown person(s) broke into multiple vehicles and stole more than $1,600 worth of items.

LAKEWOOD RANCH
Dec. 31
3:30 p.m. — 6900 block of Lacantera Circle. Theft Construction Site. Unknown person(s) entered the open construction site and stole several items from inside the home that was being built.

Jan. 5
1:57 p.m. — 12000 Goldfinch Drive. Grand Theft Services. The victim provides skip-tracing- and asset-search reporting services to the public. The victim provided services to an out-of-state client and rendered a total of $2,375 worth of services. When billed for services, the client provided false information of payment and then verbally refused payment over the phone.

MANATEE OAKS
Jan. 4
5:15 p.m. — 3000 block of 46th Avenue E. Burglary to a Dwelling. Unknown suspect(s) forced entry into the victim’s rear attached porch by cutting the screen and breaking a wooden cross beam in the door. The suspect took property valued at $5. No entry was made into the primary dwelling.

Jan. 6
10:51 p.m. — 3600 block of 46th Plaza E. Armed Burglary to a Dwelling. Unknown suspect(s) entered the victim’s residence and stole about $2,200 worth of property. Entry was made by cutting the pool screen and a forced open rear door.

RIVER POINT
Jan. 1
Noon — 100 block of 41st Circle E. Criminal Mischief. The complainant reported two screen windows at his residence had holes in them. Air-soft BB’s were found at the bottom of the window.

WOODRIDGE OAKS
8:45 a.m. — 4300 block of 67th Avenue Circle E. Vehicle Burglary. Unknown person(s) entered the vehicle by unknown means. Once inside, the trunk was opened and items taken.

OTHER
Jan. 1 
2 a.m. — 8200 block of Cooper Creek Boulevard. Criminal Mischief. The victim reported someone keyed and dented her car. The victim believes she knows who the suspect is and that the incident was because of an earlier altercation in which the suspect threw a drink in the victim’s face.

Jan. 5
3 p.m. — 3700 block of 84th Avenue Circle E. (CVS). Robbery. An unknown white male entered the CVS and hopped the pharmacy counter, where he demanded OxyContin pills. An employee opened the safe containing the pills and the suspect removed what he wanted. The suspect secured the pills and fled the area in what was believed to be a Bronco.