A woman answered her phone and was asked for the address of the Paulson Softball Complex. She gave the caller the information and was surprised by his response. The caller […]
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A whole bunch of gun violence
An officer investigating a stolen car in the Paradise Park area was shot at by a suspect who drove by in another stolen car. The officer drove off after the […]
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Tire slashing, theft and wet pants
A man parked his sister’s car in front of his house around 3:24 a.m. and went to bed. When he awoke to find that one of the front tires had […]
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Unhappy New Year edition
The first robbery of 2011 was reported at 9:29 a.m. on January 1. An officer on patrol was flagged down by a man on the street who said that he’d […]
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The holidays don’t always bring out the best in people
Officers arrived at the scene of a disorderly person call on Halcyon Drive after a pregnant woman advised police of an imminent fight between her boyfriend and another guy. The […]
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Not in Florida anymore
Police dispatch asked officers to be on the look out for a white truck with a motorcycle in the back that had been driving recklessly according to reports from several […]
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‘I’m a f***ing Ranger’
Shortly after three o’clock in the morning an officer on patrol overheard an argument between three men. One man had gotten out of his car and was yelling, “why the […]
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A bottle of mouthwash and “astonished faces”
Mall security called police to notify them of a man panhandling and refusing to stop sitting in the middle of the street.The officer on the scene ran a check on […]
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Golf carts, indecency and arson
— An off duty officer was patrolling the Landings community after a recent spree of mailbox vandalism. The officer saw a suspicious golf cart parked with its lights off occupied […]
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Taxicab Confessions
A cab driver was parked in line at a hotel downtown when another taxi attempted to cut in line, prompting another driver to get upset. The complainant said when he […]
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No five finger discount
A clerk at a convenience store on Drayton Street called police to notify them of a shoplifting in progress. When officers arrived on the scene they made contact with the […]
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Meet your machete
A man was sitting at his mother’s house when a woman came to the door and asked to speak with him. His sister, who’d answered the door, left the house […]