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Crime
Police Search For Suspects In Theft Of 8 Vehicles
Security
University Mall Business Burglarized
This is surveillance footage of suspects stealing vehicles from a car lot on Florida Avenue.
Lakeland Police have re- ported that a teenager was shot and killed by a security guard Saturday morning after he al- legedly fired what turned out to be pellet shots into the guard’s face.
Police said the 15-year-old was shot at Willow Glen Apart- ments shortly before 5 a.m.
According to police, security guard Shawn Plain, 19, said he was in the laundry room of the complex charging his phone when he saw a young man come in and point a handgun at him. Plain said he felt several stinging sensations on his face and thought he had been shot in the face, police said.
Plain told police he saw what he thought were several other people with handguns looking into the laundry room. That’s when he drew his weapon and chased them into the parking lot. Police said that’s when Plain shot the teenager.
The other suspects fled from the scene and have not been lo- cated.
Plain reportedly went back into the laundry room to get his phone and call 9-1-1. He then went to the teen who reportedly asked him to call an ambulance and apologized for shooting at him, police said.
The teen, who has not been identified, died as a result of the gunshot injury.
Plain was hospitalized and treated for two pellet wounds. Police did recover a Ruger pel- let handgun on the pavement in the area.
This is a surveillance photo of a man suspected of stealing jewelry from University Mall.
and three stainless steel con- taining gold plating.
The suspect is described as a Black male, 5’9” tall, 180 pounds with dark faded hair.
Tampa Police are looking for 10 people accused of bur- glarizing and stealing cars from a dealership.
On Friday at Prespa Auto Sales in the 6800 block of North Florida Avenue, police said suspects arrived at the dealership in a Honda Mini- van that was stolen from Or- lando.
Two of the suspects were seen on surveillance video climbing through a broken window and entering the busi- ness. They were seen sifting through drawers, and left with a trash can and some stolen papers.
The other suspects, who po- lice said are juveniles, were seen breaking into vehicles in the lot while the minivan drove through the gate. The vehicles were then seen driv- ing off the lot, stopping traffic on Florida Avenue.
A total of 8 vehicles were stolen, and police said seven of them fled east while one fled west. At least 12 other vehicles were damaged.
Police have recovered two of the eight vehicles. One of them was believed to have been in- volved in an accident and abandoned near mile marker 7 on Interstate 4.
Suspect Sought In Burglary Of Two Businesses
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The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a business burglary that oc- curred March 15th at 8:30 a.m. at University Mall.
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Deputies said a suspect en- tered the mall, but the busi- nesses were not open or occupied. Once inside, the sus- pect reportedly walked through the Mall, stopping at the Jewelz Jewels Kiosk. The suspect was seen removing a back panel of a jewelry case that contained various items, then taking nine necklaces. The suspect then left the Mall with the merchandise that has been valued at $1,800.
The necklaces have been de- scribed as six stainless steel
Police Seek Help In Identifying Burglary Suspects
This is a surveillance photo of the burglary at the Sprint store.
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office reports that on March 19th at 8:27 p. m., a man seen in a surveillance photo entered Tree Mart, 12505 North Nebraska Av- enue, by breaking a window. The business was closed at the time.
The suspect then reportedly removed money from the cash register and fled. He is also be- lieved to be responsible for a burglary that occurred on March 19th at Cypress Creek Landscape Supply Store, 12734 North Florida Avenue. In that incident, the suspect forced his way inside by prying open the front doors, deputies said.
This is a surveillance photo of a man burglarizing a busi- ness on Nebraska Avenue.
The suspect is described as a white male, 3o-to-40 years old, with short dark hair, bald- ing on the top, short dark beard, and he was wearing gloves.
The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a bur- glary at the Sprint Wireless Store, 1821 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., in Wesley Chapel. The burglary took place last week.
Police said a surveillance camera captured two men in- side the store. The two men
took an unknown about of cash and merchandise from the store.
Anyone with information about the burglary is asked to contact the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office at (727) 847- 8102, of by calling 1-800-706- 2488.
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