Crime & Safety

OMG PD: Thief Steals Ice Cream, Car Burglar Trapped, Taco Bell Attack

We compile the odd, unusual "oh my gosh" police items from throughout the Tampa Bay region.

Tampa police say someone broke into a South Tampa apartment and made off with a silver Dell laptop. Before leaving, the suspect grabbed a few grocery items, too.

In addition to the laptop, police say the suspect took two pounds of bananas, a gallon of milk, two cartons of eggs and a gallon of ice cream.

Car Burglar Trapped Inside by Neighbors

The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office has arrested an 18-year-old suspect for vehicle burglary after he reportedly was caught in the act by a neighbor.

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A man on Lahania Drive in Sarasota called 9-1-1 at around 10:00 p.m. Tuesday to say that he and another man were holding the 18-year-old suspect inside a vehicle he had been burglarizing.

Suspect Charles Ross performed a well-executed running forward flip over two unsuspecting off-duty deputies sitting on a park bench at the public beach on Siesta Key.

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The officers did not seem to mind the flip so much as they did the discovery that Ross had filmed the whole thing. Ross was arrested by the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office for the prank in November originally on a disturbing the peace charge, MySuncoast.com reports:

Pasco Deputies Seek info on Exhibitionist

Pasco County Sheriff’s deputies are going to the public to try and find information on a man who has exposed his sex organ in public several times.

On Feb. 20, a black man got a Pasco County Public Transit bus at Gulf View Square Mall around 4:45 p.m., according to the Sheriff's Office.  He exposed his sex organ and masturbated while looking at a female passenger.

Tree Trimmer Throws Rocks at Police Officer

A Dunedin tree trimmer is accused of striking a Clearwater Police officer with a rock while attempting to flee during the midnight hour on March 13.

Two Clearwater Police officers were responding to a call about a prowler around 12:15 a.m. on March 13, when they encountered Martin Quintero, 48, of Dunedin, on the porch of a home on Druid Road, according to Pinellas County arrest records.

Taco Bell Attack Leads to Arrest of Land O' Lakes Man

A Lutz Taco Bell employee asked a group to leave the property after the restaurant's dining area closed for the evening.

When he asked a second time, a man in the group punched him in the face at the 22744 State Road 54 location, deputies say.

Police: Woman Stabbed Roommate with Hunting Knife

A Largo woman has been arrested and charged with attempted first-degree murder after she allegedly stabbed her roommate with a hunting knife. 

The Tampa Bay Times reported that Potter was in an argument with the roommate before the victim fled, "but the victim returned through a window and they resumed arguing."

Son of WTSP-TV Anchor Reginald Roundtree Arrested

Palm Harbor resident Dylan Roundtree, who is the 18-year-old son of WTSP-TV news anchor Reginald Roundtree, was arrested by Pinellas County Sheriff's deputies over the weekend on multiple charges of felony dealing in stolen property.

Deputies say Dylan Roundtree admitted to selling a pair of stolen Bose 4.2 series woodgrain speakers to the Pawn Max on Tampa Road in Oldsmar on March 7.

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