Robbery
Case Number: 06-0027
Date/Location: 6/2/2025, 5760 SE Hwy 484 (Truist Bank)
An unidentified white male committed the listed offense by passing a note to the teller, threatening that he had a gun and demanding money. Case pending active.
Retail Petit Theft, Issue Trespass Warning
Case Number: 06-0036
Date/Location: 6/2/2025, 5726 SE Abshier Blvd (Wawa)
Cpl. Harrington responded to the location for an in-progress theft. Upon arrival, he discovered Christopher Capps (W/M 12/13/1988) had stolen a fountain drink, chocolate milk, and a Little Debbie pastry. Cpl. Harrington placed Capps under arrest without incident and transported him to the Marion County Jail.
Out of County Warrant
Case Number: 06-0037
Date/Location: 6/2/2025, 3290 SW 10th St (Marion County Jail)
While at the Marion County Jail for a separate arrest, Cpl. Harrington placed James Cregger (W/M 08/31/1971) under arrest for a Hillsborough County warrant for failure of a sexual predator to follow registration procedure.
Suspicious Incident
Case Number: 06-0040
Date/Location: 6/2/2025, 5321 SE 107th Pl
The complainant reported alleged ongoing abuse and neglect of the home’s residents by staff and management. The information was forwarded to the Department of Children and Families.
Grand Theft Controlled Substance, Fraud in Obtaining Prescription Drugs
Case Number: 06-0046
Date/Location: 6/3/2025, 4920 SE Abshier Blvd (Walgreens)
Omar Maliki Powell Maragh (H/M 01/19/2006) committed the listed offenses by calling in a fraudulent prescription for Xanax and having it filled. Case pending active.
Uttering a Forged Check
Case Number: 06-0051
Date/Location: 6/3/2025, 10303 S US Hwy 441 (Florida Credit Union)
Hermoni Wilkerson (B/F 08/15/2003) attempted to pass a forged check with the intent to defraud the bank. Case pending active.
Felony Retail Theft, Tampering with Evidence, Resisting an Officer Without Violence, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, Issue Trespass Warning
Case Number: 06-0098
Date/Location: 6/6/2025, 10775 S US Hwy 441 (Dollar General)
Corporals Harrington, Hunt, and Ortega responded to a retail theft. Justin Herrick (W/M 08/30/1995), wearing a neon yellow/green shirt, stole merchandise and fled on a bicycle. Cpl. Hunt located and apprehended Herrick, who admitted to the theft and drug use. Stolen items and a meth pipe were recovered. Herrick was positively identified by a witness and placed under arrest without incident.
Recovered Property
Case Number: 06-0100
Date/Location: 6/6/2025, 10831 S US Hwy 441 (Enterprise)
A firearm was recovered from a recently returned rental vehicle and secured at the police department for safekeeping.
Assist Other Agency
Case Number: 06-0111
Date/Location: 6/7/2025, 7800 Blk E Hwy 25
Officers assisted the Florida Highway Patrol with a traffic homicide investigation.
Drive While License Suspended, Possession of Marijuana, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Case Number: 06-0115
Date/Location: 6/7/2025, 10600 Blk S US Hwy 441
Cpl. Hunt conducted a traffic stop on a green pickup truck with expired tags. The driver, Paul Watson (W/M 11/23/1977), had a suspended license. Cpl. Hunt smelled marijuana, and Watson voluntarily handed over two plastic bags and a pipe. The marijuana field-tested positive. Watson was arrested and transported to jail without incident.
Unregistered Motor Vehicle
Case Number: 06-0126
Date/Location: 6/7/2025, 10400 Blk S US Hwy 441
Sgt. Esquivel stopped a green pickup truck for making a U-turn on a red arrow and discovered the vehicle was unregistered. The driver, Michael Coleman (B/M 11/21/1960), was issued a criminal citation.
Voluntary Missing Person
Case Number: 06-0131
Date/Location: 6/7/2025, 11233 SE 69th Ter (Autumn Glen)
Adult Vianka Garcia Mendez (H/F 12/14/2005) was reported missing by her father, Christian Garcia Bird (H/M 05/12/1980). She left voluntarily.
Aggravated Battery
Case Number: 06-0132
Date/Location: 6/7/2025, 6500 SE 107th St (Belleview Sports Complex)
John Kastner (B/M 01/21/1987) allegedly cut the face of security guard Avedon Hamilton (B/M 08/16/1990) with a blade during a parking lot argument. Hamilton declined to press charges. Case closed without an arrest.
