Gulfport Crime Report

A sampling of police reports from July 9 to 20 in Gulfport. Sources: Gulfport Police Department and Pinellas County Crime Viewer.

Gulfport

7/09 Auto theft: 4600 block of 29th Avenue South. Several callers reported an SUV and a truck driving recklessly around the marina and speeding through the neighborhood. Officers attempted to stop the SUV, which fled and then crashed into a parked car. Two males fled from the vehicle and were later identified by female passengers of what turned out to be a stolen vehicle. Three juvenile females were picked up walking away from the scene and eventually admitted to stealing the SUV and a truck which was later recovered near the marina in an alley. Multiple agencies were involved and charges were filed by Clearwater PD and St Petersburg PD.

Burglary - vehicle: 5200 block of 28th Avenue South. A resident set her purse in her trunk the night before while she was unloading and forgot to close the trunk. When she woke up she discovered the purse had been stolen.

7/10 Battery – domestic related: 5500 block of Shore Boulevard South. A woman reported that her boyfriend punched her in the face and she had visible injuries as a result. The boyfriend left before officers arrived, but he was located a few days later and arrested for the battery.

Follow up – arrest made: Gulfport Police Department. A juvenile wanted in connection to an armed burglary from May came to the police department to collect his phone which was found in a recovered stolen vehicle. He was arrested for the armed burglary charge and transported to the Pinellas Juvenile Assessment Center.

7/11 Suspicious incident: 6300 block of Pasadena Point Boulevard South. A resident reported that two men approached her husband advising that someone had pointed a firearm at them. The men asked the husband if he had a gun. The men were gone from the area prior the officers arriving; however, the responding officers located a house party several houses down and the owner of the house advised an argument had occurred earlier but no threats or mentions of weapons. The party-goers involved in the argument left prior to the officers arriving.

7/12 Burglary - residence: 5000 block of 18th Avenue South. Someone removed several items from a residence.

7/13 Animal call: 4900 block of 24th Avenue South. A resident was walking her dog down the street when another dog escaped a fence and charged at her dog. When she went to pick up her dog, the other dog bit her. The resident sustained injuries and required medical treatment. Pinellas County Animal Services Department is investigating.

7/14 Auto theft: 1200 block of 59th Street South. A 2010 Jeep Wrangler was taken from a residence. The top was down on the vehicle and a spare key was inside the vehicle. Surveillance video revealed that the vehicle was stolen at approximately 2:30 a.m. Officer Pope located and stopped the vehicle later in the morning and arrested Levi Robinson for grand theft auto. Robinson was transported to the Pinellas County Jail.

Vandal/Criminal Mischief 7/14, 7:08 p.m., 1300 Block of 56th St. S.

Stolen Vehicle 7/14, 2:34 a.m., 1200 Block of 59th St. S.

Assault 7/18, 10 p.m., 4900 Block of 14th Ave. S.

Theft-Shoplifting 7/14, 6:10 p.m., 5000 Block of Gulfport Blvd. S.

Theft-Petit 7/14, 4 p.m., 5000 Block of 18th Ave. S. 7/18, 6 p.m., 5600 Block of Tangerine Ave. S. 7/20, 2400 Block of 51st St. S.

Battery 7/15, 12 a.m., 1200 Block of 58th St S 7/15, 8:30 p.m., 5600 Block of 31st Ave. S. 7/16, 7:05 p.m., 5800 Block of 13th Ave. S.

Assault 7/17, 2:32 a.m., 1100 Block of 51st St. S.

Burglary-Business 7/18, 7 p.m.,1400 Block of 58th St. S.

Traffic Accident 7/19, 1:09 p.m., 2200 Block of 52nd St. S.