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The Wauchula Police Department needs your help in locating the pictured suspect. This suspect is responsible for a Commercial Robbery. This suspect has active warrants for armed robbery, fleeing to elude, grand theft, aggravated assault on a police officer, hit and run and violation of probation. This suspect is to be considered armed and dangerous.
The suspect is black male, Taiwan Blandin..., approximately 22 years old, 6 feet 00 inches tall and approximately 180 lbs.
If you recognize this suspect or know his location, please call Heartland Crime Stoppers at 1-800-226-TIPS or at www.heartlandcrimestoppers.com . You may be eligiable for a reward and you don’t even need to give your name!
You may also contact Dective Sgt Brock or Dective Harrison of the Wauchula Police Department at 863-773-3265.
The Wauchula Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating Robert Skinner.
On 01/04/12 at approximately 1842 hours, Officers were dispatched to 505 N 6th Ave. (Hardee Car Company) in reference to an auto theft. The owner, Hill stated that he had a W/M subject (later identified as Skinner) come into the dealership, and ask to test drive a car. The subject had been test driving a Ford Mustang for the past three days, and had returned the vehicle each day. On this day Hill stated that he gave the subject the keys to a 1998 Pontiac Grand Am, red in color, and affixed a dealer license plate to the vehicle (NC381A). The subject drove the vehicle off the lot, and had not returned with the vehicle after 3 hrs. Hill advised officers that the subject had left his vehicle at the lot, a 2002 Toyota Sienna.
Upon running the plate officers discovered that the vehicle the subject left at the lot was stolen from Leon County, and Robert Skinner was the suspect. Hill was shown Skinner's photograph, in which he advised that Skinner was the W/M subject that had taken the Grand Am.
Anyone with information about this investigation is urged to contact Detective Sgt Brock or Detective Harrison with the Wauchula Police Department at 863-773-3265.
Anyone with information who wants to remain anonymous can contact Heartland Crime Stoppers at 1-800-226-TIPS or www.heartlandcrimestoppers.com
Robert Skinner
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Blandin was booked into the Hardee County Jail on January 10, 2012.
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Domestic Battery leads to burglary charge.
Officers responded to the area of 9th Ave and Polk Rd. late Tuesday afternoon after receiving a 911 call in references to a child abduction. Upon arrival officers where informed that the 911 caller had been a victim of a battery during the incident. The victim stated that he and his child's mother had arrived at the residence along with the child. The two began to argue over the child's heath care plan and things got out of hand. During the argument two other subjects came out of the residence and joined in the argument. At that point he began to drive away from the location to avoid any further trouble. A female friend of the mother opened the back door and snatched the child out of the car while the child's mother and a male subject began to punch and scratch the victim. The keys to his vehicle where taken out of the ignition by one of the subjects to keep the victim from being able to leave the area. After concluding the investigation the child was returned to the father while the mother and her two friends where taken to jail. The victim was later transported to Florida Hospital and treated for his injuries.
Ashley Prosser
Michele Pintello
Matthew Read
Wauchula Man arrested for sexual battery on a child under 16-year-old
On January 13, 2012 the Wauchula Police Department has subsequently arrested Rodney Spinks SR. after a thorough investigation into an alleged child molestation case. Spinks was arrested and charged with five counts of lewd or lascivious battery on a child between the age of 12 and 16-years old.
Rodney Spinks SR
Violation of a protection order leads to arrest.
Joshua Reedy of Wauchula was arrested after violating a protection order prohibiting him from going within 500 ft of his mothers residence. Reedy was arrested after confessing to Officers that he went to the residence because he was now homeless and needed a place to stay warm.
Joshua Reedy
Proactive Policing leads to drug arrest
On Thursday morning, January 12, 2012 Cpl. Spencer was conducting business checks on foot patrol and observed a suspicious vehicle parked near some closed businesses. Spencer walked up to the vehicle and observed to male subjects smoking marijuana. The two subjects attempted to hide the illegal content from the officer with negative results. After confirming the substance was actually marijuana both subjects where arrested and booked into the Hardee County Jail.
Jared Johnson
Kyle Ballard
