Suspect in Bloomingdale Vehicle Theft Caught Following Chase

Glenn Maxwell of Plant City is accused of stealing a pickup truck and causing damage at Brookside Manor apartments.

A Plant City man is facing multiple charges today after allegedly causing havoc at a Bloomingdale apartment complex. Glenn Maxwell, 30, of 1036 Wiggins Rd., Plant City, is charged with grand theft auto, burglary of a vehicle, felony criminal mischief and fleeing and eluding deputies. According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, at about 9:10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 2, Maxwell reportedly entered the Ace Hardware store at 865 Bloomingdale Ave., Brandon, where he stole several items. When confronted by the store manager, Maxwell gave him his identification and then fled the store on foot. Deputies responded but were unable to locate Maxwell. About an hour later, at 10:20 a.m., a work crew resurfacing the tennis court at Brookside Manor…

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Parents Talk: When Teens Sneak Out

I'm determined to not end up with any gray hair after this episode.

It was the summer before my eighth-grade year in middle school and I was spending the night at my friend’s house. Her bedroom was at the front of her house facing the street, making it easy for us to keep watch. It was around 11 p.m. and, for us, the night was just getting started. She’s a fellow redhead so we were always a dangerous combination. Volume cranked up on the stereo, we locked the bedroom door and started executing our plan. We slid out the screen of her old six-panel window. We had to pop out two of them to make enough crawl space to climb through. Once outside we dashed to the end of the street making it around the corner. We were home free. Five minutes later we heard the sound of puttering engines as two guys on mopeds …

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