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Police reports
By Times staff writer Authorities have no suspects in break-insZEPHYRHILLS -- Authorities have no suspects in a series of recent break-ins at Tippecanoe Village. Since Oct. 1, two vacant homes and the office on Iris Boulevard have been broken into, according to Pasco County sheriff's reports. It's unknown whether anything was stolen. An employee told deputies she locked the office about 4 p.m. Sunday and found a broken window when she returned at 7:30 a.m. Monday, the report states. Deputies investigated and found one window being held open with a piece of wood and a light bulb removed from the socket. On Monday, deputies also investigated a break-in at a residence in the neighborhood and discovered another home nearby had been hit. A carport window at 34626 Morning Glory Glen had been forced open, and the carport door was left unlocked. At 34642 Morning Glory Glen, the patio door had been pried open. Both houses were vacant; their owners apparently were out of the state. Man, 20, arrested, accused of molestationZEPHYRHILLS -- Authorities arrested a 20-year-old man Monday whose teenage girlfriend accused him of molesting her. Silas Quinn Boden of 4117 Autumn Palm, Zephyrhills, faces charges of lewd or lascivious battery and lewd or lascivious molestation. According to a Pasco County sheriff's report, Boden had been in a relationship with a 15-year-old girl, who was not identified, for about three weeks. The girl told deputies she and Boden had discussed having sex but decided against sexual intercourse, the report states. Boden told deputies he performed oral sex on the girl and fondled her, the report states. He remains in the Pasco County jail at Land O'Lakes in lieu of $5,000 bail. Homeless man accused of throwing concreteDADE CITY -- A homeless man told authorities he wanted to go to jail Monday after he was accused of throwing a chunk of concrete through the window of a business. Johnny Lee Harrell, 30, faces a felony charge of throwing a deadly missile. According to a Pasco County sheriff's report, Harrell walked up to El Potrillo, a boot shop at 14841 Seventh St., and threw a large piece of concrete through the window, which broke and injured a girl inside. Harrell told deputies he had been living on the street and wanted to go to jail, the report states. Miguel Alejandre, owner of El Potrillo, said the girl, 11, had cuts on her feet. He said his business has $400 worth of damage. Harrell remains in the Pasco County jail at Land O'Lakes in lieu of $10,000 bail.
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