Cops Corner: Sarasota 08.25.16

Aug. 20

NO TAKEBACKS
10:10 a.m. — 1500 block of Main Street
Misc. Officer: The owner of a coin shop reported that a woman was attempting to reclaim jewelry that had purportedly been stolen from her. The woman told officers the sheriff’s office had been investigating the theft, and received a notification that the jewelry had been pawned at this shop. She told the sheriff’s detective that she planned to attempt to reclaim the jewelry. Officers informed the woman that the investigative process was still ongoing. The woman was upset that she could not get her jewelry back, but the store owner said the items would be safely secured until the investigation was completed.

Aug. 21

COIN CAPER
12:30 p.m. — 600 block of Audubon Place
Burglary: A woman reported that someone burglarized her vehicle overnight. The woman told an officer that an unknown subject entered her unlocked car, which was parked at her home. She said the subject removed $1 worth of loose change from the car, and nothing else was taken from the vehicle. There were no witnesses to the incident. The officer advised the woman to keep her car door locked in the future.

Aug. 22

OPEN-DOOR POLICY
2:23 a.m. — 2100 block of Fourth Street
Suspicion: A woman was sitting on her porch when she noticed a man walking through the neighborhood and attempting to open up car doors. When the man attempted to open her car door, she yelled at him. She said that startled him, and the man walked away from the area. She said the man was wearing dark clothes, white gloves and a black ski mask, but she saw him before he put on the ski mask and was able to give a description of his face.

Officers canvassed the area but were unable to locate anyone matching the description given. There were two other women sitting at a nearby driveway, and they said they did not see anyone walking around the neighborhood. An officer advised the woman to call again if the man returned to the area.