- April 23, 2024
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COLLATERAL DAMAGE
10:39 a.m. — 1400 block of Main Street
Property damage: When a man arrived at work, he noticed one of the front windows in the building was cracked. He showed an officer surveillance video from overnight, which showed several people involved in a fight. During the incident, one of the fighters fell into the window, causing the damage. There appeared to be no intent to break the window. The officer gave the man a case number regarding the incident.
SEEING SIGNS
11 a.m. — 1200 block of North Tamiami Trail
Property damage: A man went to a store at a shopping plaza, and when he came outside, he discovered a sign had fallen onto his car, damaging his vehicle. The man believed another car hit the sign, causing it to fall and scratch his car. An officer responded to the scene, and told the man he saw the sign was already on the ground several weeks earlier. The man appeared confused when he was told the sign had been down for weeks. The officer speculated that someone may have picked the sign off the ground thinking they could put it back, but then dropped it onto the man’s vehicle because it was too heavy. The officer instructed the man to get in contact with the property manager regarding the damage.
GUARD DOWN
9 a.m. — 400 block of Benjamin Franklin Drive
Property damage: A county official reported that, sometime during the previous night, someone damaged a lifeguard stand on the beach. The official arrived at the beach in the morning and found the stairs on the lifeguard stand had been torn off. It appeared someone had lifted up and ripped the stairs off their brackets, causing damage to the wooden structure and rendering the stairs unusable. There were no witnesses to the incident or potential suspects identified.
IT'S IN THE BAG
1:40 p.m. — 1800 block of Morrill Street
Suspicion: A receptionist at a law firm reported finding a small bag of animal feces in the company’s mailbox. The receptionist did not have any additional information regarding the incident. The police could not take any further action unless more evidence was obtained.
WAIT LIST
10:33 a.m. — 700 block of North Tamiami Trail
Lost/found property: Staff at a theater found a tablet device left behind in an auditorium in December. Staff expected the owner to return, but have not heard back. The police took the tablet into their possession.
