Cops Corner 10.05

SEPT. 23

DOG ON BOARD

11:43 a.m. -- Beer Can Island

Animal on the beach: A police sergeant notified an officer of a dog on the beach on Beer Can Island, just west of the Longboat Pass bridge. The dispatched officer informed the dog’s owner that dogs were not allowed on town beaches. The owner said she wasn’t aware of the rule and returned the dog to a nearby boat, which departed soon after their conversation.

SEPT. 23

WHO’S THERE?

10:03 p.m. – 700 block of St. Judes Drive North

Suspicious circumstance: A resident called police to report a late-night knock on her door. She told police she was watching TV in her home and was surprised by a knock. When she looked outside, no one was there, which made her nervous. Police arrived within a minute of the call and checked the area but found no one around and nothing out of the ordinary.

SEPT. 23

IT’S A GUSHER

7:09 p.m. – 700 block of Norton Street

Public service: An officer was sent to Norton Street to look into a report of water flowing alongside the road. The officer found the source to be a pipe adjacent to a water meter. The officer notified Public Works.

SEPT. 25

FAMILY BUSINESS

3:21 p.m. –- Twin Shores Boulevard

Public service: A car belonging to a resident who passed away in September attracted the attention of a man helping family members sort through personal belongings. The caller asked police if the car, a 17-year-old Chrysler, could be towed off. The officer responded that the car was legally parked, was part of the resident’s estate and couldn’t be removed. The caller said the man’s daughters weren’t interested in any of their father’s belongings. The officer tracked down the resident’s sister in another state who said she didn’t know her sibling had died and hadn’t had contact with the family for some time. The officer passed along contact information for the original caller and the resident’s daughters to discuss the estate.

SEPT. 28

THAT’S NOT ME

11:50 a.m. – 7200 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive

Identity theft: A bank customer called police about a credit card he received in the mail with the wrong name printed on it. The caller first notified the issuing bank and was told the card account was opened by someone else but had been unable to use it. The caller told the officer no charges had been registered to the account, but that he wanted a local-police report for a bank investigator to reference.