- April 25, 2024
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9:11 a.m., 6900 Bayside Drive
Boating citation: Police were called to a neighborhood on a report of a boat that had lost its anchor and was drifting toward a residential dock. When an officer arrived, he found several people trying to fend off the boat. Though the officer was not able to immediately ascertain ownership, the boat’s owner did arrive hours later to move the boat and reset its anchor. The boat owner was issued a citation.
2:14 p.m., Gulf of Mexico Drive and Gulfside Road
Welfare check: A man from out of town called police concerned about the safety of two family members after he was unable to reach them via their cell phones. The officer handling the call learned one of the phones was tracked to a location near the beach. Spotting a vehicle on a nearby resort parking lot similar to one described by the caller, and registered to one of the family members, the officer happened to make contact with one of them returning from the beach. When told of the caller’s welfare concerns, one of the family members said they didn’t bring their phones to the beach. The officer relayed the caller’s request that the call him soon.
4:58 p.m., 5400 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive
Litter, pollution: A sergeant on patrol tried to learn more about several pieces of furniture that had been left in the public right of way for trash collection. With no security cameras to consult, the sergeant was unable to ascertain who was responsible for the furniture. Public Works was notified.
1:36 p.m., 2100 block of Harbourside Drive
Citizen assist: An officer explained to a resident the civil remedies to her experience with a contractor who had performed a flooring job, in the resident's view, unsatisfactorily.
9:10 p.m., 1200 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive
Traffic warning: A driver who was heading north was stopped by police for proceeding after dark with no headlights. The driver said she was unable to make them work. She was issued a traffic warning.
2:40 p.m., near Sister Keys
Boating: The 17-year-old operator of a personal watercraft was cited for having no boater-safety card in his possession following a stop by the town’s marine patrol officer. The officer stopped craft after seeing it operating on plane, creating an excessive wake in a slow-speed, minimum wake zone. In addition to the citation, the operator was also warned about the wake and the lack of registration numbers visible on the left side of the hull.
4:05 p.m., 4500 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive
Found property: A resident called police to turn in a cell phone found on the beach, with no one around to claim it. An officer tried to learn who its owner was but found the device locked, with no identifying markings on it. The phone was brought to the police department for safe keeping.
3:56 a.m., 5700 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive
Suspicious person: An officer on patrol stopped to talk to a man he encountered pushing a grocery cart south in the bicycle lane. The man was dressed and also was wrapped in a shower curtain while pushing the cart containing a boat fender, some vegetation and a sign. The man apparently spoke only Creole, which created a language barrier, but officers were able to direct him to the sidewalk for a safer passage along the highway.
8:02 p.m., 500 block of Bay Isles Road
Patrol request: An officer checking routinely on town businesses found an unsecured door on Town Hall, and a town employee working inside as he performed a security check of the building. The door was secured by the officer.
6:55 a.m., 6800 block of Longboat Drive South
Noise: Police spoke to a man setting up a concrete pump machine on a work side following a report of noise in the area. The man said his set up might have accounted for the noise that was reported and that he would abide by the town’s no-earlier-than-8 a.m. work rules in the future.
7:33 a.m., 7100 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive
Welfare check: A caller worried about the welfare of a person on Longboat Pass bridge called police to relay his concerns. An officer spoke with the person the bridge, who said he was merely exercising.
