Cops Corner: Pelican Press

Oct. 25
GIFT OF GAB
1:44 a.m. — Siesta Key North Bridge. Driving Under the Influence. Deputies conducted a traffic stop after a man nearly swerved into oncoming traffic. During a field sobriety test, the man stopped in the middle of an exercise and told the officer he only drank two beers at the bar he just left. The man paused again during another test and told the deputy about his evening.

BIRTHDAY BLING BURGLARY
1:15 p.m. — 8900 block of Midnight Pass Road. Residential Burglary. A woman returned from a birthday party and noticed some of her jewelry was missing. She reported that someone stole $10,000 worth of rings and necklaces from her jewelry box, but deputies could not find signs of forced entry into her home.

Oct. 26
PEDAL THEFT
Midnight — 4400 block of Ocean Boulevard. Petit Theft. A man reported that a $150 women’s beach cruiser had been stolen from his residence. Deputies do not have any suspects in the theft.

Oct. 28
SPECIAL DELIVERY
1:30 p.m. — 600 block of Canal Road. Criminal Mischief. A man called deputies and reported that an unknown vandal caused $50 of damage to his aluminum mailbox.

PIZZA BAG-GLER
7 p.m. — 200 block of Avenida Madera. Petit Theft. The owner of a pizzeria reported that one of his delivery drivers made a $60 delivery and never returned to work. The employee continually hung up when the owner attempted to call him. The employee also stole two pizza bags worth $100 each.

THREE TURNTABLES AND THE COUNTY CODE
9:22 p.m. — 900 block of Beach Road. Disturbance. A deputy told three men that their music was four decibels louder than allowed by a local ordinance. The three men, who are DJs, shut their music off, packed their equipment and left the beach parking lot.

Oct. 29
HE’LL SHOOT YOUR LIGHT OUT
5 p.m. — 600 block of Beach Road. Criminal Mischief. A woman told deputies she suspects two seventh-graders shot a flood light on her property with a BB gun. She said she had spotted one of the children walking in her neighborhood with a BB gun in the past.

Oct. 31
THE LONE DRINKER
10:22 p.m. — 5200 block of Ocean Boulevard. Impaired Person. Deputies found a man passed out on the floor of a bar, and took him into protective custody when he said he was alone with no one to care for him.