Cops Corner: Sarasota 6.15.17

May 31

WITH FRIENDS LIKE THESE ...
11 a.m. — 1300 block of John Ringling Parkway
Dispute: A woman decided to have an estate stale, because she was moving into a smaller home. Her neighbor offered to conduct the sale for her. The neighbor said he would put ads in the paper, because he didn’t think she would be able to trust anyone else. The woman said she and the neighbor had a verbal agreement regarding what would be sold and at what price. The woman asked him about a contract, and he told her “friends don’t need contracts.” She agreed to let him take care of it.

The woman and her husband went on vacation. When they returned, they found all the items in their house were gone and presumably sold. The woman believes her neighbor sold things for the wrong prices. When the neighbor gave her a check for the proceeds, it was written incorrectly, so she couldn’t cash it. The woman said she planned to contact her lawyer, but she wanted a police report documenting the incident. An officer told her the dispute was a civil matter, because the two parties had a verbal agreement about the sale.

June 9

BUST A MOVE
6:33 p.m. — 1300 block of Sixth Street
Dispute: A man complained about his upstairs neighbors making a lot of noise throughout the day. An officer spoke to someone at the upstairs apartment, who said she had been helping her mother move into her new apartment and that she would be done in a few hours. The officer told both parties to contact the apartment complex’s management if there were more problems. 

June 10

FARE IS FAIR
2:46 a.m. — 2600 block of Second Street
Dispute: A taxi driver called the police after a passenger did not pay his fare. An officer made contact with the passenger, who was intoxicated and confused. Eventually, he agreed to pay the $25 fare, which satisfied the driver.

CHANGING PLACES
9:30 a.m. — 4200 block of Bay Shore Road
Trespass: A homeowner reported there was a woman in her backyard, and she wanted an officer to issue a trespass warning to the woman. An officer made contact with the woman, who said she was looking for her sister’s home and forgot her sister moved and did not live there anymore. The officer issued the trespass warning to the woman. The woman left without incident.