- April 28, 2024
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12:34 p.m., 1000 block of Harbor Sound Drive
Citizen Assist: A resident called Longboat Key Police because he no longer wanted his ammunition. Police contacted the resident and informed him that the department could not take possession of ammunition in that way, but advised him to take it to a gun store.
8:21 p.m., 6300 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive
Agency Assistance: Longboat Police was dispatched to assist the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission in response to a vehicle driving down the beach. On scene, a Longboat officer got word that the FWC officer was flagged down by a citizen who said a black pickup truck had been driving down to the water to float up jet skis. The truck was no longer in the area when the Longboat police officer arrived. The responding officer checked the area and made sure no turtle nests were disturbed.
11:13 a.m., 5600 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive
Dog on the beach: A concerned citizen called police to alert them to a dog on the beach, running off leash near a turtle nest. On scene, officers found the dog and its owner, who were visitors. The dog’s owner said he wasn’t aware that dogs weren’t allowed on the beach. Officers advised him that all dogs need to be on leash, but weren’t allowed anyway on the beach.
9:19 p.m., 2500 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive
Suspicious Incident: Police were called to respond to suspicious flashing lights. When they arrived, the caller did not want to meet with police, and the officers observed no flashing lights or active fire alarms.
6:05 p.m., 2600 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive
Suspicious Person: A resident called police to report a suspicious man that had been walking around the property and towards neighboring properties all day. The man, wearing a fluorescent vest or shirt, supposedly drank from the hose by the pool area. When confronted, the man said he was waiting for friends. The man had left by the time police arrived, but the caller wanted the incident documented.
11:25 p.m., 100 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive
Suspicious Person: On patrol, an officer saw lights and decided to investigate. The officer saw a woman crabbing near a park. She said she thought the park closed at midnight, and was given a warning.
3:09 a.m., 1900 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive
Suspicious Person: In the middle of the night, a man walking on the sidewalk was swinging a white bag and flailing his arms around. An officer on patrol stopped to talk with the man because he appeared to be lost. The man spoke French and very little English, but kept pointing to Sarasota. The officer offered the man a ride off Longboat Key to St. Armand’s Circle.
8:36 p.m., 500 block of Rountree Drive
Suspicious Incident: Police were dispatched to an incident of a man yelling at Florida Power & Light workers. When police arrived at the site, FPL workers said a man was yelling at them for working after hours, to which the workers replied that their work was exempt from the Longboat Key Town Ordinance. The man was no longer on the scene, and police failed to make contact with him.
