- December 13, 2025
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11:55 a.m., 400 Benjamin Frankin Blvd.
Suspicious person: The incident report began as something out of an old adult magazine letter forum to describe the setup of an intimate encounter.
“Dear (name for a top floor apartment) Forum,” it might have read. “While working as a lifeguard, a hunky, debonaire gentleman approached me, regaling me with a tale of the sting of a jellyfish and requesting I administer treatment to his groin area ...”
Only at 5-foot-3, 210 pounds, the man may or may not be “hunky,” nor suave. He did, however, approach the female lifeguard and, once reaching the first aid room, described the location of the alleged sting. Then, while seemingly attempting to expose himself, requested she administer the treatment personally.
Quick to catch on to the ploy, the lifeguard told the man he must administer the spray himself, then she reported the incident to a superior who advised he had heard of such incidents at other area beaches during the past year perpetrated by a similarly described individual.
The supervisor did advise the lifeguards of the incidents and to contact law enforcement if another such attempt is made, and to take a photo of the subject if possible.
9:18 a.m., 1000 Circus Blvd.
Aggravated assault: A man called the front desk of the SPD to report an incident that occurred the day prior at Bobby Jones Golf Club.
The complainant, who lives in Gibsonton, said he had won a golf game against another group of men he knows and described some unsportsmanlike banter between the two teams. While departing in the parking lot, an opponent launched one more barb at him, saying he only wanted to send the prize money back to Jamaica, his home country.
At that, he added, the man removed a handgun from a cross-body bag and pointed it at him. After a moment, the two parted ways. The subject and another player then rode away in a red Cadillac sedan.
Through a thick Jamaican accent, the man identified his would-be assailant and offered a description. He was unable to describe the firearm he brandished, only that it was black.
Another officer collected surveillance footage from the golf club parking lot and the case was forwarded to the Criminal Investigations Division.
3:42 p.m., 1900 block of Main Street
Stalking: Having captured the unwelcome attention of an alleged creeper, a woman told an officer while walking her dog at 8 a.m. She encountered an unknown adult male who attempted to break the ice with the tried-and-true line, “Do you have the time?”
She in fact, did have the time, and after politely providing the requested information, continued about her morning constitutional. The woman noticed the man following her, so she called her husband to pick her up, which he did and drove directly home to their apartment building.
When she left her residence shortly after 2:30 p.m., though, she observed him standing outside her building. At that, she called law enforcement, did not want to pursue the incident but did want the case documented. A canvass of the area yielded no positive results.
6:37 p.m., 1900 block of Ringling Boulevard
Suspicious incident: After parking his truck outside a local comedy club, a man told an officer when he returned to the vehicle about an hour later where someone left a note advising him that sugar had been added to his gas tank.
Upon entering the facility, an officer asked management to review the security footage, and one of the security personnel identified himself as the prankster. He said a cone blocked the spot where the man had parked his vehicle and the spot is for comedians performing that night. He added he did not place sugar in the tank but left the note as something of a warning for his parking transgression.
He apologized for the prank and advised both parties the documentation of the incident.
