- December 9, 2025
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4:28 p.m., Halyard Lane
Suspicious incident: Police were called by a canal-bordering homeowner who said they saw a white boat drop off a diver in a canal behind their house. Police arrived on scene and spoke with the caller who said after the diver jumped from the boat, the boat immediately departed. Police inspected the canal but saw no evidence of the diver who either did not exist or had plenty of oxygen. The case was closed.
8 a.m., 1000 block Gulf of Mexico Drive
Suspicious incident: Police were called by a woman who reported that a vehicle had been following her. When police arrived, the woman told the officer that she first noticed a gray sedan when she visited the post office. The next day, she saw the same vehicle again. Days later, she saw the same vehicle with the same driver parked near her residence, and she thought she was being followed. She took a photo of the license plate which she provided to the officer. A license plate search determined the identity of the man, and an internet search revealed him to be a private investigator. With that information revealed, police determined this did not meet the criteria of stalking, and closed the case.
7:25 p.m., 7229 Gulf of Mexico Drive
Juvenile disturbance: Longboat Key police responded to Longboat Pass Bridge on the north side of the island after receiving a call about people climbing down the bridge to fish. When police arrived, they made contact with two other groups of fishermen who said they saw kids climbing down the bridge. The officer then made contact with the bridgetender who said they had not witnessed the ninja-esque incident, but joined the officer in surveying the area for the agile fishermen. The bridgetender and police officer located the group of kids, told them they could not be under the bridge and pointed them to a more appropriate fishing spot. The case was then closed.
1:39 p.m., 1000 block Gulf of Mexico Drive
Civil disturbance: A recent purchaser of a condo on the south end of the island walked into the police station to share his concerns about the homeowner association vice president’s actions. According to the complainant, the condo he recently purchased has been having construction work done and his neighbor was the HOA vice president (just his luck). That neighbor/vice president had allegedly been harassing construction workers at the condo and even walking into the unit uninvited. The condo owner believed the HOA vice president was trespassing and wanted to make a report that he could bring to the next HOA meeting. The case was closed and the drama is just beginning.
4:48 p.m., Joan M. Durante Community Park
Animal problem: Police were called to Joan M. Durante Community Park in the late afternoon when town Public Works employees saw two pitbull dogs loose in the park. When police arrived, the town employees said they knew who the dogs belonged to and that one of them had just had a litter of puppies. They tried to return the dogs to where they lived, but nobody was home. Police used prior police report information to call the owner who said they were 45 minutes away and asked police to tether the dogs outside until they could get back. The town employees and police returned the dogs home and police closed the case.
