- July 15, 2025
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3:12 p.m., 3700 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive
Suspicious incident: The recipient of a parcel-service delivery of ammunition called police when he returned home and could not locate the delivered package. The resident showed a police officer the delivery confirmation from a few hours earlier, but he told the officer there was no sign of the $324 worth of ammunition. While the officer was investigating, a neighbor said there was a package at the residential site’s community center. The package was found and waiting for its owner.
8:27 p.m., 2300 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive
Suspicious incident: A caller to police relayed his experience with a familiar attempt at telephone fraud. The caller said someone on the other end of their phone claimed to be police officer and asked for money to help a friend avoid arrest. The man said he provided neither access to money or personal information to the fake phone cop. The real officer added some additional advice on dealing with such scam attempts in the future.
6 p. m., 4000 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive
Suspicious incident: After coming up empty in finding evidence of a reported traffic crash, an officer encountered a person at Bayfront Park who said she was wrong about some kind of on-road incident. She did say, however, that two people had been arguing and left the area.
5:45 p.m., Beer Can Island
Illegal parking: A boater was cited after telling an officer he knew he wasn’t allowed to beach a boat in the town’s north-end exclusion zone. The boater went on to say he had hoped to be gone before the officer on marine patrol arrived. He was not.
4:59 p. m., 600 block of St. Judes Drive
Citizen assist: Police told the driver of a malfunctioning truck there was nothing they could do to help. The truck’s electrical system was operating erratically even while switched off. The responding officer recommended contacting a mechanic.
1:45 p.m., 2500 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive
Civil disturbance: Repeated phone calls to a town business from a job applicant came to a vulgar conclusion with a voicemail that included scatological references and wishes of ill will. The caller to police said the applicant had previously been interviewed for the position but placed repeated phone calls about the status of the hiring process. An officer left a detailed voicemail for the applicant and told the employer to call police if they showed up on the premises.
5:16 p.m., 500 block of Rountree Drive
Missing property: A property owner said he found the mailbox missing from his vacant lot. The man said construction traffic frequents the road and has hit the mailbox previously. No security footage was available.
9:32 a.m., 600 block of Hideaway Bay
Suspicious aircraft: A report of a suspicious red aircraft in the area was likely linked to water-rescue training being conducted by the Manatee Sheriff’s Office.
1:22 p.m., near Jewfish Key
Marine rescue: An officer on marine patrol rescued a swimmer who appeared to be struggling against a current. The swimmer said he had been pulled away from a nearby sandbar and was trying to make his way back but was exhausted. The man was brought aboard the police boat, allowed to recover and returned to his vessel.
10:16 p.m., 7000 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive
Marine incident: A caller to police was concerned that a flashing light in the Gulf of Mexico was indicative of a boater in trouble. The officer explained the light was really the offshore buoy marking the pathway through Longboat Pass.
