- December 4, 2025
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9:05 p.m., 400 block of Firehouse Court
Citizen assist: Officers assisted two out-of-town women who found themselves put ashore by a boating acquaintance for, as they reported to police, “talking too much.’’ Officers encountered the pair after they had flagged down a passer-by for help. The women told police they had been aboard the boat of a man they had met a few days prior, and he became agitated with their conversation while offshore near Longboat Key. They said he beached the boat, threw many of their belongings overboard and ordered them off the vessel. He then motored away. The women’s cell phones were dead and the rest of their non-overboard belongings, including their vehicles, were at the Tampa marina from which the boating trip originated. Police brought them back to the station, allowed them to charge their phones and to summon a ride back to Tampa. Police determined no crime had taken place.
9:50 p.m., 3400 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive
Suspicious vehicle: A sharp-eyed officer spotted an out-of-place car parked in the driveway of a home under constriction and stopped to investigate. The car’s Sarasota-area driver said she was expecting to pick up a friend from the beach. The driver left without incident.
7:38 p.m., 400 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive
Suspicious incident: A passer-by initially noticed a car, a woman, a child and two men parked in a commercial lot and reminded herself to look again when she returned 15 minutes later. Upon the time elapsing, she said the woman was still present, as was the car. The men were gone, so she followed through on her self-reminder and called 9-1-1. When police arrived, everyone was gone. Police determined no further investigation was warranted.
12:10 p.m., 500 block of Putting Green Lane
Suspicious person: A resident who spotted suspicious people on or near their property through a front-facing security camera sought police help to investigate. Officers determined that the workers were there properly, and they told officers the callers’ property was not involved in their task.
2:55 p.m., Schooner Lane and Gulf of Mexico Drive
Vehicle stop: A vehicle determined by laser speed detection to be traveling 48 mph in a 35 mph zone was stopped. Its driver held a Business Only restricted drivers’ license. The driver had two passengers in the vehicle and told the officer he was showing them around the area. The driver was cited for speeding and failure to obey a driver’s license restriction.
4:51 p.m., 6800 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive
Trespassing: A business proprietor sought police help in ensuring his request to leave was heeded by the man to which it was directed. The proprietor did not want to formally seek a trespassing complaint but rather told the man his business was no longer welcome. Police found the man not far away and reiterated the request.
Misdemeanor: In the course of a broken-headlight traffic stop, an officer reported the smell of marijuana from inside the sport-utility vehicle. The driver said he had a medical-marijuana ID card, but the officer noted it was more than 18 months expired. Marijuana was found, as were remnants of other drugs too small to test. The man was issued a notice to appear on a charge of possession of marijuana, less than 20 grams.
8 a.m., 600 block of Bay Isles Parkway
Juvenile disturbance: A gate attendant adjacent to a private golf course pointed out to police a pair of young anglers trying their luck in a nearby water hazard. The attendant asked police to ask them to leave. The youngsters said they were just trying to get some fishing in before the course opened for play. They left when asked.
Alarm investigation: Responding to a monitored intruder alarm, police arrived at a home to find a three-man crew who said they had been assigned to repair three water-damaged doors at the home. They said they didn’t have a pass code for the alarm. The officer noted the doors were in obvious need of water-damage repair and left a message with the property owner as to his findings. He also noted that security cameras were present and would have likely captured any unusual activity.
