- June 14, 2025
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12:41 p.m., Lido Beach North
Assist Other Agency: Longboat Key marine patrol dispatched officers to the north side of Lido Beach to assist city of Sarasota officers with a vessel that was driving recklessly near the beach and swimmers. At the scene, officers located the vessel operator, who said he was trying to retrieve his friend who had entered the water but could not get back into the vessel because of the current. A Longboat Key officer helped to rescue the swimmer and reunited her with the vessel operator, and there was no harm to either the operator or the swimmer.
6:15 p.m., 6800 block of Longboat Drive South
Disturbance: Officers responded to a report of a disturbance after a citizen said he got into a verbal argument with a landscaper. According to the complainant, the landscaper was cutting a neighbor’s lawn after 5 p.m., which is why he said something to the landscaper. A verbal argument ensued because the landscaper did not appreciate how the complainant approached him, and the landscaper said he was just trying to finish his work.
The complainant told the officer that the two had made up before the officer arrived, and after the officer confirmed the story from both parties, the complainant and the landscaper shook hands and agreed there were no hard feelings.
7:23 a.m., 400 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive
Alarm: An officer responded to a security alarm that was tripped at a local establishment. Upon arrival, the officer canvassed the scene but found no signs of forced entry or any other criminal activity. After the investigation, the officer contacted the establishment’s manager, who said workers accidentally activated the alarm when they arrived for the morning shift.
3:33 p.m., 100 block of Sands Pointe
Suspicious Incident: A resident called emergency services and requested that someone come investigate a suspicious package. The call prompted a response from both police and fire rescue departments. First responders investigated the package, which was shipped through the United States Postal Service from Missouri with the resident's address. The resident said he did not know who the person was who sent him the package.
Officers opened the box and found what appeared to be rotten fruit. To make matters more strange, the listed return address said it was belonging to a graphic design company. There was nothing more for the officers to do, and the status of the fruit box remained unclear.
9:28 a.m., 700 block of Saint Judes Drive North
Citizen Assist: Dispatch sent officers to a report of potential property damage. The complainant met with the responding officer and told the officer that a tractor-trailer had come down the street and possibly damaged properties. The complainant said he did not believe large trucks like that should be on that street, given the small space, and he said it’s only a matter of time before property damage occurs if these deliveries continue.
No neighbors reported property damage, though, and the complainant was unable to provide the name of the delivery company or any information about the tractor-trailer. It appeared that perhaps the resident was just being proactive.
