- November 7, 2025
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12:38 a.m., 525 Bay Isles Parkway
Suspicious person: A man walking a bike late at night (or very early in the morning from another perspective) was stopped by police in a grocery store parking lot. When police spoke with the man, he told the officer that he just started a new construction job on Longboat Key and wanted to make sure he didn’t arrive late. It being not even 1 a.m., police told the man about town ordinances prohibiting overnight camping and loitering at night, telling him he could not stay near any businesses and that public parks didn’t open until 5 a.m. The man told the officer that he would go to the bridge until the public park opened at 5. Police wrote down a description of the man and cleared the case after the man left the parking lot.
2:27 a.m., 4825 Gulf of Mexico Drive
Suspicious person: Police broke up a late-night beach gathering up after a caller told dispatchers there were individuals “consuming narcotics” on the beach after hours. When police arrived, they saw a group of adults. The officer determined they did not appear to be in possession of drugs and did not seem to be under the influence. Police told the group about the ordinance regarding hours on the beach and the group returned to their condo while officers remained on scene to keep the peace. The case was then closed.
7:58 a.m., North Shore Road
Suspicious vehicle: A resident reported to police a suspicious vehicle with a busted out rear window was on private property, prompting a response from police. As an officer arrived, a white sedan matching the description was leaving the area. The driver, not wearing a seatbelt, was then pulled over. The driver told the officer that he and his girlfriend parked to swim and camp at Greer (Beer Can) Island. The man received a ticket for driving without a seatbelt and warned about trespassing on private property. Police then closed the case.
3:25 p.m., Harbourside Drive
Suspicious person: A frustrated security guard called police after failing to corral a group of fishing kids. For more than three hours, the security guard had been finding and telling the kids to stop fishing on private property. Each time, the kids snuck away. The security guard said he felt his only option was to contact law enforcement. The officer and security guard discussed trespassing laws, and the officer told the guard to call the police if he saw the unidentified kids again. Police closed the case, and “suspected vehicles” were seen leaving the island prior to the call for service, according to the report.
10:14 a.m., Whale Key
Disabled vessel: On a recent Friday morning, Longboat Key marine patrol saw a 26-foot-long sailboat adrift near City Island. Upon investigation, the officer was able to track down the owner of the vessel through registration data. After no response, police attempted again the next day, where they reached the owner and said he did not know his boat had broken loose from a sailing club dock on City Island. The man told police he would attempt to remove the boat over the weekend and keep police informed of his efforts.
10:17 a.m., 5400 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive
Citizen assist: A police officer was driving on Gulf of Mexico Drive when he saw a large car part in the road along with a prone raccoon. The police officer removed the car part and called back to the station requesting a shovel to get the raccoon off the road. Just then, the raccoon got up and walked off the street. Hours later, a caller informed dispatch that he hit what he thought was an armadillo and was missing a wheel cover and was wondering if it had been found. The case was closed, pending civil action by the raccoon.
