Man peels out, slinging shells and prompting police response

Thursday, Oct. 30

Putting out fires

7:48 p.m., 2111 Gulf of Mexico Drive

Assist other agency: Police were dispatched to a condo beach access across the street from the fire department to investigate a potential bonfire on the beach. Upon arrival, the police officer determined that tiki torches did not warrant police response. The case was closed.

Tuesday, Nov. 4

Cross-canal witness

6:46 p.m., Yawl Lane

Suspicious incident: Police were called by a concerned resident who saw a flashlight in a house across the canal from what he believed to be a burglary in progress. Police arrived on scene, saw a red pickup truck parked outside and made contact with a man at the residence who claimed to be a handyman doing work for the property owner. Police called the property owner who confirmed the man was doing handywork on the property. Officers determined it was not a dinnertime heist and closed the case.

Wednesday, Nov. 5

Sleeping is for beds, not beaches

1:09 a.m., 1050 Longboat Club Road

Suspicious person: Police made a late-night trip to the beach on a “SUSPICIOUS PARTIES on the beach, possibly sleeping on the beach” call, according to a police report. When the officer arrived, he discovered a couple sitting on the beach. The officer told the couple the beach was closed and asked where they were staying. The woman told the officer they were staying at the nearby condo complex at her mother’s residence. Police walked them there, made sure they were staying at the aforementioned unit and left. Case closed.

Spinning tires, slinging shells

6:18 a.m., 410 Gulf of Mexico Drive

Disturbance: A nighttime security guard called police after a man was spinning his tires in a parking lot of shells, kicking up the material and potentially damaging the guard’s vehicle on purpose. Police arrived and spoke with the building owner, who said the reckless driver was no longer welcome on the property. When the officer made contact with the man, he was informed he had been trespassed from the property. The man claimed the security guard had committed an assault against him, later sending a video to the officer after he left the property. In a follow-up phone call, the man told the officer he wished to press charges. The officer said if he wished to do so, he would have to return to issue a sworn statement. Then, a female voice told the man to hang up and the phone call abruptly ended. The video the officer received appeared to show that the reckless driver, not security guard, was the primary aggressor and that the disagreement stemmed from the man losing work accounts. Police closed the case.