- December 13, 2025
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12:34 p.m., 1241 Gulf of Mexico Drive
Citizen assist: Police were called about a missing vehicle on a Saturday afternoon. When police arrived to the caller’s home, a man told police that his wife, 92, drove her car off the island yesterday, but returned in a sheriff deputy’s car. Her car, meanwhile, had been left at a gas station. The brand of gas station was unknown, but the specific location was not. Using street cameras and license plate readers, the responding officer was able to determine where the vehicle was. The 96-year-old caller told police he would Uber to the gas station to drive his wife’s car back home. Police closed the case.
4:10 p.m., Beer Can Island
Suspicious incident: A concerned citizen who said they saw an “elderly” man taking pictures of an “underaged” girl on the beach flagged a police officer on beach patrol. The officer found the two on the beach and spoke with them. The man, 61, and woman, 30, showed the officers identification and said they were friends. The woman had asked her friend, a photographer by trade, to take pictures of her at the beach during sunset. The officer determined that 30 years is not considered underage unless in reference to AARP membership and closed the case.
11:42 a.m., Saint Judes Drive
Civil disturbance: A man was accosted while walking home from the beach, prompting a call to police. The caller told the responding officer that after enjoying the beach, he was walking through a “deeded easement” to return home, using a path between two properties to get to Gulf of Mexico Drive. While doing so, someone approached the man, who told him he could no longer use the path. Police were told that no physical altercation happened and that the verbal dispute was brief but unnecessary. He also said the use of the easement was “under review by both property’s attorneys” and that tensions have been high between beachgoers and neighboring property owners regarding the use of the path. Police were unable to locate the man who had accosted the beachgoer, and they closed the case.
12:45 p.m., 595 Bay Isles Road
Civil disturbance: The driver of a car carrier and a part-time resident got into it during the drop off of a Corvette, prompting calls to police on a battery call. When police arrived, the Corvette owner told the officer there was damage to his car during transport from Michigan and that he and the driver had gotten into an argument. The driver told the officer that during the drop off, the man grabbed him by the arm. He told police he just wanted to be paid for delivery of the vehicle. The driver’s story of the arm-grab was that the driver jumped into the Corvette during the argument and he grabbed him to pull him out of his vehicle. The officer saw no signs of redness on the driver’s arm. The situation resolved itself when it was agreed that the Corvette owner would take the issue of any vehicle damage up with the car carrier company “in a civil manner” and the officer stood by while the driver and car owner completed their transaction. Police then closed the case.
