- December 13, 2025
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12:24 a.m., 1400 block of Main Street
Disturbance: At the end of a night of Halloween festivities, one officer was controlling a female subject as another stood nearby to monitor a forming crowd. Once the scene settled to a degree, the standby officer spoke with a different female subject who advised that her friend — presumably the woman being temporarily detained — and herself were hit by “random bitches.”
The subject was unable to describe the other women involved, declined medical attention and refused to make a report. Speaking with the employee of the business who called for law enforcement, the officer was told the call was because of multiple females causing a disturbance.
He deftly described one of the females as “of a larger build” and dressed as “Velma,” presumably of the Scooby Doo Mystery Machine gang. The complainant was unable to describe any of the other subjects and advised they had all left the premises. There was no word on whether Daphne was involved in the scrappy incident.
The incident report did not detail any further action taken in the matter.
2:48 a.m., North Lemon Avenue at First Street
Disorderly conduct: In another post-Halloween incident, a man learned an object lesson about calling attention to himself. Officers responded to find an adult male actively fighting two other subjects in the street. Once the subjects were separated, the victims advised the solo combatant had previously battered them at a bar and that he had followed them in an attempt to continue the fisticuffs.
During the investigation, an adult female confirmed the group had an altercation with the man at a bar as the man, perhaps pretending to be Chuck Norris, roundhouse kicked one of her companions, then at some point during the melee picked up her keys and pocketed them. They approached him to request to return the keys, which he did, but as they continued across the street the subject punched in the head the same man he had earlier kicked. That’s when the female grabbed the agitator and dragged him to the ground.
In attempting to explain his actions, the subject kept repeating himself, failed to follow officers’ instructions, was obviously intoxicated and, as a result, placed in custody as a threat to public safety.
That’s when his night got worse.
After being detained, an officer searched the subject, discovering a small bag containing a white powdery substance, which turned out to be 0.7 gram of cocaine. He was transported to Sarasota County Jail and charged with disorderly conduct and possession of a controlled substance.
2 p.m., Zero block of North Tamiami Trail
Property damage: Officers responded to investigate damage inflicted on a parking garage by the driver of a vehicle that struck a protective railing, then walked away from the scene.
A member of the building’s security team advised he did not see the incident, but directed the officer to a witness who said after the vehicle struck the railing an elderly woman exited the driver’s side and an elderly man the passenger side before continuing about their activities as they walked toward a theatre for an evening of cultural enrichment.
Officers identified the vehicle owner and called the man on his cell phone who, once advised of the nature of the call, quickly handed the phone to his wife. She advised they did not remain at the scene because no one else was involved and there were no injuries sustained.
The vehicle, however, sustained significant damage and could not be driven. Although the railing was damaged, it did successfully serve its purpose in protecting a pipe from being crashed into by a vehicle.
The woman was informed she would be listed as fault for the crash and the damage to both the vehicle and the protecting railing.
