- December 5, 2025
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6:04 p.m., 300 block of Gowdy Road
Criminal mischief: Officers were told by a property owner that his garage door was “mule kicked” by an unknown female, resulting in damage to the door. The victim provided video evidence of several subjects, who appear to be juveniles, near the residence. It further captured a female turning her back to the door and kicking it before running off with her companions. She returned a few minutes later and repeated the assault on the door.
The victim provided several still photos and videos of the incident showing all the subjects who were present. He also created a web page on which he posted all of the images. He estimates damage to the door between $500 and $2,000.
11 a.m., 200 block of North Lime Avenue
Disturbance: A man causing a disturbance at a neighborhood market told an officer that agents of the FBI and CIA are following him and are trying to kill him because “he knows too much,” according to the incident report.
The subject and depth about his intelligence gathering activities was not disclosed.
He spoke of a recent altercation with whom he believed to be a CIA informant, who was later identified as a customer of the store. An officer spoke with alleged operative who denied being an international spy and that he was simply shopping for bananas and mushrooms during the prior confrontation. He had returned to the same location to do more shopping when the subject entered the store and attempted to kick him.
The proprietor requested the subject be trespassed from the location. He was also placed under the Baker Act and transported to Sarasota Memorial Hospital, free to continue his undercover operation.
10:07 p.m., 2100 block of Leon Avenue
Disturbance: A child’s birthday party was disrupted when a complainant at the residence accused her male cousin of stealing her baby daddy’s e-bike, which led to an alleged assault. She stated the man refused to give the bike back and proceeded to choke her while on the street.
When speaking with an officer, the woman behaved in a belligerent and erratic manner, according to the incident report, likely because she had been drinking throughout the day. This theory was bolstered when she proceeded take a shot of tequila in front of the officer. She did not have any marks or bruises in her neck area to support her claim of being choked. The woman’s mother and sister corroborated the verbal altercation between the cousins, but no physical assault had occurred.
With no evidence nor witnesses of an assault, no further action was taken.
9:05 a.m. Main Street at Lemon Avenue
Civil dispute: While working an off-duty detail, an officer was approached by a coordinator of the downtown farmers’ market over an unauthorized vendor. The complainant advised a female subject has been pulling a wagon full of puppies throughout the event for the past couple of weeks attempting to sell them.
The complainant, in addition to some vendors, advised the marketing tactic was not equitable given they pay a “hefty price” to set up booths at the event, and that puppy mobile presented an unfair sales advantage.
The officer made contact with the woman who said she was not there to sell the puppies, only to socialize them. After being warned about soliciting at the event, she was observed approximately 15 minutes later attempting to market her inventory. The subject was issued a trespassing warning and advised she could not return to the event for one year, at which point the puppies would likely lose substantial market value.
