- December 13, 2025
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1:50 a.m., 220 Sand Points Road
Suspicious person: Police were called back to a resort just hours after responding to a call featured in last week's cops corner about a man who said he knew the President of the United States and was threatening to fire people at the resort. This time, police were called on the man by an employee who said the man was in the lobby of the hotel making strange comments referencing the president and making her feel uncomfortable. When police arrived, the guard at the security gate said he saw the man in question get into an Uber and leave the property. Hotel records show the man was scheduled to check out that morning. Police closed the case.
7:58 p.m., 7229 Gulf of Mexico Drive
Citizen assist: Police were asked to come to Longboat Pass Bridge on the north end of Longboat Key Saturday evening. When police arrived, they assisted the bridge tender in dispelling about 20 people fishing on a restricted area of the bridge. The authority of the police held more sway than that of the bridge tender as the group of fishermen complied when police arrived. They moved to an area where fishing was allowed, and police closed the case.
6:38 p.m., 6400 block of Gulfside Road
Suspicious person: Police were called by a concerned resident after they saw a man setting up a tent on the dunes of the beach on Longboat Key. Police arrived and spoke with the husband of the caller, who said they saw a man in all black who looked to be setting up a camp for the night. The officer found the man and asked what his plans were for the night, to which he responded he did not know. The officer told the man that overnight camping was illegal on Longboat Key. The man said he did not know that and that he would be on his way. He packed his belongings and left without incident, and police closed the case.
9:43 p.m., 800 block Bayport Way
Civil disturbance: A homeowner called police after receiving a worrisome text from a construction worker who previously worked on their Longboat Key home. The complainant told police that the construction worker they hired to remodel their bathroom did a terrible job, and that both parties agreed on half-payment for the work. Several months passed before, out of the blue, the construction worker texted the homeowners saying if they did not pay the other half owed, he would dump the construction debris from the remodel onto their property. Police called the disgruntled contractor, who did not deny making that suggestion, but that he did not intend to do any damage, just return what he had removed. The officer told the man to not dump construction debris on the property and advised him to take the disagreement to civil court if he wanted to get paid the money he believed he was owed. The man agreed, and police closed the case.
