- December 4, 2025
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9:37 a.m., Tarawitt Drive
Citizen assist: On a Sunday morning, police were called to a residential street when a resident saw something she had never seen in her 40 years living on the island. The resident explained to police that when she was getting into her car that morning she saw and heard bubbling water coming up from a manhole in the street in front of her house. The officer determined that this was not a police matter, called public works and closed the case.
3:41 p.m., 100 N. Shore Rd.
Citizen assist: Police were dispatched to the beach on the north end of Longboat Key to respond to a citizen complaint about jet skis picking people up from the beach. Upon arrival, the officer saw two jet skis about 10 yards off the shore. The officer observed the jet skis and determined no law was being violated. He then called the complainant and informed them that jet skis are indeed allowed to drive up to the beach before closing the case.
Noon, Longboat Club Road
Suspicious incident: Police were called to a Gulf side condominium complex to investigate the origins of a puzzling package delivered to a residence. The housekeeper of the residence, staying at the condo in the absence of the owner, called police because on the doorstop, she found half of a rotting watermelon wrapped in saran wrap placed in a Lou Malnati’s pizza box. The package had been disposed of by the time police arrived. The owner of the condo, currently in Illinois where Lou Malnati’s is located, was contacted about the incident. He said he has several estranged family members that he hypothesized may be involved with the incident. He said he tried to use the package’s tracking number for more information but that his investigation did not lead to any findings. No surveillance footage was immediately available, but the property manager told police he would send any evidence he comes across. Police closed the case, but questions remain.
