- July 22, 2026
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4:04 p.m., North Boulevard of the Presidents
Disturbance: The owner of a dining establishment called to report a male being disruptive and changing clothes inside the dining area. An employee told a Sarasota Police officer the subject entered the restaurant frequently over the prior two days, was disrespectful to staff and never bought anything.
She demanded he vacate the premises after witnessing him changing clothes and being rude to staff. The officer contacted the man in the area of St. Armands Circle and explained he is not permitted to re-enter the business. The man, according to the incident report, is a transient who recently arrived in the area. He was described in the report as having “a very confrontational posture” when interacting with law enforcement.
No further action was taken.
12:50 p.m., 1500 block of North Brink Avenue
Civil disturbance: A father and son were having issues with a tenant who has lived in a rental house for three months and not paid any rent. They explained they knew the alleged squatter personally and were trying to help him by renting him the home.
The son said he served the subject with a three-day eviction notice he drafted himself, but he still refused to leave. An officer first explained the legal process for eviction as the man legally established residency, then he spoke with the subject who said he is aware he has not paid the owners, but now intends to force them to undertake the legal eviction process “because of how they’ve been treating him,” according to the incident report.
The subject mentioned the power to the home was recently turned off because the bill went unpaid. He also produced mail he has been receiving at this address, and he intends to stay until he is formally evicted.
The owners left the residence and no further action was taken.
11:21 a.m., 1700 block of Morrill Street
Battery: A dispute between two boarding house residents over a wet rug being hanged over a front porch bannister resulted in a physical skirmish that nearly got both men arrested. The man attempting to dry the rug said he was shoved down a couple of stairs off the porch by the other tenant who, for reasons unexplained, took exception to this course of action.
The co-complainant had abrasions to his nose, left eyebrow and right knee, injuries consistent with his claim. He then alleged the confrontation continued inside the residence where he was struck multiple times about his arm and chest with a golf club wielded by the assailant. Whether the club was a driver, iron, wedge or putter was not mentioned in the incident report.
An officer reviewed security video, which clearly shows the pair facing off within the confines of a hallway and confirmed the victim was struck with a golf club. The tussle then continued out of view of the camera. There was no video evidence of the onset of the fight on the porch.
The club-wielding assailant said he did take issue with the rug-drying effort, and said he was hit first in the face. The shoving match ensued, which spilled off the porch and onto the sidewalk.
An officer questioned the need to escalate the fight by brandishing a golf club. He responded he felt he needed to protect himself, although there was no indication of a threat that required more than a measured response.
The situation defused quickly when an officer informed both men they could file complaints against each other, but they could both expect to be arrested as a result and the matter sorted out via the criminal justice system. Both declined to proceed and no further action was taken.
