Dine-and-dasher declares dog droppings in dish

Wednesday, Aug. 5

That’s not on the menu

7:47 a.m., 1300 block of Main Street

Theft: After a man refused to pay for his breakfast and walked out of a restaurant with a coffee pot and mug, a responding Sarasota Police officer made contact with the subject sitting on a bench at Five Points Park. He told the officer he didn’t pay for his meal because "there was a dog turd inside it,” according to the incident report.

That apparently didn’t stop him from finishing his meal, as an employee told the officer he refused to pay after cleaning his plate. He left with a coffee pot and mug in hand. Restaurant management declined the option to prosecute, instead requesting to have the man trespassed from the property. At that, the trespass notice was delivered and the coffee pot and mug returned to the restaurant. 

Thursday, Aug. 6

Third-rate romance

1:55 a.m., undisclosed address on University Parkway

Lewd and lascivious act: Reminiscent of the 1974 ditty lyrically documenting a “third-rate romance, low-rent rendezvous,” officers were dispatched to a hotel where the manager reported two guests staying in separate rooms had been in the throes of passion in the men’s room adjacent to the lobby. He wanted the passionate patrons removed from the premises and trespassed.

Officers first made contact with the man who “appeared to be erratic,” according to the incident report, and was advised he was being trespassed after having refused to leave upon request of hotel staff. Having then been given multiple opportunities by the officers to vacate of his own volition, he was detained.

The woman was more cooperative and, upon being advised of her trespassing notice, left the property without incident, knowing she would be subject to arrest if she returned within one year. 

Seller’s remorse

1:30 p.m., Sarasota Police Department Headquarters

Civil disturbance: Having had a week for seller’s remorse to develop, a woman reported to the desk officer at SPD headquarters she felt she was hoodwinked by a coin and jewelry reselling business. She said she negotiated with the dealer for 90 minutes to sell some jewelry, eventually agreeing to a price of $4,500. Documents were signed and she was provided a check.

One week later, the woman contacted the business requesting an additional $500. She was told the agreement she signed was for $4,500, she was paid in full and the transaction was fully and legally executed.

Officers told the woman if she feels she is owed more money, she will have to take up the matter in civil court.