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  • August 8, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day: Longboat Key

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  • August 5, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day: Longboat Key

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  • August 5, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day: Sarasota

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  • August 4, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day: Sarasota

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  • August 4, 2011
Cops Corner

Dr. Strangelove sighting 9:53 a.m. - 1600 block of Main Street. Road Hazard. A man in an electric wheelchair was driving down the middle of Main Street.

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  • August 3, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day: Sarasota

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  • August 3, 2011
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8:06 a.m. - 6400 block of Gulfside Road. Suspicious Person. Police awoke a man and sent him on his way after they found him sleeping in the bushes.

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  • August 3, 2011
Cops Corner

The following information was gathered from incident and arrest reports obtained from the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.

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  • August 2, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day: Sarasota

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  • August 1, 2011
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  • August 1, 2011
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  • July 29, 2011
Classic Cops of the Day: East County

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  • July 28, 2011
Cops Corner

Dead on arrival? 11:06 p.m. - 4000 block of North Tamiami Trail. Suspicious Person. A man was found lying on the front doorway of a funeral home. No, he was not a delivery. He was just loitering and was asked to leave.

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  • July 28, 2011
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