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February 24, 2011

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Feb. 15 Card shark 2:35 p.m. - 3800 block of South Tamiami Trail. Petit Theft Shoplifting. A greeting-card store employee caught a middle-aged woman stuffing four or five cards into her purse and walking out the door. She was driving a Lexus SUV but didn't want to pay for $15 worth of cards. They were Hallmarks, so the thief cared enough to steal the very best.

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February 23, 2011

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CLASSIC COPS Feb. 10, 1984 5:29 p.m. - 2200 block GMD. Woman reports snake on couch. Snake found to be rubber imitation.

Longboat Key
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February 23, 2011

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Unknown person(s) entered the victim's unlocked residence while she was sleeping and took her car keys and $11 from just inside the door.

East County
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February 17, 2011

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Feb. 7 Midnight meeting 1:36 a.m. - 5000 block of Circled Oak Drive. Grand Theft Auto. When a father went to check on his 15-year-old son about midnight, he noticed the teen was not asleep in his room and, in fact, he was not in the house at all. His wife's car was also missing. The mom called the Sheriff's Office and told them to search near the boy's girlfriend's house. Sure enough, there was her son ... and her car. The boy was arrested.

Sarasota
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February 16, 2011

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The suspect was in the store and got upset over a store policy. He made some statements that he was possibly going to attack members of Walmart's staff.

East County
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February 10, 2011

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Feb. 1 Dog dazed 3:50 p.m. - 4000 block of South Tamiami Trail. Theft. An employee of a store that sells puppies said a man with a toddler walked into the store and began playing with a 10-week-old dachshund. The man asked the employee what it cost. The employee allowed the man and child to play with the puppy while he left the room to check on the price. When he returned, the man and child were gone. A customer walking into the store said he just saw a man hurry outside with a dachshund stuffed in his shirt. A check of the store revealed a dachshund was missing. Someone was able to get the man's license-plate number before he could drive away.

Sarasota
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February 9, 2011

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Jan. 27 More than 'meats' the eye 9:13 a.m. - 2600 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive (GMD). Lost Property. A couple called police to report that resort employees were entering their room and taking everything from purses to dirty boxers. Police were able to find the items in question in the room and asked resort employees about the couple's behavior. Five resort employees told police the couple accused them of stealing purses, meatballs left in the refrigerator and other items. No further action was taken.

Longboat Key
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February 9, 2011

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The victim was attending the Mud Festival when two men approached him. One suspect attacked the victim first and was then joined by the other suspect.

East County
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February 3, 2011

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Jan. 15 How do you spell relief? 1:25 p.m. - 1000 block of Central Avenue. Public Urination. A police officer saw a man relieving himself against a building, just two feet from a sidewalk busy with passing pedestrians.

Sarasota
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February 2, 2011

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Classic Cops Jan. 23, 1984 1:07 p.m. - Manager reports large photo of woman's legs missing from men's restroom.

Longboat Key
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February 2, 2011

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The victim left her residence at 7:30 a.m., and, upon returning the same day at 5 p.m., she discovered her front door had been forced open.

East County
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January 27, 2011

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Jan. 17 Clean freaks 5:30 p.m. - 8400 block of South Tamiami Trail. Shoplifting. Four 20-something men were walking together through a supermarket. They were acting suspiciously and were headed toward the exit carrying a bag. An employee asked if he could look in the bag. One man dropped the bag, and all four men scattered and disappeared. Inside the bag - two bottles of Dove body wash.

Sarasota
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January 26, 2011

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Classic Cops Jan. 15, 1984 2:30 p.m. - A pair of prescription glasses were found.

Longboat Key
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January 26, 2011

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The complainant reported she found several items of paraphernalia used for smoking marijuana in the residence. She suspected the items belonged to her brother, so she looked through his wallet while he was sleeping and found some green substance that appeared to be one gram of marijuana.

East County
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January 20, 2011

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Jan. 7 Sweet little girl 9 p.m. - 8200 block of South Tamiami Trail. Battery. A 13-year-old girl began yelling at a 14-year-old girl, because she didn't like the way that the older girl looked at her. The 14-year-old turned and walked away. The 13-year-old grabbed the girl's hair and began slapping her in the face. The younger girl was arrested.

Sarasota
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