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Cops Corner

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  • October 13, 2010
Cops Corner

Sept. 28 Scenic route 5:27 p.m. - 5300 block of GMD. Reckless Driving. An elderly woman apologized to police for driving too slowly and weaving on Gulf of Mexico Drive. She said she had not been on the Key in a while and was sightseeing.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 13, 2010
Cops Corner 10.14.10

The complainant reported an unknown person stole six lawn sprinkler heads from her lawn.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 7, 2010
Cops Corner

Sept. 28 The Tin Man 3:50 p.m. - 600 block of South Shade Avenue. Suspicious Person. A homeowner reported that a man knocked on his door and asked for some tin foil. The man left without receiving any.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 6, 2010
Cops Corner

Sept. 23 Sandwich solace 11:12 a.m. -- 500 block of Bay Isles Parkway. Suspicious Person. A man was reported loitering near a drug store. But police determined the man, who was eating a sandwich, could finish his meal.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • October 6, 2010
Cops Corner 10.07.10

The victim reported a burglary to his residence and stated he believed his son stole a 37-inch Vizio television from the enclosed lanai of the residence.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 30, 2010
Cops Corner

Sept. 21 Shutter speed 9:54 p.m. - 1600 block of South Tamiami Trail. Petit Theft. A restaurant owner had placed his laptop on a counter at the back of his restaurant. It sat just below an open window. The restaurant was closed, and the owner and his sister were the only ones in the building, but the computer was stolen. The owner believes someone may have reached through the window and grabbed it.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
Someone cut a "T" in the victim's screen door to his lanai. The victim thinks this probably occurred at 11 a.m., when someone knocked on the front door.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 29, 2010
Cops Corner 09.30.10

Someone cut a "T" in the victim's screen door to his lanai. The victim thinks this probably occurred at 11 a.m., when someone knocked on the front door.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 29, 2010
Cops Corner

Sept. 18 Relocation plan 9:23 a.m. - 2900 block of GMD. Animal. The Public Works Department informed police that a large and aggressive bee colony was discovered near someone's home. Police roped off the right of way where the hive was located, and a beekeeper was called to relocate the hive.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 23, 2010
Cops Corner 09.23.10

A security guard on routine patrol noticed a puff of smoke coming from the top level of a parking garage. He didn't know if a fire had started, so he investigated. When he reached the top level, he saw three teenagers riding their bikes down the garage ramp.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 22, 2010
Cops Corner

Sept. 10 Cranking it up 6:10 p.m. -- 700 block of GMD. Noise Disturbance. A man called to report a noise disturbance on St. Judes Drive. A homeowner informed police that his son had turned up a new amplifier earlier to see how it performed.

  • Longboat Key
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y to an unoccupied dwelling. The victim came home from dropping her husband off at work and noticed her bedroom light was on. She then noticed her laptop computer was missing and her 50-inch television was on the back pool deck.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 22, 2010
Cops Corner 09.23.10

The victim came home from dropping her husband off at work and noticed her bedroom light was on. She then noticed her laptop computer was missing and her 50-inch television was on the back pool deck.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
The complainant called police to report a Jaguar blocking his driveway.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 16, 2010
Cops Corner 09.16.10

The complainant called police to report a Jaguar blocking his driveway.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Kurt Schultheis
  • September 15, 2010
Cops Corner

Sept. 4 Family feud 10:45 p.m. - 500 block of Sutton Place. Domestic Violence. Two sisters were arrested for domestic battery after they began throwing punches at each other and breaking objects in a condominium. One of the sisters accused the other one of texting too much on her cell phone.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
The complainant reported some information on a white male who could be involved in some vandalism activities that happened at the address.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 15, 2010
Cops Corner 09.16.10

The complainant reported some information on a white male who could be involved in some vandalism activities that happened at the address.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • September 9, 2010
Cops Corner 09.09.10

Police received a report of a reckless driver swerving through traffic like a racecar driver.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
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