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  • February 24, 2010
Cops Corner 02.25.10

Unknown person(s) chipped away about a two-inch piece of wood from the front door of the residence. The wood was chipped away near the deadbolt lock area, but entry into the home wasn't made.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 24, 2010
Cops Corner 02.25.10

A woman turned in half of a pair of dentures that she found on the shore. The dentures had barnacle growth on them and appeared to have been in the Gulf for a while.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
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  • Observer Staff
  • February 18, 2010
Cops Corner 02.18.10

A terrified complainant reported a black Chihuahua was standing in front of the above address and growled every time it was approached.

  • Sarasota
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  • Observer Staff
  • February 17, 2010
Cops Corner

Feb. 6 All bark 7:16 p.m. -- 500 block of Spinnaker Lane. Animal Nuisance. Police responded to a noise complaint and found two dogs barking loudly. The homeowner was issued a written warning, and he agreed to keep his sliding doors closed.

  • Longboat Key
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  • Observer Staff
  • February 17, 2010
Cops Corner 02.18.10

The suspect and the victim have been dating. The suspect went to the victim's residence and zapped him with a stun gun several times after a verbal dispute.

  • East County
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 11, 2010
Cops Corner 02.11.10

The manager of the bus station reported that someone tore the toilet-paper dispenser off the wall in one of the bathrooms.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
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  • Observer Staff
  • February 10, 2010
Cops Corner

Jan. 31 Fruits of their labor 8:52 a.m. -- 5100 block of GMD. Suspicious Circumstance. A woman told police that during the past week, someone picked about 100 oranges and grapefruits from fruit trees on her property.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 10, 2010
Cops Corner 02.11.10

Unknown person(s) unlocked the victim's front door while she was at church and entered her residence. Once inside, the person(s) removed $58 from the nightstand drawer in the master bedroom.

  • East County
  • Cops Corner
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  • Observer Staff
  • February 4, 2010
Cops Corner 02.04.10

A man said a thief stole several items from his backyard and that during the robbery the burglar overturned a stand-up freezer filled with $2,000 worth of meat.

  • Sarasota
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 3, 2010
Cops Corner

Jan. 21 It's raining vacuums 10:14 p.m. -- Off the Key. Assist Other Agency. Police assisted Bradenton Beach Police with a domestic disturbance call and found a broken wooden table and a vacuum cleaner lying in the driveway. The wife told police she got mad that her husband had been out with a friend and threw the items in the driveway from a second-story balcony. No physical contact had occurred, and police left the scene while keeping an eye on the balcony for flying objects.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • February 3, 2010
Cops Corner 02.04.10

The complainant was watching the news inside his residence when he heard three gunshots. After the news was over, the complainant went outside to move his vehicle into the garage, at which time he noticed his passenger side rear window was broken.

  • East County
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  • Robin Roy
  • January 28, 2010
Cops Corner

Jan. 20 Clowning around 1:12 a.m. - Oak Park Avenue and 15th Street. Suspicious Incident. In the area where the circus is set up, the complainant heard glass break and saw two shadows slink away.

  • Sarasota
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    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 27, 2010
Cops Corner

Jan. 7 No. 1 fan 8:54 p.m. -- 6400 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive (GMD). Public Drunkenness. Police found a man sleeping on a bench at the intersection of General Harris Street and Gulf of Mexico Drive. He told police he had fallen asleep while listening to a game on the radio and was given a ride to his parents' house on Lyons Lane.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • January 27, 2010
Cops Corner 1.29.10

Jan. 14 10 a.m. -- 636 67th Street Circle East. Theft. The complainant reported her wallet and its contents were stolen from the Cracker Barrel restaurant.

  • East County
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  • Observer Staff
  • January 21, 2010
Cops Corner

Jan. 12 Tumble dry 6:42 - Tuttle Avenue and Ringling Boulevard. Suspicious Incident. A caller reported that a driver lost her laundry basket and clothes were flying all over the road. Several cars had to swerve to miss the unmentionables.

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