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Sarasota County Sheriff Tom Knight has issued a warning to the public regarding 25i-NBOMe, a synthetic drug that recently led to a teen's overdose.
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Top Stories - Siesta Key: December

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office this weekend arrested several teens on a variety of drug charges including possession of 25i-NBOMe, a relatively new drug similar to LSD.

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Steven Walters, 50, allegedly began punching 41-year-old Michael Gatz during an altercation in front of Petco in the Paradise Plaza parking lot Thursday.
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  • December 31, 2014
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The Sarasota Police Department charged 50-year-old Steven Walters with aggravated battery in connection with a fight in a Petco parking lot Thursday.

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Hannah Figueras, Madelyn Kumar, Domenic Aluise, Victoria Sinclair and Merritt Kendzior are eager to compete. Courtesy photo.
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  • December 31, 2014
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East County students left today for the F1 in Schools World Finals.

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The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office last week arrested 20 men for charges related to unlicensed contracting as part of Operation Freelancer.

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Local business owner Chris Brown, right, with business partner Mike Granthon, left, purchased the Siesta Market property for $2.8 million.
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  • December 31, 2014
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Chris Brown and his business partner purchased the Siesta Market property at the beginning of November, adding to their collection of parcels on Siesta Key.

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Charlotte Zwick celebrates her 105 birthday at Bahia Oaks Lodge. She rode her new scooter, which was an early birthday present from family, into the dining room where guests sang and swapped stories.
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  • December 30, 2014
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Lily Thiron and Ashlyn Shelson take a break from riding their tricycles at the Early Care Center of First United Methodist Church's annual St. Jude Trike-A-Thon.
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  • December 30, 2014
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Julianne Teague sings the "Green Eggs and Ham" song during Felice Tannen's kindergarten class's celebration of Dr. Seuss' birthday at Bay Haven School of Basics Plus.
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Liza Collier and Ana Yavitz act out the plague of darkness at The Gan at Temple Sinai's Passover Sensory Experience.
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  • December 30, 2014
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Col. Randy Gangle with Col. John Saputo, whom the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution’s Sara DeSoto Chapter honored.
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Les and Pam McCurdy prepare for the opening of McCurdy's Comedy Theatre and Humor Institute on Ringling Boulevard.
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Kayla LeBlanc lights a sparkler at the downtown Fourth of July parade.
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Laura Wendel, Mimi Edlin, Jamie Edlin Schneider and Mari Edlin celebrate Mimi Edlin’s birthday at the Sarasota Bay Club. The party benefited the Senior Friendship Centers.
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Sisters Juliet and Jessie Cantrell play in the water at the Hang Ten for Austim event at Siesta Key Beach.
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  • December 30, 2014
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Girl Scouts Meredith Carroll, Abbi Geiger and Lilly Irelan hug their favorite stuffed animals at a sleepover at Selby Public Library.
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