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  • September 11, 2019
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Now it's locked

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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  • Eric Garwood
  • September 4, 2019
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Your destination is ahead

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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  • Eric Garwood
  • August 28, 2019
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Hello? Hello?

Police reports from around the island.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • August 21, 2019
Longboat Key Cops Corner: You're coming with us

Police reports from around the island.

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    By
  • Nat Kaemmerer
  • August 15, 2019
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Slow your roll, boaters

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • August 7, 2019
Longboat Key Cops Corner: A rescue at sea

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • July 29, 2019
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Something fishy's going on here

Police reports from around the island.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • July 24, 2019
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Yes, that cell phone can still call 911

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • July 11, 2019
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Wake up!

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • July 9, 2019
Cops Corner: Looky what I found

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • July 6, 2019
Longboat Key Cops Corner: The angles make all the difference

Police reports from around the island.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • June 26, 2019
Longboat Key Cops Corner: The sound of silence . . . please

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • June 19, 2019
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Dogs and cats in all the wrong places

Police reports from around the island.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • June 11, 2019
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Where's the fire, Mack?

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • June 5, 2019
Cops Corner: Pipe down, the cops are here

Police reports from around the island.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • May 29, 2019
Longboat Key Cops Corner: A rock-solid explanation

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • May 16, 2019
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Right car, wrong person

Police reports from around the island.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • May 15, 2019
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Be vewwwwy quiet

Police reports from around the island.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • May 8, 2019
Longboat Key Cops Corner: It was lost, then it was found

Police reports from around the island.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • May 1, 2019
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Why did the turtle cross the road?

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • April 24, 2019
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Crossing the line

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • April 17, 2019
Longboat Key Cops Corner: First come, first served

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • April 9, 2019
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Watch for those flashing yellow lights

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • March 27, 2019
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Nothing to see here

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • March 20, 2019
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Someone else needs to drive

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • March 13, 2019
Longboat Key Cops Corner: In hot water

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • March 6, 2019
Longboat Key Cops Corner: They played their cards wrong

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • February 27, 2019
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Two-wheeled early-bird gets to work

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • February 20, 2019
Longboat Key Cops Corner: No burglars here, just us

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • February 13, 2019
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Does anyone use taillights any more?

Police reports from around the key.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • February 6, 2019
Cops Corner: Have we got a deal for you . . .

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • January 30, 2019
Cops Corner: A stray sailboat on shore leave.

Police reports from around the town.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • January 23, 2019
Cops Corner: Alarming work being done

Police reports from around Longboat Key

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • January 16, 2019
Cops Corner: No one suspicious around here

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • January 4, 2019
Cops Corner: Engine trouble on a sailboat

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • January 2, 2019
Cops Corner: They're not suspicious, they're just fine

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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