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Longboat Key | Cops Corner

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  • Eric Garwood
  • September 12, 2018
Cops Corner: Officer pulls struggling dog from canal

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • September 5, 2018
Cops Corner: What a pretty boat . . . ooops

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • August 28, 2018
Cops Corner: The caller knew too much

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • August 22, 2018
Cops Corner: A sticky situation

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • August 15, 2018
Cops Corner: You, again?

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • August 2, 2018
Cops Corner: First a warning, then directions to Siesta Key

Police reports from around Longboat Key

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  • Eric Garwood
  • July 25, 2018
Cops Corner: Wiley coyote pops up in Longboat

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • July 18, 2018
Cops Corner: Play something quiet

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • July 4, 2018
Cops Corner: Pilots license flew away

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • June 27, 2018
Cops Corner: End of the line for this driver

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • June 20, 2018
Cops Corner: No license to drive

Police reports from around Longboat Key,

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • June 13, 2018
Cops Corner: You've got (creepy) mail

Police reports from around Longboat Key

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • June 6, 2018
Cops Corner: No evidence of distress

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • May 30, 2018
Cops Corner: Clean-up duty

Police reports from around Longboat Key

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • May 23, 2018
Cops Corner: This bridge is not for jumping

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • May 16, 2018
Cops Corner: Officer lends a helping hand

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • May 9, 2018
Cops Corner: Be on the lookout . . .

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • May 3, 2018
Cops Corner: All is well, no emergency here

Police reports from around Longboat Key

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • April 25, 2018
Cops Corner: Hey, I'm walkin' here

Police reports from around Longboat Key

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  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • April 18, 2018
Cops Corner: The sandlot, LBK style

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • April 11, 2018
Cops Corner: Remains to be seen

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • April 4, 2018
Cops Corner: The fax machine has something to say

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • March 28, 2018
Cops Corner: A mysterious light

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • March 22, 2018
Cops Corner: A lot of foot traffic at the Colony

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • March 15, 2018
Cops Corner: Open containers, closed cases

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • March 7, 2018
Cops Corner: Fix my storm damage, already

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • March 1, 2018
Cops Corner: Loud is in the ears of the beholder

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • February 22, 2018
Cops Corner: IRS? Probably not

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • February 15, 2018
Cops Corner: No way to paddle back home

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • February 7, 2018
Cops Corner: Time to go inside

A roundup of the week's most interesting police reports from Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • February 1, 2018
Cops Corner: The police want to talk

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • January 24, 2018
Cops Corner: Your papers, please

Police reports from around the island.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • January 18, 2018
Cops Corner: You can't sleep here

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • January 11, 2018
Cops Corner: Evangelist prompts suspicious-person call

A look at police reports from around Longboat Key

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • January 4, 2018
Cops Corner: A life jacket for the dog, not the human

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

  • Longboat Key
  • Cops Corner
    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • January 2, 2018
Cops Corner: Fake call for bail isn't convincing

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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