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Longboat Key | Cops Corner

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

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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    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.

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

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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    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.

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

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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

Police reports from around the island.

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

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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

A look at police reports from around Longboat Key

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

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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    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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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • December 28, 2017
Best of Longboat Key Cops Corner for 2017

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • December 21, 2017
Cops Corner: It was a dark and stormy (and alarm-activating) night

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • December 14, 2017
Cops Corner: Poor parkers pay the price

A look at the most interesting police reports from around Longboat Key.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • December 7, 2017
Cops Corner: Hit and run car wipes out pedestrian-crossing sign

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • November 30, 2017
Cops Corner: Police assist grandfather inadvertently struck by golf club

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

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • November 23, 2017
Cops Corner 11.23

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • November 16, 2017
Cops Corner 11.16

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • November 9, 2017
Cops Corner 11.9

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • November 2, 2017
Cops Corner 11.2

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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    By
  • Ryan Butler
  • October 20, 2017
Cops Corner 10.26

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • October 19, 2017
Cops Corner 10.19

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • October 12, 2017
Cops Corner 10.12

Police reports from around Longboat Key

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • October 5, 2017
Cops Corner 10.05

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • September 28, 2017
Cops Corner 9.28

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • September 21, 2017
Cops Corner 9.21

Police reports from around Longboat Key

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • September 14, 2017
Cops Corner 9.14

Enjoy this week's installment of Cops Corner from Longboat Key.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • September 7, 2017
Cops Corner 9.7

Enjoy this week's installment of Cops Corner from Longboat Key.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • August 30, 2017
Cops Corner 8.31

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • July 20, 2017
Cops Corner 7.20.17

Enjoy this week's edition of Cops Corner!

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    By
  • John McGuire
  • June 28, 2017
Cops Corner: Longboat Key 6.29.17

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • June 13, 2017
6.15.17 Cops Corner: Longboat Key

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