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Longboat Key Cops Corner: Hello? There's a golf cart parked poorly.

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  • June 21, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Doggy Paddle

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  • June 14, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Gone Fishing

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  • June 7, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: iFound it

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  • June 1, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: No phone, no problem? Well…

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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  • May 24, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Jackets are required, sir

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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  • May 17, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Tell that snake this is our beach

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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  • May 11, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Not a fall after all

Police reports from around the island.

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  • May 5, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Nude? Or not nude?

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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  • April 26, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Litter came complete with a name, phone number

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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  • April 19, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: A dissatisfied customer

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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  • April 12, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Keep the glass, call the husband

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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  • April 7, 2022
Unleashed dog bites woman and her pet

Animal Control places pit bull terrier mix on 10-day quarantine, civil citations possible, police say.

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  • April 5, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: An early start — on noise

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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  • March 29, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Are we there yet?

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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  • March 23, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Predawn palm

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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  • March 16, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: That's no moon, er, boat

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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  • Eric Garwood
  • March 7, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Loud? Foul? Grumpy? Old?

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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  • Eric Garwood
  • February 25, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Slippery snake

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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  • February 23, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Namaste, by the book

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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  • February 15, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Paws in the laws

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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  • Eric Garwood
  • February 4, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: They can stay

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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  • Eric Garwood
  • February 1, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Quittin' time nap, Part 1

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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  • Eric Garwood
  • January 19, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Sounds like gunfire (it isn't)

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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  • Eric Garwood
  • January 12, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: A lot of water, falling

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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  • Eric Garwood
  • January 5, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: A fair fare?

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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  • December 28, 2021
Best of Longboat Key Cops Corner, 2021

It’s been another wacky year on the streets of Longboat Key. Just have a look.

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  • Eric Garwood
  • December 23, 2021
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Well, it was dark

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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  • December 10, 2021
Longboat Key Cops Corner: The right tool for the job

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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  • Eric Garwood
  • December 7, 2021
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Blocking the road

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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  • Eric Garwood
  • November 26, 2021
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Time to call it a night

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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  • November 24, 2021
Longboat Key Cops Corner: None shall pass (well, you're OK)

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • November 12, 2021
Longboat Key Cops Corner: An alarming morning

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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    By
  • Eric Garwood
  • November 5, 2021
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Science!

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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  • October 29, 2021
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Lights out!

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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  • Eric Garwood
  • October 22, 2021
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Suspicion is in the eye of the beholder

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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