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Longboat Key Cops Corner: Safety, uh, first?

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Longboat Key Cops Corner: Meats and cheeses? Yes. Crime? No.

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Longboat Key Cops Corner: Credit where credit is due

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Longboat Key Cops Corner: Trouble with two kinds of alarms

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  • July 21, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: A noise for news

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  • July 8, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Happy (almost) Independence Day!

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  • June 28, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Hello? There's a golf cart parked poorly.

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Longboat Key Cops Corner: Doggy Paddle

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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…

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

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

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

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Longboat Key Cops Corner: Nude? Or not nude?

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  • April 26, 2022
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  • April 19, 2022
Longboat Key Cops Corner: A dissatisfied customer

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Longboat Key Cops Corner: Keep the glass, call the husband

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  • April 7, 2022
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