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Longboat Key Cops Corner: Litter came complete with a name, phone number

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Longboat Key Cops Corner: A dissatisfied customer

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

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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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Longboat Key Cops Corner: An early start — on noise

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

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

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

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

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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

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

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

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

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

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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  • 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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  • 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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  • October 15, 2021
Longboat Key Cops Corner: No supply-chain crisis here

Police reports around Longboat Key.

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  • October 8, 2021
Longboat Key Cops Corner: A key connection

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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  • October 4, 2021
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Chef's kiss for a false alarm

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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  • September 28, 2021
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Trouble on the water

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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  • September 17, 2021
Longboat Key Cops Corner: No time like the present . . . or is there?

Police reports from around Longboat Key, Sept. 10-17.

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  • September 10, 2021
Longboat Key Cops Corner: See you on down the road

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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  • September 6, 2021
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Why yes, we speak tourist

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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  • August 27, 2021
Longboat Key Cops Corner: A lot of trash talk

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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  • August 22, 2021
Longboat Key Cops Corner: Gas is on the way

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

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