Jan. 12
FENDER BENDER
9:40 a.m. — 1200 block of North Palm Avenue
Property injury: A person parked his automobile at a public storage and went to get a cup of espresso. When he returned to his automobile about an hour later, he heard his automobile alarm going off and located a dent within the tailgate of the automobile’s hatch. The person believed somebody both punched or elbowed his automobile. The person mentioned he had his automobile extensively detailed the day before today and was optimistic the dent was not there when he left his dwelling that morning. No witnesses noticed what brought about the injury to the person’s automobile.
Jan. 20
BAGGAGE MISHANDLING
7:46 p.m. — 500 block of South Spoonbill Drive
Dispute: A girl argued with a personal safety officer whereas dropping off suitcases for her son at her ex-husband’s home. The ex-husband’s fiancee mentioned the girl threw the suitcases towards the officer and left earlier than police arrived. The fiancee mentioned no bodily altercation occurred and that no person was injured. The fiancee mentioned she has been having issues with the girl. She mentioned the girl instructed her she would come again along with her boyfriend, although no threats have been made. Officers suggested the fiancee to contact neighborhood safety officers to make sure they have been conscious of potential points.
Feb. 2
PARTY TIME IS OVER
12:36 a.m. — 700 block of Freeling Drive
Noise grievance: A person mentioned he was having recurring issues along with his teenaged neighbor holding home events with loud music and other people. The person mentioned he referred to as the police a few occasions the earlier evening earlier than the occasion stopped. He mentioned the home was taking part in loud bass music once more that evening, which stopped previous to an officer arriving. The officer walked to the neighbor’s home and noticed two youngsters have a look at him, slam the entrance door and lock it. They didn’t reply when the officer continued to ring the doorbell. {The teenager}’s father ultimately answered the door and acknowledged his son simply woke him up. The daddy mentioned he was unaware of any complaints from the earlier evening and that the occasion was executed for the night.
Feb. 2
ROUGH WATERS
11:15 a.m. — 1000 block of N. Tamiami Path
Suspicion: A girl complained about loud boats in Sarasota Bay. An officer went to the scene and noticed a number of excessive velocity boats, a few of which he acknowledged from native boat races. The officer didn’t observe any violations, and there have been no posted velocity zones or wake restrictions the place the boats have been working. An officer spoke to the proprietor of one of many boats, who mentioned the boat drivers have been coaching. An officer defined to the girl the boats weren’t violating any laws. The girl reiterated her perception the boats have been too loud and was sad with the legal guidelines the officer defined.
Feb. 21
SHOP & SWAP
5 p.m. — 1100 block of Ritz-Carlton Drive
Dispute: A girl was staying at a lodge for a conference, the place she purchased roughly $4,000 price of attire and footwear. When she checked out, the girl gave her baggage to the bellhop to have the objects positioned into her automobile. The bellhop put the bags into the unsuitable automobile. The girl mentioned she wished to doc the incident in a police report earlier than she left the state. Lodge workers mentioned they have been safety footage to search out the automobile the place the bags acquired misplaced.
Feb. 23
FOWL PLAY
1:38 a.m. — 1300 block of Primary Avenue
Dispute: An worker at a restaurant mentioned a lady got here into the enterprise along with her canines and brought about a disturbance by repeatedly crowing like a rooster. The worker mentioned the girl left the enterprise in a van. Officers later stopped the girl, who confirmed she was crowing like a rooster and agreed that it might have bothered different folks within the restaurant. Officers issued a verbal warning, and the girl left with out difficulty.
March 1
GAME OVER
6 p.m. — 3900 block of Lakeside Drive
Dispute: A person referred to as the police to report a problem he had with somebody he employed to construct a pc recreation for him. The person mentioned he had paid in full for the sport, however the particular person he employed refused to provide him the “remaining key” to the sport. The person mentioned the sport didn’t work with out that element.
March 5
FAUX PAS
3:02 p.m. — 1900 block of Bay Highway
Monetary crime: A jewellery store proprietor referred to as police a couple of potential fraud case. The proprietor mentioned a person got here in desirous to promote a model identify look ahead to $18,000. As a store worker tried to examine the watch’s authenticity, the person pressured them to expedite the method as a result of he had made an extended drive from one other metropolis. The shop agreed to buy the look ahead to $15,000. The subsequent day, the proprietor reviewed the transaction and found the watch was not genuine. The proprietor contacted the person who bought it, who mentioned one other particular person verified its authenticity. The proprietor mentioned he was 100% certain the watch was faux and requested the person to return the cash, at which level the person declined, mentioned the store proprietor was “screwed” and hung up.
March 14
FUNNY MONEY
4:51 a.m. — 0 block of South Tuttle Avenue
Theft: An worker at a retailer mentioned a buyer tried to purchase objects utilizing faux forex with a cartoon character on it. An officer made contact with the client on the enterprise subsequent door. The shopper mentioned his buddy gave him the faux invoice to buy objects on the retailer, and he didn’t understand it wasn’t actual till he gave it to the worker. The officer gave the client a trespass warning for the shop.
Could 3
SIGN O’ THE CRIMES
12:54 a.m. — 700 block of North Tamiami Path
Property injury: A girl was sitting in her parked automobile when she started to listen to a noise. She appeared over and noticed a gaggle of three or 4 folks hitting and shaking parking indicators. The people took the indicators out of the bottom and threw them. The group then left the world in a pickup truck, with two or three people using within the mattress. An officer later stopped a truck matching the outline the girl gave and gathered all the occupants’ data.
Could 5
FREE RIDE
1:17 p.m. — 100 block of North Lemon Avenue
Theft: The proprietor of a taxi firm picked up a passenger in Tampa and drove her to a bus station in downtown Sarasota. The motive force mentioned he instructed the passenger it will be $155 for the journey, at which level she started wanting round for her pockets and mentioned she couldn’t discover it. The passenger mentioned her pockets was stolen, and she or he couldn’t pay him. The passenger demanded to get her baggage from the trunk of the taxi. When the motive force referred to as the police, the passenger walked to the bus station and left the world on a bus. Safety was unable to get the passenger off the bus or maintain the bus till police arrived.
Could 10
WINE & DASH
10 p.m. — 1500 block of Primary Avenue
Theft: The proprietor of a restaurant reported {that a} man and girl got here into the enterprise and ordered a meal. Whereas they have been eating, the person reportedly walked from their desk to the toilet a number of occasions. At one level, the person reportedly grabbed a bottle of wine price $42 and positioned it on one other desk in the midst of the restaurant. After they have been executed consuming, the couple paid and left a money tip. A server reported seeing the person take an unknown portion of the money tip as he was leaving the restaurant. Later within the evening, restaurant workers observed the bottle of wine was lacking. The restaurant proprietor reviewed safety footage and noticed the person take the wine, tip and likewise three or 4 beers.
Could 31
BELOW BOARD
7:05 p.m. — 1700 block of Ken Thompson Parkway
Misc. officer: A person reported that he was on his hydrofoil surfboard when a ship sped by him in an try and toss him off his board. He mentioned there have been roughly 10 folks on the boat, and so they recorded themselves heckling as they sped previous. The boat then left the world and couldn’t be positioned.
June 14
IS THIS YOUR CARD?
1:59 p.m — 1500 block of First Avenue
Misplaced/discovered property: An officer was making an attempt to make use of an ATM when he discovered a debit card nonetheless within the machine. One other officer tried to contact the cardholder at his residence however couldn’t make contact with them. The officer left a observe for the person stating the cardboard may very well be retrieved on the police division.
June 20
BUMPER CAR WASH
11:02 a.m. — 1500 block of North Washington Boulevard
Property injury: A person complained his truck was broken inside a automobile wash. He mentioned three vehicles have been contained in the automobile wash on the identical time. When the primary automobile didn’t exit shortly sufficient, the second and third vehicles collided on the conveyor belt, damaging the truck’s entrance bumper. The opposite two drivers left earlier than an officer arrived. The officer inspired the person to report the incident to his insurance coverage firm.
June 27
KEEP YOUR DISTANCE
10:25 p.m. — 3400 block of Fruitville Highway
Dispute: The supervisor of a lodge closed the pool space as a result of visitors weren’t following social distancing pointers. The visitors have been a part of a youth baseball group, and most of the dad and mom grew to become indignant and felt the lodge workers was focusing on them. The supervisor referred to as regulation enforcement to defuse the state of affairs. An officer stood by whereas the supervisor introduced the pool was closed to make sure the protection of all visitors. A number of dad and mom voiced their opinions on the matter earlier than going again to their rooms.
July 3
THE HOLE TRUTH
4:08 p.m. — 200 block of South Beneva Highway
Dispute: An worker at a automobile wash mentioned a buyer accused employees of puncturing a big gap in one of many seats of her automobile. The worker mentioned the client was hostile with workers. The worker returned the client’s cash however wished officers to difficulty her a trespass warning. An officer mentioned it appeared the opening may need been current previous to the cleansing.
July 23
NOT RED-HANDED
3:18 p.m. — 200 block of North Tuttle Avenue
Dispute: A girl reported somebody had thrown ketchup on her house’s entrance door. The girl didn’t see who did it, however she suspected her neighbor’s youngsters could be accountable. An officer spoke to the neighbor, who mentioned her youngsters weren’t concerned and that she had instructed them to steer clear of the neighbor’s house.
July 31
HOG WILD
12:16 a.m. — 300 block of South Tuttle Avenue
Help different company: Two residents positioned a small pig within the street and corralled it right into a yard. An officer took custody of the pig, which was roughly 2 ft lengthy and 40 kilos. The pig was unhurt. There was no indication of the place the pig got here from, and an officer decided conducting a canvass at 1 a.m. was not very best. Officers transported the pig to Sarasota County Animal Companies.
Aug. 8
THE WRONG TRACK
12:15 p.m. — 1000 block of Circus Boulevard
Property injury: An worker at a golf course found tire tracks close to one of many holes. The worker mentioned the tracks didn’t belong to a golf cart, and different automobiles will not be allowed on the course. The worker additionally mentioned somebody stole a 1-square-foot part of the inexperienced on one other gap.
Aug. 29
BROKEN ARM
10:32 p.m. — 1200 block of North Palm Avenue
Property injury: A parking storage worker reported {that a} man tried to leap over the doorway gate. The person unintentionally landed on the gate arm, which brought about the gate to interrupt. The person left the world in a automobile. An officer confirmed the gate was damaged and hanging down from its regular place. Primarily based on the worker’s data, the officer decided the person didn’t have any malicious intent when he tried to leap the gate.
Sept. 6
DRYER DRAMA
7:08 p.m. — 1200 block of Benjamin Franklin Drive
Dispute: A person mentioned he went to a communal laundry room to examine on his laundry when one other resident confronted him. The resident accused the person of blending their laundry collectively. The person mentioned he didn’t contact anybody’s laundry. The person mentioned the opposite resident referred to as him a liar and was indignant. The person went again to his house and mentioned he had no additional points with the resident.
Sept. 9
SUNK COSTS
6:30 p.m. — 4700 block of North Tamiami Path
Property injury: The proprietor of a motel confronted three youngsters swimming within the pool who weren’t visitors on the property. After the kids left, the proprietor found that that they had broken the underside of the pool and thrown two backyard statues into the deep finish. The proprietor reviewed surveillance footage that confirmed the kids throwing the statues into the pool.
Oct. 2
LEFT BEHIND
8:52 p.m. — 1000 block of North Tamiami Path
Monetary crime: A retailer worker mentioned a person approached the customer support desk and requested for change for a $100 invoice. The worker examined the invoice utilizing a counterfeit pen, which confirmed the invoice was real. The worker was nonetheless suspicious, so he went to talk to the supervisor. When the worker returned, the person was gone. The supervisor confirmed an officer surveillance footage, which confirmed the person leaving the shop with out his cash and sprinting again to his automobile. Officers have been unable to instantly find the person.
Oct. 16
REPEAT OFFENDER?
10 p.m. — 1500 block of North Conrad Avenue
Dispute: A person mentioned one other man was driving erratically down his road. The person mentioned he believed it’s somebody he had a dispute with previously. The person mentioned that, whereas driving dwelling, he missed the flip for his road, so he turned down the following street. That brought about the opposite man to comply with him. The person mentioned the opposite man was driving in reverse for 2 blocks attempting to taunt him. The primary man mentioned he drove down one other road, so the person wouldn’t comply with him dwelling. An officer couldn’t find a automobile within the space matching the outline given for the one the person was driving.
Nov. 1
UNDER PRESSURE
11:41 a.m. — 400 block of North Beneva Highway
Dispute: A firefighter mentioned he was within the truck bay on the fireplace station when a person approached a personnel and started screaming at them. The firefighter tried to calm the person down and requested what the difficulty was. The person mentioned he requested a gaggle of firefighters within the coaching yard how a lot strain their hoses put out and didn’t get a solution. The person continued to yell, curse and make violent threats towards the firefighters, so the firefighter requested the person to depart the property. An officer made contact with the person inside a close-by retailer. The person instructed officers he acquired upset as a result of the firemen instructed him to go away when he requested in regards to the hoses.
Nov. 5
WHEELIE DANGEROUS
4:24 p.m. — 3700 block of South Osprey Avenue
Suspicion: A girl reported {that a} motorcyclist drives via the world day-after-day on the identical time and does a wheelie down the road. The girl described the bike as black with neon inexperienced and neon pink wheels. The motorcyclist was gone by the point an officer arrived, however the officer pledged to watch the world in the course of the time the motorcyclist is normally driving via to implement visitors legal guidelines as essential.
Nov. 20
FOWL PLAY
5:38 p.m. — 1300 block of Tarpon Avenue
Misc. officer: A girl mentioned hen sounds coming from her neighbor’s property woke her up. An officer contacted the neighbor, who mentioned he introduced 5 roosters and two chickens again from Texas and was planning on relocating them to a farm later within the week. The officer mentioned possessing chickens violates metropolis code and instructed him to take away the animals.
Nov. 27
HARD TO HANDLE
9:22 a.m. — 1800 block of North Tamiami Path
Suspicion: A person mentioned he believed somebody put canine excrement on his automobile door. The person mentioned he’d been staying at a lodge for a number of days and parking his automobile in entrance. The person mentioned he hadn’t been getting together with a few different visitors, and he believed they put the canine excrement on his automobile. The person mentioned he noticed the visitors strolling across the property with a cooler the day earlier than, and he believed they have been selecting up canine excrement and placing it within the cooler. The person didn’t truly see what the visitors had of their fingers, and he solely assumed it was canine excrement on his automobile due to the odor. An officer examined the automobile and didn’t see something that resembled canine excrement. Nonetheless, the officer did scent what he suspected was a distinct type of waste and noticed a puddle immediately below the automobile door. The officer was unable to find out conclusively what occurred.