YEAR IN PICTURES: September, 2011

Harrison Troyan, 4, was among about 80 youngsters who participated Sept. 17 in the Hang Ten for Autism event on the public beach.

Sgt. Scott Osborne, who leads the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office’s Community Policing Station on the Key, celebrated winning multiple medals once again in the Florida Police & Fire Games.

Six snowy plovers made it to the fledgling stage on county beaches,including Siesta; that meant they could fly away on their own.

Gillette Bauer, Susan Pacer and Sofia Mascorro sent Life Savers racecars zooming Sept. 8, at The Out-of-Door Academy.

The Sheriff's Office Mounted Patrol officers not only help out with events such as the Drum Circle on the Key, they also use radar guns to catch speeders.

The No. 1 beach signs erected at county bus stops did not win rave reviews.