Police thank volunteers

The Sarasota Police Department recently recognized the service of its 73 citizen volunteers. In the past year, the volunteers have donated 13,638 hours of work to the city. The volunteers were recognized at an awards dinner that City Manager Tom Barwin, Deputy City Manager Marlon Brown, Vice Mayor Willie Shaw, Commissioner Paul Caragiulo, then-Acting Chief Paul Sutton, Police Chief Bernadette DiPino, Capt. Lucius Bonner and Capt. Jeff Karr attended.