Cops Corner: Sarasota 08.04.16

July 29

BRICK BREAKER
4:30 a.m. — 1700 block of Bethune Court
Property Damage: A woman reported that another woman threw a brick at the front of her car, causing a large crack on the windshield and scratching the hood and bumper. The owner of the car said her friend had previously gotten into a fight with the woman who threw the brick. After handcuffing the woman who threw the brick, officers reported that she began kicking the window of the vehicle and attempted to spit on an officer. While being transported to jail, officers said the woman continued to yell and threaten them.

HOOP NIGHTMARES
7:03 p.m. — 2900 block of Goodrich Avenue
Property Damage: A woman said children were playing in the street with a basketball, and that the ball hit and broke the driver’s side mirror of her car. The woman said she didn’t want anything to happen to the children, but she wanted to talk to the children’s mother and have her pay for the mirror. The woman said she would call the mother herself to try to take care of the situation.

July 31

GUEST OF DISHONOR
6 p.m. — 1200 block of North Palm Avenue
Trespass: The manager of a restaurant said a man was disturbing other customers. The manager said the man was having sporadic outbursts and making other guests feel uncomfortable. When one customer asked the man to stop, the man proceeded to curse at the customer and act as if he wanted to start a fight. After an officer arrived on the scene, the manager issued a trespass warning to the man, which bars him from returning to the restaurant for a year.

FIGHT NIGHT
2 a.m. — 1300 block of Main Street
Dispute: A man called police after getting into a fight at a bar. The man said he was not injured, but claimed the other person involved int he fight was the aggressor. Based on the man’s own account, however, an officer determined it sounded like the fight was mutual. Security employees at the bar said the fight was minor, and the other person had already left the area. Nobody other than the man who reported the incident wanted to further pursue the incident.