- December 4, 2024
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9:23 p.m., 1800 block of Main Street
Trespassing: Skateboarders riding on private property on Main Street prompted a complaint from a witness who pointed out to a responding officer they were entering their vehicles and leaving the area. The complainant advised the sidewalk surfers were wheeling around on her property and wanted them trespassed.
An officer contacted the skaters to advise them of the complaint, all but one of them admitting to skateboarding on the property. They said they understood the warning and would not return. One of the group said he did not enter the property because he had been trespassed from there earlier in the year, and that he was on the public sidewalk instead. There was no video evidence to determine whether or not the would-be repeat offender had violated the trespass warning.
All of the skateboarders were advised they were free to go.
6:45 p.m., 1200 block of North Palm Avenue
Property damage: A birthday dinner celebration was disrupted when a woman who had parked her vehicle in the Palm Avenue Garage found it vandalized. The victim advised she had met with friends at approximately 4 p.m. with plans to later take a car service to St. Petersburg. She discovered the damage when she returned to her car at approximately 6:40 p.m.
An officer observed the driver’s side front tire had a small kitchen knife protruding from the sidewall and was completely deflated. Additionally, there was a long scratch across the left rear quarter panel. Damage to the tire and paint is estimated at approximately $600.
According to the incident report, the vehicle was very dirty and covered in dust and water spots. Other than where she admitted touching the rear door in an attempt to to buff out scratch, there were no visible fingerprints on the surfaces of the car, nor were there any visible prints on the handle of the knife.
A small tennis bracelet was found on the ground next to the damaged tire, but the metal surface also did not appear to have any visible prints, and whether the bracelet was related to the incident is uncertain.
The officer contacted the parking garage staff to inquire about surveillance footage, but because of damage from the recent hurricanes the cameras on the second floor of the garage were inoperable.
8:11 a.m. 100 block of Indian Place
Family disturbance: Having lost his job that morning after previously learning of being evicted from an apartment, a man lashed out in frustration, resulting in an argument with his wife. When an officer responded to a call for service, the woman explained that the altercation never become physical.
After speaking with the woman, the officer located the subject sitting on the kitchen floor. He explained he received word that morning that he had lost his job and, compounded by the news that they were being evicted he knocked a glass vase off a table in frustration. His wife, he said, overreacted by calling 911.
As if that were not enough, the call for law enforcement made the man’s day even worse. During the investigation the officer learned he had two active arrest warrants in Manatee County and was subsequently transported to Sarasota County Jail.
