- December 27, 2024
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6:06 p.m., 3800 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive
Animal Problem: A resident called dispatch for help getting a cat out of a wall. An officer with the Longboat Key Police Department called the resident and said the department does not respond to animal calls like this. Luckily, the caller said the cat got itself out of the wall.
9:07 p.m., Firehouse Lane
Suspicious Person: An officer responded to a report of a group of people loitering in the nearby area. Upon arrival, the officer spoke with the group of men who were legally parked on the side of the road and getting fishing equipment out of their vehicle. No suspicious activity was observed by the officer, and the group was free to go fish.
12:35 p.m., 6700 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive
Assist Other Agency: While on patrol, an officer was flagged down by a concerned citizen who said he was traveling along Gulf of Mexico Drive when he hit a raccoon that ran onto the road. The man said he pulled over somewhere safe and found the raccoon resting behind the front grill of his car. Manatee County Animal Control was asked to assist and arrived at the scene to retrieve the raccoon, which was miraculously uninjured. According to the animal control officer, the raccoon was later released.
11:04 p.m., 4000 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive
Officer Public Service: An officer on patrol noticed a man stumbling in the middle of the southbound and bicycle lanes of Gulf of Mexico Drive. The officer approached the man, who said he left a wedding at a nearby resort. The man was able to call a friend who arrived shortly after and the two were given a courtesy ride back to their hotel.
6:18 p.m., 2800 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive
Officer Public Service: A resident called to report a suspicious person bulldozing debris behind a property and dumping the debris on the beach. An officer arrived on scene and spoke with the man operating a Bobcat machine. The man said he was cleaning up for a hotel owner, and the officer did not see any debris being dumped on the beach. No further police action was needed.
11:31 p.m., 400 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive
Suspicious Vehicle: While on night patrol, an officer noticed a car parked in a closed commercial lot. The officer checked to make sure the vehicle was not reported as stolen or abandoned and checked to see if anyone was inside. No one was inside, but a note attached to the windshield stated the car would be towed in the morning due to a flat tire.
12:17 p.m., 4400 block of Exeter Drive
Suspicious Incident: Dispatch asked a Longboat Key officer to investigate a call in which a citizen said something was in the water, but it was not an emergency. The caller hung up with dispatch after saying it was not an emergency, but a female in the background of the call could be heard disagreeing. An officer responded to the scene and canvassed the nearby water but did not see anyone in distress or anything else that would warrant action. Bystanders said they did not hear or see anything out of the ordinary.
9:17 a.m., 600 block of Cedar Street
Suspicious Incident: A resident called for Longboat Key police assistance over potentially illegal dumping of two railroad ties in front of her house. When the officer arrived, the homeowner said about a week earlier, she had disposed of furniture and other debris after her home was devastated by the hurricanes. At that time, there were no railroad ties on her property. After the furniture was removed, she noticed the large railroad ties and believed her neighbor was to blame, though she did not have proof. The officer said without any witnesses or evidence, it would most likely be her responsibility to remove the railroad ties, and not the neighbor’s.
