- October 19, 2022
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7:03 a.m., Royal Palm Avenue at Royal Palm Drive
Dispute: A woman said she was being followed by an irate driver of, in a twist of irony, a green Dodge Challenger through the city while asking if she wanted to fight. While an officer was en route, the location of the caller changed frequently as she kept driving.
The woman said she was being followed by a known subject, who is the current girlfriend of her ex-boyfriend, advising she was able to positively identify her at the driver of her ex-boyfriend’s car. According to the complainant, the subject was trying to get her attention and challenging her to fisticuffs, or at the very least open-hand slapping and hair-pulling.
The complainant said she was eventually able to lose her pursuer before meeting with the officers at the listed location.
The encounter was part of an ongoing dispute between the two women, the complainant said, adding the man in the middle of it all had texted her earlier in the morning asking how she was, which may have triggered the subject’s behavior. The complainant said she was interested in pursuing a restraining order and was provided with instructions.
1:44 p.m., Benjamin Franklin Drive
Property damage: Thrown rocks broke windows in two separate dwelling units, which, according to the incident report, were clearly not caused by Hurricane Helene. The damage occurred sometime between 6 p.m. and 5 a.m. the night prior.
One unit is owned by an HOA board member who advised that numerous residents are upset with her because she is a member of the board of directors. She did name one particular resident with whom she has had numerous disputes over HOA-related issues.
The officer then visited a second unit and, like the first observed a large rock thrown through his window. He advised he is unaware of any issues with fellow residents. A third party was facilitating the low enforcement response as both residents were out of state. With no way to identify a perpetrator, no further action was taken.
800 block of Siesta Drive
Civil dispute: A man whose home was flooded during Hurricane Helene said his vehicle was damaged as well and, after it had been towed, was missing. He told an officer he contacted a dealership and paid to have it retrieve the vehicle, and the previous night a towing company arrived.
The complainant advised the dealership had informed him it had not received the vehicle and the towing company will not return his calls. He was advised to have the dealership contact the towing company to locate the vehicle, and he was provided with a case number.
12:15 p.m., 300 block of St. Armands Circle
Civil dispute: During the post-Helene mayhem, the manager of a retail store accused her landlord, her landlord's boyfriend and other unknown subjects of entering the store and taking merchandise that was salvageable.
Contact was made with one of the subjects on the scene, who provided a letter that read if the store was not cleared out by Oct. 1, any remaining items would be disposed of in order for remediation of the property to begin. He added all salvageable items were placed into bags to be delivered to his warehouse. He then instructed his employees to return with the merchandise.
Later in the day, the store manager called SPD and advised the landlord had changed the locks to the store and were not providing access. The officer contacted the landlord and advised she needed to provide a key to the staff. The officer then advised store employees to count the inventory and account for all items, and that civil action may be taken if any merchandise is missing.
