- September 15, 2024
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3:38 a.m., 2099 Adams Lane
Harassment/stalking: A woman being harassed by a man she had been briefly involved with was apparently so enamored that he can’t come to grips with her termination of their brief summertime fling.
The complainant advised the pair had been communicating from mid-July to mid-August, went on one date and became intimate on only one occasion. That was apparently enough to convince the smitten Romeo that the complainant was destined to be his Juliette.
She said that while at a downtown pub to meet friends, the man was also present and approached her asking why she was ignoring his text messages and phone calls. Apparently not wise to the ways of wooing a woman, the texts that night devolved into vulgar language and name calling. She said he also called her frequently throughout that night from multiple phone numbers.
The complainant showed the officer text messages from him associating her with colorful metaphors such as those that might be used to describe her as a female dog, aesthetically challenged, overweight, a gardening implement and one even more offensive that it defies description.
And finally, one text that states, “I’ll come after your family,” a threat apparently intended to convince her to throw herself into his arms once again. Instead, the complainant was provided with information about how to obtain a restraining order against the man.
Because the subject lives in the county, the case was referred to the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office. As the incidents occurred within the city limit, an SPD incident report was generated.
1:11 p.m., 2100 block of Wood Street
Property damage: An unauthorized roommate in a modest condominium who was not approved as a co-renter by the HOA was notified he would have to move out, but he didn't go peacefully. Before the background check on the roommate was completed, the man had already moved in with the permission of the primary lessee of the unit, also a male.
The renter of record had notified the owner of the condo that his would-be roomie was “destroying” the fully furnished property, sending text messages and videos as evidence. Meanwhile, the unauthorized co-renter was also sending the owner similar messages, blaming the other man for the damage.
The widespread destruction began at the front door with the frame split and ripped from the wall, the television was smashed and couches and a mattress were covered with an unknown liquid. A bathroom vanity was ripped from the wall and there were numerous holes in walls.
As if that wasn't enough, in a bedroom, the curtain rod was ripped down and the curtains soaked in an unknown liquid, paint was poured throughout the room, a closet door was broken and, inexplicably, pillows were cut open and placed on the ceiling fan.
As an exclamation point, the word referencing a female canine was spray painted on the hallway wall.
According to the incident report, charges were forthcoming.
1:07 p.m., 1500 block of Main Street
Disturbance: A customer at a downtown pub complained to an officer that another man had yelled at him and his dog while in an outdoor seating area. The subject countered that the complainant’s dog continually barks and lunges at people.
The complainant said that his canine companion is a service dog, but could not produce any documentation as evidence. The officer noted that the dog did not appear to be property trained as it barked and lunged at another dog while on the scene. A records check did show that the dog owner had been in an alcohol-fueled fight on Main Street and that his dog had been accused of biting someone.
Still, the report reads, “There was no law enforcement action needed at this time.”
