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Nightwatch Blotter: Wednesday Overnight, 11 PM to 2 AM, Sarasota County and Longboat Key

The Wednesday overnight police log for Sarasota County, the City of Sarasota and Longboat Key: 12 logged calls from 11 PM to 2 AM, block-level only.

Shift: Wednesday, Oct. 7, 11 PM to Thursday, Oct. 8, 2 AM ET. Agencies: SCSO, SPD, LBKPD. Sources: Sarasota County 911 Dispatch Reporting.

Time Call type Location Agency Disposition
11:01 PM Suspicious vehicle 5700 block of Beaurivage Avenue, Sarasota County SCSO Logged
11:08 PM Abandoned tow 2700 block of Bahia Vista Street, Sarasota SPD Logged
11:17 PM Suspicious person 600 block of N Tamiami Trail, Sarasota SPD Logged
11:23 PM Suspicious incident 800 block of Shorecrest Drive, Sarasota County SCSO Logged
11:31 PM Officer public service 1000 block of Cattlemen Road, Sarasota County SCSO Logged
11:38 PM Officer public service Center Road at Shamrock Boulevard, Sarasota County SCSO Logged
11:52 PM Suspicious incident 2700 block of Twin Drive, Sarasota County SCSO Logged
12:04 AM Abandoned tow 2300 block of Dashiell Street, Sarasota SPD Logged
12:18 AM Traffic control McIntosh Road at Webber Street, Sarasota County SCSO Logged
1:09 AM Reckless driver/vehicle Gulf of Mexico Drive at Exeter Drive, Longboat Key LBKPD Logged
1:14 AM Patrol request 3900 block of Shamrock Drive, Sarasota County SCSO Logged
1:18 AM Suspicious person 200 block of Winson Avenue, Sarasota County SCSO Logged

Notes from the desk

Wednesday rolled into Thursday without much ceremony, and the log thinned out after one. The second pot of coffee was a judgment call, and I stand by it.

— Owen

Public records, shown as posted. Entries are call types, not findings. Locations are block level. Any arrest mentioned is an accusation, not a conviction. Call logs list calls and do not show outcomes.

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