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Nightwatch Blotter: Tuesday Night, 6 PM to 3 AM, Sarasota County, Venice and Longboat Key

Tuesday night's police log for Sarasota County, the City of Sarasota, Venice and Longboat Key: 20 logged calls from 6 PM to 3 AM, block-level only, plus two new sheriff's releases.

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Shift: Tuesday, Oct. 13, 6 PM to Wednesday, Oct. 14, 3 AM ET. Agencies: SCSO, SPD, VPD, LBKPD. Sources: Sarasota County 911 Dispatch Reporting, Sarasota County Sheriff's Office news releases.

Time Call type Location Agency Disposition
6:08 PM Traffic crash 3700 block of Bee Ridge Road, Sarasota County SCSO Logged
6:15 PM Officer public service Flamingo Road at Englewood Road, Sarasota County SCSO Logged
6:25 PM Trespassing 2900 block of Gillespie Avenue, Sarasota SPD Logged
6:31 PM Suspicious vehicle Jacaranda Boulevard at Oak Heritage Drive, Sarasota County SCSO Logged
6:38 PM Suspicious incident 3000 block of Ringling Boulevard, Sarasota SPD Logged
7:18 PM Suspicious person 7700 block of Bee Ridge Road, Sarasota County SCSO Logged
7:19 PM Disabled vehicle Fruitville Road at S Beneva Road, Sarasota SPD Logged
7:22 PM Abandoned tow 1500 block of State Street, Sarasota SPD Logged
7:56 PM Noise disturbance 2200 block of Bee Ridge Road, Sarasota SPD Logged
8:28 PM Suspicious vehicle 8th Street at N Washington Boulevard, Sarasota SPD Logged
8:31 PM Civil disturbance 800 block of Clematis Road, Sarasota County SCSO Logged
8:57 PM Patrol request 100 block of N Shore Road, Longboat Key LBKPD Logged
9:02 PM Disturbance 6700 block of Manasota Key Road, Sarasota County SCSO Logged
9:36 PM Illegal parking 500 block of S Washington Drive, Sarasota SPD Logged
10:23 PM Traffic control Clark Road at Swift Road, Sarasota County SCSO Logged
12:52 AM Disabled vehicle University Parkway at Sarasota Lakes Boulevard, Sarasota County SCSO Logged
1:36 AM Noise disturbance 4900 block of N Tamiami Trail, Sarasota SPD Logged
2:09 AM Stolen vehicle Hawthorne Street at S Jefferson Avenue, Sarasota SPD Logged
2:25 AM Stolen vehicle 300 block of Nassau Street N, Venice VPD Logged
2:55 AM Abandoned tow 9000 block of Little Palm Way, Sarasota County SCSO Logged

From the release desk

  • SCSO, Oct. 11: Release posted on a deputy-involved shooting early Sunday at a home in Sarasota, which followed a 12:19 a.m. shooting call in a parking lot at Bee Ridge Road and Cattlemen Road. One man was hospitalized, and an arrest was announced on five counts of attempted second-degree murder of a law enforcement officer. Read the release.
  • SCSO, Oct. 12: Arrest announced for two people in an alleged financial exploitation case involving an elderly couple. Detectives say a tip from an alert Sarasota jewelry store owner started the investigation. Read the release.

Notes from the desk

Tuesday put most of its work in before ten and then sat very still until morning. The coffee went cold waiting for a second act, and I drank it anyway out of loyalty.

— 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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