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

Wednesday 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, from Englewood to Lido Key.

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Shift: Wednesday, Oct. 14, 6 PM to Thursday, Oct. 15, 3 AM ET. Agencies: SCSO, SPD, VPD, LBKPD. Sources: Sarasota County 911 Dispatch Reporting.

Time Call type Location Agency Disposition
6:00 PM Suspicious incident 200 block of E Dearborn Street, Sarasota County SCSO Logged
6:09 PM Officer public service 4800 block of Fruitville Road, Sarasota County SCSO Logged
6:23 PM Disabled vehicle Fruitville Road at N Cattlemen Road, Sarasota County SCSO Logged
6:33 PM Abandoned tow 1800 block of S Osprey Avenue, Sarasota SPD Logged
6:55 PM Suspicious person 12th Street at N Beneva Road, Sarasota SPD Logged
7:21 PM Officer public service 1400 block of 10th Street, Sarasota SPD Logged
7:47 PM Traffic crash Fruitville Road at Cowpen Lane, Sarasota County SCSO Logged
8:08 PM Traffic crash N Jackson Road at E Venice Avenue, Sarasota County SCSO Logged
8:31 PM Incident 200 block of Base Avenue E, Venice VPD Logged
9:00 PM Patrol request 400 block of Benjamin Franklin Drive, Sarasota SPD Logged
9:31 PM Patrol request 100 block of N Shore Road, Longboat Key LBKPD Logged
9:56 PM Suspicious vehicle 3800 block of Casey Key Road, Sarasota County SCSO Logged
10:07 PM Noise disturbance 3000 block of Pershing Avenue, Sarasota SPD Logged
11:02 PM Highway obstruction Sawyer Road at Clark Road, Sarasota County SCSO Logged
12:51 AM Disabled vehicle S Tamiami Trail at McIntosh Road, Sarasota County SCSO Logged
12:59 AM Abandoned tow 1700 block of Parakeet Way, Sarasota County SCSO Logged
1:12 AM Suspicious person 1600 block of Main Street, Sarasota SPD Logged
1:15 AM Assist other agency N Pineapple Avenue at 1st Street, Sarasota SPD Logged
1:47 AM Suspicious vehicle Maple Avenue at 21st Street, Sarasota SPD Logged
2:30 AM Assist other agency Maple Avenue at 21st Street, Sarasota SPD Logged

Notes from the desk

Wednesday kept the radio talking through the dinner hour and let it idle after one. The travel mug outlasted the conversation, which is the right order of things.

— 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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