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Nightwatch Blotter: Friday Night, 6 PM to 3 AM, Sarasota, Siesta Key and Longboat Key

Friday night's police log for Sarasota County, the City of Sarasota, Siesta Key and Longboat Key, plus two state-road crashes on FHP's feed: 20 logged calls from 6 PM to 3 AM, block-level only.

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Shift: Friday, Oct. 16, 6 PM to Saturday, Oct. 17, 3 AM ET. Agencies: SCSO, SPD, LBKPD, FHP. Sources: Sarasota County 911 Dispatch Reporting, FHP Live Traffic Incidents.

Time Call type Location Agency Disposition
6:03 PM Traffic crash N Lockwood Ridge Road at Monica Parkway, Sarasota County SCSO Logged
6:35 PM Highway obstruction E Dearborn Street at S Oxford Drive, Sarasota County SCSO Logged
6:51 PM Traffic crash 4200 block of S Tamiami Trail, Sarasota County SCSO Logged
7:02 PM Shoplifter 3500 block of Bee Ridge Road, Sarasota County SCSO Logged
7:43 PM Suspicious incident 5200 block of Ocean Boulevard, Siesta Key SCSO Logged
7:54 PM Assist other agency 4900 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key LBKPD Logged
8:15 PM Reckless driver/vehicle Prospect Street at S Briggs Avenue, Sarasota SPD Logged
8:28 PM Abandoned tow 100 block of S Pineapple Avenue, Sarasota SPD Logged
9:39 PM Patrol request 3100 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key LBKPD Logged
10:13 PM Noise disturbance Durango Avenue at Desoto Road, Sarasota County SCSO Logged
10:15 PM Impaired driver 1500 block of Main Street, Sarasota SPD Logged
10:46 PM Suspicious vehicle 200 block of John Ringling Causeway, Sarasota SPD Logged
12:00 AM Impaired driver 900 block of US 41 Bypass N, Sarasota County SCSO Logged
12:11 AM Suspicious person Indian Beach Drive at Bay Shore Road, Sarasota SPD Logged
12:30 AM Suspicious incident 1700 block of Ken Thompson Parkway, Sarasota SPD Logged
12:49 AM Noise disturbance Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way at Pershing Avenue, Sarasota SPD Logged
2:08 AM Assist other agency Pine Street at S River Road, Sarasota County SCSO Logged
2:18 AM Vehicle crash University Parkway at the I-75 southbound entrance ramp, Sarasota FHP No remarks posted
2:29 AM Suspicious person 1400 block of 1st Street, Sarasota SPD Logged
2:57 AM Vehicle crash Bikini Way at Mauna Loa Boulevard, Sarasota FHP No roadblock

Notes from the desk

The two best decisions of the night were made before I left the house: the rain jacket and the thermos. By the last hour the windshield had more beads on it than the radio had words, and I was negotiating with myself over a second coffee, which I won, or lost, depending on how you count.

— 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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