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

Saturday night's police log for Sarasota County, the City of Sarasota, Siesta Key and Longboat Key: 20 logged calls from 6 PM to 3 AM, from impaired drivers to abandoned tows, block-level only.

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Shift: Saturday, Oct. 17, 6 PM to Sunday, Oct. 18, 3 AM ET. Agencies: SCSO, SPD, LBKPD. Sources: Sarasota County 911 Dispatch Reporting.

Time Call type Location Agency Disposition
6:21 PM Suspicious person N Lockwood Ridge Road at 17th Street, Sarasota County SCSO Logged
6:35 PM Noise disturbance 1800 block of Stickney Point Road, Sarasota County SCSO Logged
6:45 PM Assist other agency 400 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key LBKPD Logged
6:45 PM Abandoned tow 1500 block of State Street, Sarasota SPD Logged
6:47 PM Officer public service Sunset Avenue at Laurel Road E, Sarasota County SCSO Logged
6:56 PM Property damage 6400 block of Midnight Pass Road, Siesta Key SCSO Logged
7:14 PM Highway obstruction Ibis Street at Hawkins Road, Sarasota County SCSO Logged
8:11 PM Suspicious incident 3500 block of S Tamiami Trail, Sarasota SPD Logged
8:53 PM Patrol request 100 block of N Shore Road, Longboat Key LBKPD Logged
9:24 PM Traffic crash 20500 block of State Road 72, Sarasota County SCSO Logged
10:21 PM Trespassing 0-99 block of Central Avenue, Sarasota SPD Logged
11:32 PM Impaired driver Superior Avenue at Mall Drive, Sarasota County SCSO Logged
11:38 PM Suspicious vehicle Mecca Drive at N Tamiami Trail, Sarasota SPD Logged
12:35 AM Assist other agency 1900 block of Main Street, Sarasota SPD Logged
1:24 AM Patrol request 1700 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key LBKPD Logged
1:30 AM Abandoned tow 100 block of S Pineapple Avenue, Sarasota SPD Logged
1:36 AM Suspicious person 2600 block of Mall Drive, Sarasota County SCSO Logged
1:52 AM Suspicious incident 1500 block of Main Street, Sarasota SPD Logged
2:16 AM Impaired driver Clark Road at Gantt Road, Sarasota County SCSO Logged
2:32 AM Disabled vehicle S Pineapple Avenue at Main Street, Sarasota SPD Logged

Notes from the desk

Saturday nights used to mean a full pot of coffee by ten and a second one I pretended I wasn't making. These days the pot lasts longer, the chair complains sooner, and I've stopped pretending about the second pot.

— 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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