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

Sunday night's police log for Sarasota County, the City of Sarasota, Venice, Siesta Key and Longboat Key: 20 logged calls from 6 PM to 3 AM, from trespassing to an abandoned tow, block-level only.

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Shift: Sunday, Oct. 18, 6 PM to Monday, Oct. 19, 3 AM ET. Agencies: SCSO, SPD, VPD, LBKPD. Sources: Sarasota County 911 Dispatch Reporting.

Time Call type Location Agency Disposition
6:12 PM Officer public service 5200 block of Ocean Boulevard, Siesta Key SCSO Logged
6:12 PM Trespassing 2000 block of N Washington Boulevard, Sarasota SPD Logged
6:14 PM Suspicious incident 8000 block of S Tamiami Trail, Sarasota County SCSO Logged
7:19 PM Suspicious person 6500 block of S Tamiami Trail, Sarasota County SCSO Logged
7:30 PM Traffic crash Bird Key Drive at John Ringling Boulevard, Sarasota SPD Logged
7:31 PM Impaired driver Webber Street at Beneva Road, Sarasota County SCSO Logged
7:34 PM Patrol request 100 block of N Shore Road, Longboat Key LBKPD Logged
8:10 PM Reckless driver/vehicle Fruitville Road at N Shade Avenue, Sarasota SPD Logged
8:42 PM Suspicious vehicle 2200 block of Bee Ridge Road, Sarasota SPD Logged
8:47 PM Impaired driver Albee Farm Road at US 41 Bypass N, Venice VPD Logged
9:00 PM Noise disturbance 10th Street at N East Avenue, Sarasota SPD Logged
9:39 PM Suspicious incident Stickney Point Road at Midnight Pass Road, Siesta Key SCSO Logged
9:40 PM Patrol request 400 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key LBKPD Logged
10:09 PM Highway obstruction Bahia Vista Street at S Tamiami Trail, Sarasota SPD Logged
11:31 PM Suspicious vehicle 1400 block of N Tamiami Trail, Sarasota SPD Logged
12:22 AM Assist other agency 2600 block of Executive Drive, Sarasota County SCSO Logged
12:54 AM Trespassing 4300 block of Bee Ridge Road, Sarasota County SCSO Logged
1:14 AM Abandoned tow 2500 block of Paradise Plum Drive, Sarasota County SCSO Logged
1:40 AM Suspicious person 9000 block of S Tamiami Trail, Sarasota County SCSO Logged
2:12 AM Officer public service N East Avenue at 17th Street, Sarasota SPD Logged

Notes from the desk

Sunday runs on a different clock: the busy part ends early and the rest of the night is one long wait for Monday to clock in. I spent the last two hours with a thermos and a clipboard, and only one of them was useful.

— 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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