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Nightwatch Blotter: Monday Night, 6 PM to 3 AM, Sarasota, Lido Key, Longboat Key and Bradenton

Monday night's police log for Sarasota County, the City of Sarasota, Lido Key and Longboat Key, plus one state-road crash in Bradenton: 20 logged calls from 6 PM to 3 AM, block-level only.

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Shift: Monday, Oct. 19, 6 PM to Tuesday, Oct. 20, 3:15 AM ET. Agencies: SCSO, SPD, LBKPD, FHP. Sources: Sarasota County 911 Dispatch Reporting, FHP Live Traffic Incidents.

Time Call type Location Agency Disposition
6:07 PM Suspicious incident 7100 block of Fruitville Road, Sarasota County SCSO Logged
6:18 PM Traffic crash 1300 block of N River Road, Sarasota County SCSO Logged
6:38 PM Reckless driver/vehicle Center Road at Horse And Chaise Boulevard, Sarasota County SCSO Logged
7:17 PM Suspicious person Beneva Road at S Tamiami Trail, Sarasota County SCSO Logged
7:20 PM Officer public service State Street at S Orange Avenue, Sarasota SPD Logged
7:53 PM Patrol request 100 block of N Shore Road, Longboat Key LBKPD Logged
8:05 PM Impaired driver S Washington Boulevard at Main Street, Sarasota SPD Logged
8:07 PM Disabled vehicle Jacaranda Boulevard at Indian Hills Boulevard, Sarasota County SCSO Logged
9:11 PM Patrol request 400 block of Benjamin Franklin Drive, Lido Key SPD Logged
9:55 PM Suspicious incident 1000 block of N Lockwood Ridge Road, Sarasota SPD Logged
11:01 PM Abandoned tow 3800 block of Greenway Drive, Sarasota SPD Logged
11:30 PM Noise disturbance 2500 block of Clipper Ship Way, Sarasota County SCSO Logged
12:05 AM Trespassing 1200 block of S Tamiami Trail, Sarasota SPD Logged
12:37 AM Noise disturbance 500 block of S Washington Drive, Sarasota SPD Logged
1:32 AM Suspicious vehicle 400 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive, Longboat Key LBKPD Logged
1:42 AM Abandoned tow 5400 block of Bentgrass Drive, Sarasota County SCSO Logged
2:15 AM Impaired driver Albee Farm Road at US 41 Bypass N, Sarasota County SCSO Logged
2:18 AM Suspicious vehicle 300 block of N Washington Boulevard, Sarasota SPD Logged
2:43 AM Officer public service 3900 block of N Washington Boulevard, Sarasota County SCSO Logged
3:10 AM Vehicle crash with roadblock 15th Street E at 50th Avenue Drive E, Bradenton FHP Roadblock northbound

Notes from the desk

Monday is the only night of the week that shows up already tired, and it doesn't apologize for it. I bought a donut at nine to save for later, and later turned out to be 9:05.

— 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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