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July 19, identity theft Victim filed an identity theft report with the Sheriff’s Office. Victim received a business bank card from a bank but the victim had not opened a business account. Victim is seeking to speak with a fraud team member at the bank. It appeared that victim’s name and other personal information had […]
Members of the Siesta Key Association spent a couple hours with Kurt Hoffman, sharing concerns and strategies By John Morton Law enforcement and code enforcement were the hot topics at the Aug. 4 Siesta Key Association meeting, as Sarasota County Sheriff Kurt Hoffman addressed the group as the main speaker. His presence has been requested […]
By John Morton It was in the spring of 2021 when Sgt. Arik Smith, the former leader of the Siesta Key substation of the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office, issued a definitive ruling on the debate regarding electric bicycles on county beaches. They are illegal.The issue had been somewhat convoluted, seeing as motorized vehicles are allowed […]
By Phil Colpas The sailboat saga on Siesta Key continues. For many years, by Beach Access 8, there has existed a rag-tag yet picturesque collection of catamarans, which are sailboats featuring two parallel hulls of equal size. Sailors would simply pull them up on the beach, secure them roughly, or not, and pull them back […]
May 18, grand theftAn officer was dispatched when the complainant advised that he heard a door close in his driveway and saw his car’s headlights turn on after looking outside. He also saw a black SUV with an unknown driver parked in the street. One of the suspects backed the complainant’s vehicle out of his […]
May 18, grand theft An officer was dispatched when the complainant advised that he heard a door close in his driveway and saw his car’s headlights turn on after looking outside. He also saw a black SUV with an unknown driver parked in the street. One of the suspects backed the complainant’s vehicle out of […]
Shooting, battery incidents shake a community now seeking solutions By John Morton Two violent acts on Memorial Day on Siesta Key near and in the highly populated Village have both stunned and outraged residents here. The area that day saw large packs of teens in close proximity, estimated in the hundreds, where fighting led to […]
The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office issued the following report on the evening of May 30: The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating a shooting incident that occurred near Avenida Messina and Avenida Navarra on Siesta Key. Deputies responded just after 4 p.m. Monday for a report of a fight that began near Beach Access […]
March 31, theft Victim reported that an unknown suspect stole a black 3G Venice bicycle, valued at $583. The bike was stolen along Midnight Pass Road. April 12, theft Victim reported that his mail-order pharmacy package was supposedly delivered to his residential complex but was never received. The victim indicated that there were both prescription […]
March 19, bicycle theft Victims had rented two beach cruiser bicycles and temporarily left them unattended in a driveway along Beach Road, only to return to find them stolen. No witnesses were located and there did not appear to be any video surveillance available. March 25, retail theft Manager of market on Siesta Key reported […]