Sept. 20
Incident
10:00 a.m.
Officer Miklos and Officer Martinson were dispatched to Bayside Drive in reference to fishermen trespassing on private property. Dispatch advised it was several men fishing. Upon arrival, Officer Miklos came into contact with the caller and his son. Officer Miklos observed a legally parked Ford F150 in a public parking space. The caller and his son were fishing in the water between the public dock and the restaurant at Broadway. Officer Miklos made contact with the man fishing and his son walking along the property and the water near the property. The man understood that her property did not extend into the water. The caller did not have any surveillance footage of the man or his son on her property however she stated this is an ongoing issue. Officer Miklos returned to speak to the man who said that they did not enter onto her property but remained int eh water. Due to a lack of evidence and the man being on public property during the interaction, no trespass warning was completed. Case clear.
Noise
8:01 p.m.
Officer Maple was dispatched to Lands End for a signal of a noise complaint in the vicinity of Jewfish Key on the water. Upon arrival at the location, Officer Maple canvassed the area to investigate the noise complaint. While walking the docks, Officer Maple was able to hear music coming from the vicinity of one boat or a possible house on Jewfish Key. Officer Maple was unable to determine the exact location of hte noise from his position at the dock. The Longboat Key Police Department had no marine units in the water at the time of the incident. The limitation prevented Officer Maple from accessing the water area where the noise was originating. Officer Maple contacted dispatch to request assistance and to determine if Manatee County waws able to respond with a marine unit to investigate the complaint. Manatee County was unable to respond to assist with the marine investigation. Since officers were unable to respond to the location for the noise complaint due to the lack of available marine units, Officer Maple decided to monitor the situation to see if he could get a response int eh event a marine unit comes available. Prior to departing the area, the noise was determined to be coming from a vessel that headed back into shore outside Longboat jurisdiction. Following the noise trail, Officer Maple located the vessel in question being hauled from the water at the Bradenton Beach pier. The vessel was a 1991 white Hydraspo. The boat was being pulled from the water by a Ford F150. Officer Maple spoke to the owner who said she did not realize her radio was that loud. Longboat Key noise ordinance violations were explained to her. Case clear.
Sept. 21
Citizen assist
9:36 a.m.
Officer Martinson was dispatched to Tarawitt Drive on a call of a citizen assist. Upon arrival, Officer Martinson was met by the homeowner who stated while getting into her car she saw and heard water bubbling up from the manhole cover in the street in front of her driveway. The homeowner said the bubbling water has since stopped but she has never seen that happen in the 40 years she has lived in the house and figured she should report it. Officer Martinson contacted Public Works who stated someone will come out to assess the problem. Case clear.
Citizen assist
3:41 p.m.
Officer Martinson was dispatched to North Shore Road to a citizen assist on a complaint about jet skis picking up people from the beach. Upon arrival, Officer Martinson observed the two jet skis floating in water approximately 10 yards off the beach. Neither jet ski was in violation of any laws. Officer Martinson contacted the caller and informed them that jet skis are allowed to drive up on to the beach. Case clear.
Animal
5:26 p.m.
Officer Martinson was dispatched to North Shore Road on a call of an animal problem. Upon arrival, Officer Martinson met with the caller at the beach entrance. The caller said there was a pelican wish fishing line wrapped around its wings and it was unable to fly. The caller walked the officer tot where the bird was on the beach but as they approached it ran into the water. The caller walked out into the water after the bird and attempted to catch it but the bird snapped at his face with its large beak and swam further out into the water. The Manatee Sheriff’s Office Animal Control stated they were not going to respond. Officer Martinson called Save Our Sea Birds two times but their office was closed and went to voicemail. At this time, the bird is still swimming out in the water and Officer Martinson has no way to catch it to cut the fishing line. Case clear.
Sept. 22
Vehicle
8:26 a.m.
Officer Pescuma while on patrol, received a license plate camera alert for an expired plate aws of Jan. 22, 2025. The vehicle was located and a traffic stop was conducted on a 2003 green Ford pickup truck. Further investigation shows that the tag on the vehicle comes back to a 1997 black Dodge pickup truck and had an expiration date of May 13, 2026. Officer Pescuma made contact with the driver and introduced himself and provided the reason for the traffic stop. Officer Pescuma advised the driver that the tag attached to the vehicle is expired and not assigned to that vehicle. Officer Pescuma asked for the driver’s license registration and current proof of insurance. The driver handed the officer a Mexico Electoral ID Card. Upon conducting an FCIC/NCIC check on the driver, it was found he was never issued a driver’s license and warrant check yielded negative results. Officer Pescua inquired why he was driving and the driver stated he was working construction on Longboat Key. Driver stated he thinks the tags got switched. Officer Pescuma issued criminal citations for no valid Driver’s License, no tag assigned, and no proof of insurance. Case clear.
Incident
6:00 a.m.
Officer Van Dyke responded to Longboat Club Road in reference to a suspicious incident. Upon arrival, Officer Van Dyke spoke to the caller and advised she was a housekeeper. She advised that a half-cut rotting watermelon was wrapped in saran wrap along with miscellaneous trash inside of a cardboard box. The box and items had since been disposed of. It should be noted that the box was discovered in front of the resident’s door on Sept. 18, at approximately 11 a.m. Officer Van Dyke spoke to the homeowner who advised that he has several estranged family members that could be involved but he wanted the incident documented out of caution. The caller advised that he conducted his own research on the tracking number, ultimately yielding negative results. No video surveillance was available at the time of the report but the property manager intends to send over whatever evidence is retrieved going forward. Case clear.
Loitering
7:00 p.m.
Officer Troyer was dispatched to a restaurant in reference to a suspicious person. The complainant reported his daughter told him about a suspicious man loitering inside of the restaurant. The person did not purchase any food and was only sitting there. The man’s daughter was wanting to close the restaurant, but was unsure about the man’s intentions. The man identified himself as the owner of the restaurant and only wanted the man to leave the restaurant. Upon arrival, Officer Troyer met with the daughter who reported she was working when the man entered. The man didn’t order food and only said he was taking a break after running. The daughter didn’t mind the man sitting there, but after an hour or so the man still didn’t order anything or make any purchases from the business. The daughter asked the man if he needed anything, but the man refused and only continued playing on his cell phone. The daughter felt the man was suspicious and contacted her father for assistance. The daughter also just wanted the man to leave the business. Officer Mathis spoke with the man whom only told Officer Mathis he was taking a break from running and refused to identify himself. The man left the restaurant without any issues, but did tell Officer Mathis he was staying at a relative’s home approximately one mile north of the restaurant. Officer Mathis and Officer Troyer stood by the restaurant while the daughter closed and left the area to prevent any further issues. The two were both thankful for police. Case clear.
Sept. 23
Citizen assist
6:18 p.m.
Officer Troyer was dispatched to 3800 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive in reference to a water main break on the right of way. Upon arrival, Officer Troyer observed a broken sprinkler head flowing over and appeared to belong to the tennis club. Private property issue. Case clear.
Sept. 24
Noise
6:26 p.m.
Officer Nazareno responded to the 300 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive in reference to a noise complaint regarding workers in the parking lot using construction tools to grind stone at the parking lot after 5 p.m. Prior to his arrival, Officer Tillman made contact with the workers who were rinsing their tools and packing up to leave. Officer Tillman advised them of the town noise ordinance for construction noise after 5 p.m. No violation waws observed. Case clear.
