4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (321+ words) 1:49 p.m., 5000 block of Stevens Drive Civil dispute: A woman called law enforcement because a contractor she hired to restore tile floor beneath her vinyl flooring was refusing to complete the job. There was no signed contract and no money exchanged hands,…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (522+ words) Your Observer Man who complained of lobster presentation has cops called on him A frustrated diner cussed at wait staff, prompting a visit from Longboat police. This and other Longboat Key Police reports in this week's edition of Cops Corner....

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (146+ words) Sarasota Police Chief Rex Troche has been named Secretary of the Board of Directors of the Police Executive Research Forum, an independent research organization focused on critical issues in policing. PERF was founded in 1976 to identify and promote best practices…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (410+ words) 7:47 a.m., 1300 block of Main Street Theft: After a man refused to pay for his breakfast and walked out of a restaurant with a coffee pot and mug, a responding Sarasota Police officer made contact with the subject sitting on a bench…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (633+ words) Your Observer Teen BMW driver pulled over with Smirnoff Ice on Longboat Key A teenager speeding with a spilled bottle of Smirnoff Ice on the passenger seat avoided a DUI charge. This and other Longboat Key Police reports in this…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (319+ words) A 70-year-old registered sex offender, arrested by Sarasota Police last summer on charges of aggravated stalking of a minor and attempted lewd and lascivious conduct with a minor, was sentenced last week to 10 years in prison. Mark McGoldrick, a resident…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (455+ words) 700 block of North Osprey Avenue Disturbance: It’s illegal to lie on a picnic table in a public park, and an argumentative napper flaunting his disdain for such an ordinance debated the situation with law enforcement. City code defines misuse of…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (436+ words) Your Observer Hotel guest peeved at drone buzzing outside second-floor balcony Police were called by a man who demanded video from a drone be released to him. This and other Longboat Key police reports in this week's edition of Cops…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (770+ words) Between 2024 and 2026, Manatee County Sheriff’s Office deputies used license plate recognition cameras, or license plate readers, to arrest or recover 191 individuals. Not only are criminal suspects identified through the use of the technology, missing children and senior citizens with dementia…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (441+ words) A 38-year-old now-former officer was arrested today and charged with a pair of felonies and another offense in connection with a Sarasota Police Department investigation into improper uses of official databases, the department said in an afternoon news release. Cory…...