MF ECO Cops 6-18-09

Ms. Bigfoot at Publix?
Reported June 3: 1:15 p.m. — 7290 55th Ave. East (Publix). Grand theft. The complainant reported that an unknown white female came into the store and stole 72 packs of razor blades totaling $1,262.29.

MF SO Cops 6-18-09

Transylvania twist
5 p.m. — 1300 block of South Osprey Avenue. Theft. A woman reported she purchased a bicycle from someone on eBay, but never received the bike. The woman sent an $800 money order to the seller. She thought the transaction was taking place in New York, but she discovered through eBay that the money order was sent to Romania.

MF LBO Cops 6-11-09

Hey, no need to be crabby
June 2 11:30 p.m. — 100 block of Overlook Park. Fishing. While police were closing Overlook Park, a man reported that a couple was harvesting stone crabs out of season. The crab snatchers could not be located.

MF ECO Cops 6-11-09

The Grinch strikes back?
May 27, 7:30 p.m. — 3200 block of 59th Drive East. Burglary to unoccupied structure. Unknown person(s) entered the victim’s storage warehouse by unknown means. Once inside, the person(s) stole about $50,000 in Christmas decorations. The decorations are used by the victim’s business — By Design LLC. It is unknown who may have burglarized the warehouse.

MF SO Cops 6-11-09

Beware garden gnomes with lawn clippers
June 1, 11:12 a.m. — 5000 block of Flagstone Drive. Complainant said someone walked into his yard and cut the electrical cord to his landscape lights. The cost to replace the wire was estimated at $104. There are no suspects.

MF ECO Cops 6-5-09

Dishonest Abe
May 23-
2:50 p.m. — 8330 Market St. (Publix). Uttering a forged bill. An unknown suspect reportedly passed an altered bill to one of the cashiers. The bill was really a $5 bill, but it had been altered to a $500 bill. The suspect then fled in an unknown direction by unknown means.

MF SO Cops 6-4-09

You’re waiting for whom?
8:32 p.m. — 8400 block of South Tamiami Trail. Resisting Arrest and Trespassing. A discount-store employee asked for the sheriff’s office’s help in getting a woman out of his store. She had been there for several hours and said she was waiting for George Clooney and Pete Townshend. When deputies tried to escort her out of the store, she resisted and had to be handcuffed. She may have been waiting at the store for a long time. What are the odds that both Clooney and Townshend walk into a Sarasota discount store at the same time?