MF ECO Cops cartoon 7-9-09

Saddles snitched

MYAKKA CITY - Reported June 20, 11 a.m. — 9700 block of Wauchula Road. Grand theft. Unknown person(s) stole two saddles from the victim’s property. The saddles were removed from a covered area and taken by wheelbarrow to the roadway and offloaded. The value of the saddles and property is $2,690.

MF SO Cops Cartoon 7-1-09

I’m melting!
June 24, 11:25 a.m. — 1200 block of Fourth Street. Suspicious Person. A homeowner called police when someone knocked on their door, asking if they could come inside and get out of the rain. The homeowner was not sympathetic.

A decent caricature of the Wicked Witch. In retrospect, the pose is too static. The broom should be flying out of her right hand; her left hand should be clutching on the door frame.

MF LBO Cops cartoon 7-2-09

Claustrophobic people rejoice!
2:53 p.m. — 3500 block of GMD. Emergency. Police assisted in helping to free trapped and very relieved occupants from a stuck elevator.

ECO Cops Cartoon 7-2-09

Santa's helper?
June 12, 12:21 p.m. — 6225 State Road 64 East (Wal-Mart). Fraudulent use of a credit card. The victim reported that after her wallet was stolen she discovered that an unknown person charged $2,415.98. The charges occurred at Wal-Mart and Toys R Us.

MF SO Cops Cartoon 6-25-09

Lord of the rings

June 15, 7:30 p.m. — 1800 block of Marcia Street. Grand Theft. A 16-year-old girl was missing three rings valued at $400 from her nightstand. A 10-year-old friend and her 29-year-old father were frequent guests at the teenage girl’s house. The younger girl told the teen one day that her dad had the rings.

ECO Cops Cartoon 6-25-09

It's somebody else's shoe, man.
June 10, 9:30 p.m. — Lighthouse Drive at Cape Harbour Loop. Possession of marijuana. The officer stopped the vehicle for not having a tag light. When the officer approached the vehicle, he smelled marijuana. When asked, the defendant said he did not have any marijuana and agreed to a search of the vehicle. The officer found a bag of marijuana in the suspect’s left shoe.

MF LBO Cops 6-18-09

Scam artist foiled
10:34 a.m. — 3700 block of GMD. Phone Call. A woman reported that she answered her sister’s phone and some man claiming to be her grandson called her to explain that he was in a bind in Canada and needed $2,000 wired immediately. Too bad the scam artist didn’t know he was talking to a houseguest and not his “real grandma.”