Isl and lIvIng SPD releases weekly blotter

As Sanibel continues to recover from Hurricane Ian, the Sanibel Police Department is committed to keeping the community safe and secure To support that effort, a weekly police blotter will be issued on Tuesday that will include real time information about law enforcement response to criminal activity

Arrests

∫ Jason Michael Shorter, 42, of 15564 Mango Drive, Punta Gorda, was charged on July 9 with one count each of flee elude police flee elude high speed or disregard safety person property, DUI unlawful blood alcohol refuse to submit DUI test after license suspended and drug equipment possess and or use

Other enforcement actions

∫ On July 4, a vehicle was located parked on protected beach dunes habitat area The owner had parked there with knowledge of the violation and was subsequently issued a violation of city ordinance citation

∫ On July 6, a traffic stop was initiated on a vehicle for excessive speed The driver was subsequently issued a notice to appear for never having a driver's license issued and a citation for unlawful speed

∫ On July 9, a traffic stop was initiated on a vehicle for excessive speed The driver was subsequently issued a notice to appear for never having a driver's license issued and a citation for failure to obey a traffic control device

Enforcement operations statistics

From July 4-10:

∫ Alarm calls (business and residential): 7

∫ 911 non-emergency calls: 40

∫ Traffic crashes: 0

∫ Radar details: 71

∫ Traffic stops: 19 Citations issued: 6 Written warnings issued: 0

∫ Field interviews: 0

∫ Residential area checks: 679

∫ Business area checks: 220

∫ Total area checks: 1,390

∫ Reported burglaries: 1

∫ Reported thefts: 0

∫ Total CAD calls: 1,639

From July 2023 to date:

∫ Alarm calls (business and residential): 9

∫ Non-emergency calls: 73

∫ Traffic crashes: 0

∫ Radar details: 96

∫ Traffic stops: 24 Citations issued: 8 Written warnings issued: 0

∫ Field interviews: 0

∫ Residential area checks: 909

∫ Business area checks: 324

∫ Total area checks: 1,960

∫ Reported burglaries: 1

∫ Reported thefts: 0

∫ Total CAD calls: 2,336

Impor tant reminders

The city of Sanibel's 2021 and 2022 Hurricane Re-entry Passes are still valid If you have one, you do not need to re-apply for a new pass