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

Arrest repor ts

∫ Luis Armando, 43, of 800 Clubhouse Drive, Apt 1, West Palm Beach, was charged Feb 18 with one count each of DUI unlawful blood alcohol refusal to submit to DUI testing, moving traffic violation drive on permanently revoked driver's license and marijuana possession not more than 20 grams

∫ Garrett Mahn, 24, of no listed address, was charged on Feb 20 with one count of loitering or prowling.

Other enforcement actions

∫ On Feb 14, a traffic stop was conducted on a motorcycle for no license plate attached The operator did not have a driver's license, never had one issued and had no motorcycle endorsement. The motorcycle was also unregistered The operator was issued three criminal traffic citations and one non-moving traffic citation

∫ On Feb 15, a natural resource employee contacted police to report heavy equipment being operated in a wetland A landscaping company was issued three violations of city ordinance citations

∫ On Feb 18, a traffic stop was conducted for expired registration and it was discovered the vehicle had a seize tag order The driver was issued a citation and the vehicle was towed

∫ Officers continue to issue warnings and citations for the dewatering of pools in violation of the city ordinance

Enforcement operations statistics

Week to date for Feb 14-20:

∫ Alarm calls (business and residential): 2

∫ 911 non-emergency calls: 72

∫ Traffic crashes: 1

∫ Traffic stops: 50

∫ Citations issued: 25

∫ Written warnings issued: 2

∫ Field interviews: 0

∫ Residential area checks: 763

∫ Business area checks: 451

∫ Reported burglaries: 1

∫ Reported thefts: 2

∫ Total CAD calls: 1,868 February 2023 to date:

∫ Alarm calls (business and residential): 7

∫ Non-emergency calls: 173

∫ Traffic crashes: 5

∫ Traffic stops: 96

∫ Citations issued: 32

∫ Written warnings issued: 2

∫ Field interviews: 4

∫ Residential area checks: 1,613

∫ Business area checks: 1,254

∫ Reported burglaries: 3

∫ Reported thefts: 5 ∫