Rio Vista Security Patrol Update & Logs
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Notable Items from recent logs:
Tuesday, February 16
1630 Call from resident regarding a boat to large behind hers preventing movement of the other boat. Contacted Marine unit who confirmed that boats must have a minimum of 5 ft clearance from either property line. Attempted to contact owner, left card for callback.
Friday, February 19
1715 Flagged down by resident regarding a burglary to her house. She stated that the rental attached to her house was burglarized 4 days ago because she found an open window inside. The unit was littered with trash by possible vagrants/narcotics users. Stated she allowed some vagrants to stay there, but then kicked them out. There were no signs of burglary. She asked for extra patrol to keep anyone out of the property. MI completed
Thursday, January 21
1239 Received multiple complaints from residents on detail line of afore mentioned subjects once again soliciting a cleaning product in the 1000 block of SE 9 Street, again looking into vehicles and loitering around homes. Upon arrival I located the same two subjects that had been warned less that an hour previous to stop soliciting without a permit. I asked them if they now had their permit and they could not produce one. Both of the somewhat hapless subjects were arrested on the local ordinance violation of solicitation in a residential area w/o a permit after warning. Case #10-0077414
1145 Received 2 calls on detail phone of a B/M and a W/M soliciting in the area of 908 SE 11 Street, callers stated the subject were looking into homes and cars as they attempted to sell a squirt bottle full of cleaning products. I located and identified the subject as follows in the 1200 block of SE 11 Street. B/M: Fitzroy B. Brown, dob-05-10-70 from Conyers GA, W/M Todd A. Justice, dob-6-2-91 from Columbus OH. Both subjects had no solicitation permits to show me, advised they didn’t know if the “Big Boss” had one or not. They were clearly instructed to stop soliciting until they could produce a valid permit to solicit door to door and shown the way to Federal Hwy.
Monday, December 14
1300 Made contact with resident regarding theft of her Mercedes wheels last night. Culprits took all four tires and left the car sitting on bricks in the driveway. PSA Koch took report 09-136426 this morning. She was grateful for us stopping by to check on her.
Thursday, December 17
1732 Saw 2 females leaving resident, apparent solicitors. Contact made with the 2 who are going door-to-door with magazine sales for Anti-Lazziness Sales, Inc out of LaPorte, Indiana. They did not have a permit or ID. They contacted the transportation driver to come pick them up. I stood-by until he arrived. He was contacted and advise all of their personnel had to cease their sales solicitations as they had no permit. I asked why this company’s materials looked identical to the materials of “off-Beat Services” the solicitation company from last week. He advised his group was one of 5 “crews” working together in the area, all owned by the same larger company whose name escaped him. He advised all of the crews checked out of their hotel to leave Florida today. The Quality Inn in Sunrise at University & Sunrise Blvd.
Friday, December 18
1110 Responded to burglary in progress call. A subject had attempted to break out a west side window to the residence but could not break hurricane glass. Response time under one minute; suspect had left N/B on RioVista on foot but may have entered a older model Jeep Cherokee and drove away as I arrived (09-138145)
Patrol Logs (redacted) from 02/07/10 - 02/20/10
Sunday, February 07, 2010
1645 – All vacation house checks secure.
1700 – Patrol Isles, Cordova, and LYC.
1807 – Called to residence Ref a civil matter with his EX in reference to child custody. MI 10-13826
1825 – Patrol Rio, Ponce, and area parks.
1920 – Patrol Federal Hwy.
Monday, February 080815 Began patrols and checks of vacation homes
0925 All vacation homes checked secure
1115 Foot patrol in area of Federal Hwy to SE 9 Ave, attempting to deter any unwanted individuals from loitering in the area. All secure.
1700 Focused much of patrol around school and areas off of S. Federal as several homeless individuals were observed and directed from the area.
1900 Patrolled Isles and Cordova area.
2100 Continued patrol. Spoke to resident in the area just east of Federal on Ponce. She advised of unreported auto burglaries in the area.
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
0538 Conducted a vehicle check of an unoccupied vehicle at SE 7 Street and SE 9 Avenue. Gray Dodge Charger, all appeared ok.
0605 Checked all isles, parks, and neighborhood. There was very little activity out.
0618 I responded to residence in reference to an alarm. Upon checking the residence, I found a rear French door open. Contact was made with the homeowner and he advised the wind blew the door open. The house was checked and all was secure. MI completed 09-14368.
0715 Completed the one vacation check on the log.
1700 10-8, Message from resident stating he had a question to ask. Returned call and assisted him in setting up a detail for wedding reception.
1800 Stopped suspicious male walking bicycle in roadway in 1000 blk SE 9 Ave. Claimed his chain broke on his bike and he was walking home from the Kwik Mart.
1905 Removed 2 fishermen from end of 10 st for illegal parking/ no fishing license
1955 Observed a minor accident in the roadway at Federal/ SE 8 St. Moved vehicles from roadway and stood by for patrol. Turned over to Service Aide.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
0930 Began patrols and checks of vacation homes
1005 Traffic Stop, (disregard stop sign) 900 block SE 9 Ave
1045 All vacation homes checked secure
1100 Patrols of Yacht Club, Isles and Cordova Road
1215 Stopped a suspicious W/M walking in 1100 block of Ponce De Leon, the subject lives on SE 13 Street and had lost his the previous evening, he was looking for his lost dog.
1645 Suspicious person at NE 9 St and 11 Ave, b/m on bicycle. He stated he was lost in the neighborhood. He was followed out of the area. Warrant check was negative.
1745 Checked Isles, all quite
1830 Went to Station for fuel.
1930 Backed up patrol officer on traffic stop in the 1100 block of Victoria Park Road
2030 Patrolled south end of detail
Thursday, February 11,
0915 Began patrols and checks of vacation homes
1000 All vacation homes were found secure
1100 Patrolled Yacht Club, Cordova Road and Isles
1215 Patrolled Federal Hwy, business corridor, heavy traffic, busy area but found secure
1315 Patrolled parks, gazebo and areas just east of Federal Hwy.
2015 – Patrol Federal Hwy., Business district. Heavy traffic due to 4 car crash at 800 block.
2030 - Patrol Rio Vista, Ponce, Are parks.2145 – Patrol Isles, Cordova and LYC.
2220 – Recheck are parks.
2300 – Foot patrol on federal and SE 7th St. checking for vagrants.
Friday, February 12,
1645 (2) Calls on detail phone
1-Resident complaint of neighbors parking in front of her home on swale, 954-462-0667---return call made
2-Out of town for weekend, requested checks—information added to daily check list
1715 Began patrols and checks of vacation homes1815 Rain storm began, looks like its here for the night
1900 Very heavy storm moving through, winds and flooding streets prevail
1945 Assisted City units with alarm at Nissan dealership 1100 block S. Federal, malfunction
2035 Traffic Stop SE 9 Ave/SE 9 Street, disregarding stop sign, elderly resident with very poor vision (warning) stated she never drives after dark but got caught out in storm
2105 Rain subsiding, calmer winds for now, patrolled Yacht Club, Isles
Saturday, February 13, 2010
1300 Stopped vehicle for one-way violation on SE 9 Ave. Female driver was on probation for grand theft. Claimed to be coming into the area to deliver flyers for New River Pizza. Explained solicitation permit requirements and sent from area.
1320 Responded to alarm at residence. Contacted homeowner’s parents who did not get to the alarm in time. All Ok. MI completed.
1500 Checked Yacht club, preparations underway for a wedding
1615 Completed vacation checks
Sunday, February 14,
1700 – Vacation house checks secure.
1715 – Patrol Isles, Cordova and LYC.
1800 – Patrol Rio, Ponce, and area parks.
1840 – Traffic stop at 800 SE 11th Ct. Citation issued for wrong way in a one way.
1900 – Patrol Federal Hwy Business District.
1925 – Traffic stop at 800 SE 7th St. Warning issued for stop sign.
1940 – Final neighborhood patrols.
1947 – Dispatch call to resident ref. a suspicious person knocking and
looking for a place to stay. I made contact with the caller, advised her of safety
precautions, also gave her information on the Rio Vista Patrol. MI 10-16430.Monday, February 15,
0800 Began patrols and checks of vacation homes
0855 All vacation homes checked secure
0930 Checked businesses off of Federal Hwy corridor, very light traffic due to holiday
1015 Patrolled the Isles/Cordova Road areas
1100 Traffic Stop, construction truck entering Rio Vista off of 12 Street in violation of one way street signage. The driver was apologetic and was advised to make different travel plans in the future (warning)
2100 Received call of two teenagers hanging out at SE 7 St and S. Federal. Made contact with both who advised they were waiting on a ride. I remained in the area until they were picked up.
2200 Conducted patrol of areas off of Federal east to Rio Vista Blvd. No suspicious individuals or activity.
2300 Checked isles and areas off of Cordova.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
0720 Responded to an alarm at a residence. Arrived as it was being dispatched. Homeowner cancelled the alarm and as a result the call was cancelled.
0740 Traffic stop at 700 North Federal Highway for violation of a traffic device. Warning was issued to a student from St. Thomas.
0825 Traffic stop at 600 block North Rio Vista Blvd. Dodge pick-up stopped for running the stop sign. I issued him a verbal warning.
0845 Completed all vacation checks. All residences were found secure.
1630 Call from resident regarding a boat to large behind hers preventing movement of the other boat. Contacted Marine unit who confirmed that boats must have a minimum of 5 ft clearance from either property line. Attempted to contact owner, left card for callback.
1720 Investigated suspicious vagrant male trespassing on FDOT property on top of tunnel. No warrants. Trespass warning given.
1740 Patrolled Yacht club
1820 Contacted residence owner reference above boat. He is contacting boat captain to move boat.
1930 Repaired sign at 1212 SE 5 Ct
2035 Flagged down by Seminole officer looking for his daughters big yellow cat “Junior” Bolo added to log.
Wednesday, February 17,
0755 Began checks of vacation homes and patrols of area
0845 All vacation homes checked secure
0935 Patrolled the Isles/Cordova Road and the Yacht Club
1005 Traffic Stop, near accident on Cordova Road at 12 Street in curve, elderly motorist failed to yield to traffic making left turn from Cordova Road on 12 Street
1050 Checked two H/M fishermen crabbing on the 7 Street bridge, they had rode bicycles to location. I asked them to clear the area and they did so without incident.
1140 Clear congested traffic on N. Rio Vista in 1100 block at construction site, many trucks and delivery vehicles completely closing the road way to traffic. Construction manager stated it is the concrete delivery trucks that area causing the problem not his on site workers. I advised him that citations will be issued to offending parties regardless of who they work for in the future if this problem persists. He stated he understood and would support the legal enforcement because he did not want the neighbors upset with him and his workers. Resolution was found, traffic cleared.
1230 Final patrols 10-7
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
1230 In service. Left message for Mr. Weber. No messages. Initiated patrol.
1400 Lots of lost drivers today. Gave out plenty of directions. Continued patrol.
1500 Heavy patrol of east side of neighborhood. Attempted to hit every street at least once.
1600 Patrolled all of the Isles and Cordova area.
1700 Low on fuel. Responded to station for gas and returned to detail.
1900 Continued patrol. All Quiet.
Thursday, February 18,
0920 Began patrols and checks of vacation homes1015 All vacation homes were found secure
1100 Patrolled the Isles, Cordova Road and the Yacht Club areas
1125 Newly added vacation homes were checked and found secure
1200 Checked all parks and the gazebo on N. Rio Vista
1315 Patrolled the Federal Hwy business corridor and entrances to Rio Vista
Friday, February 19, 2010
0915 Began patrols and checks of vacation homes
1000 Dispatched residence in reference to a welfare check on two young children by a mother who lives in out of area. Spoke to home owner and father of the two girls, who allowed me to meet with the children who were in excellent condition and spirits. He stated he and the mother of the children (his ex-wife) are involved a lengthy court custody battle and this is her way of harassing him an attempting to cause him legal issues. Nothing found of concern MI #10-017999.
1030 All vacation homes were found secure
1115 Extensive foot patrols of S/W areas of Rio Vista from 11 Ct to N. Rio Vista.
1240 Resume vehicular patrols, check of Yacht Club and parks
1315 Patrol of Isles and Cordova Road
1715 Flagged down by resident regarding a burglary to her house. She stated that the rental attached to her house was burglarized 4 days ago because she found an open window inside. The unit was littered with trash by possible vagrants/narcotics users. Stated she allowed some vagrants to stay there, but then kicked them out. There were no signs of burglary. She asked for extra patrol to keep anyone out of the property. MI completed
1745 Stopped suspicious male drinking a beer while riding bicycle at SE 8 ST/ 9Ave. Subject had priors for marijuana and DUI. Search negative. Claimed to be riding home from marina to Wilton Manors.
1900 Patrolled area, businesses along Federal
2030 Investigated suspicious vehicle in roadway in 1200 blk N. Rio Vista. Turned out to be pizza delivery.
2100 Removed group of 8 fishermen from SE 10 ST for no fishing license
2210 Investigated suspicious male with no lights on bicycle in 600 blk SE 6 ave. Claimed he was riding to downtown from SR 84. No warrants. Warning given.
2230 Responded to residence reference a violent domestic. Neighbor heard a woman screaming for help. Uncooperative victim. Scene turned over to patrol units.
2315 Began foot patrols of Rio Vista
0030 Stopped suspicious vehicle. Vehicle pulled up on sidewalk, turned off lights, and occupants remained in car. Claimed to live at that address (known for different persons moving in and out). Had expired New Hampshire DL. No Warrants. Warning given.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
1600 – One voice mail returned ref. fishing on SE 7th St.
1630 – Patrol Federal business district.
1700 – Patrol Rio, Ponce and area parks.
1720 – Check suspicious person riding a bike around a vehicle. Was vehicle / homeowner
thankful for us checking. 900 block SE 9th street.1800 – Patrol Isles, Cordova, LYC.
1900 – Vacation house checks completed.
2010 – Suspicious person, no lights on bike at 900 SE 9th Ave. Rio resident, warning given.
2145 – Patrol Rio parks.






