patching...
Welcome back, Patch Blogger!

Attempted Robbery

Friday, February 1, 2013

Wheelchair-bound Victim Bites Suspect's Hand To Fight Off Robbery

Justin Haney, 28, is charged with attempted robbery after punching a man in a wheelchair to get his satchel outside of a Walgreens.

A 28-year-old Sarasota man is facing an attempted robbery charge after authorities say he robbed a man in a wheelchair outside a Walgreens Tuesday. Justin Haney, of, 519 Richardson Way, Sarasota, was the man shown in store surveillance footage before he left the store at 3601 Bee Ridge Road, and approached a 45-year-old man in the parking lot, asking to buy pills off of him, according to the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office. The victim, Guerrero Aaron, told Haney he didn't have any pills, so Aaron went inside his car, according to the affidavit. While Aaron was inside his car, Haney came to the driver's side door and attempted to steal the victim's satchel, according to the affidavit. After a struggle between the two, Haney punched the …

Saturday, May 26, 2012

Man Assaulted With Gun in McDonald's Parking Lot

A suspect struck a man in the head with a gun during an attempted robbery in a north Sarasota McDonald's parking lot.

A man who attempted to rob a man in a north Sarasota McDonald's parking lot Friday fled the scene and police are asking for anyone with information about the incident to step forward. The victim, Lloyd Eldridge was getting into a car at McDonald's, 4301 N. Washington Blvd., around 11:08 p.m. Friday when the suspect pushed him up against the car and threatened him with a silver revolver, according to the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office. As Eldridge attempted to pull away, he was struck in the head with the gun which discharged, firing one shot which did not strike anyone, according to the sheriff's office. Eldridge didn't need medical treatment.  The suspect then fled the scene on foot and was chased by Sarasota Police Department officers…

Isabella Gasparilla

11:58 pm on Sunday, May 27, 2012

And he had a bandana around his face just like a real gangster ! The gun looked like something from the wild wild west. I thought it was a joke, I thought some kid was playing around with my son. I'd like to warn everyone I can, be very careful when your in a parking lot and there is no one around. My son recently started working , I would pick him up at eleven and I would park in the same spot …   more ›

Got a Hot Tip?