Crime in Sanibel???
 

What's going on in Sanibel? The Sheriff in marked, unmarked, motorcycle and community watch is patrolling like crazy. Heard something about a woman wrapped in a sheet ringing a residence doorbell at 4:30 a.m. Was this a real incident or a ruse to get into the residence home? If this really happened heads up and I'm happy with the patrols but nothing has been in the paper which doesn't surprise me.

Where did you hear this ?

Please don't open your door for anyone
 

I, too have read or heard that someone wrapped in a sheet was going to houses ringing doorbells saying she was Raped. When the homeowner opens the door, they are met with criminals who barge into their home for a home invasion. I cannot say why the police and home watch are patrolling this area. I did see a sheriff car sitting at the end of Morse Blvd, down by the Sanibel gait today. I couldn't speculate what he was doing there. I do know if my doorbell rings at an odd hour, I will first dial 911, then arm myself. I would never open the door to anyone at any odd hour no matter what they told me. Call for help and then let the police handle anyone on distress. This is very disturbing. If indeed this is happening in TV, we all need to know about it!!

Please be very careful......

Who in their right mind would open a door at 4 in the morning? Call 911 for help.

Someone soon will get to the bottom of this. Oh boy until then, fasten your seat belt, we will have some interesting speculation and a lot of informative RUMORS.

be safe and just call 911 first

In the southern area (south of 466A) several days per week. Noticed unmarked sheriff car in Bradenton parking lot last week. Checking for speeders???
Also, woman in sheet ... could she possibly have a mental illness? Let's not jump to the conclusion of crime. There's a reason for me saying this. And no, I'm not the one dressed in the sheet, it would make me look like a tent.

Thank you Phanatic luvr. I have learned to take what you say very seriously and know that you have good sources.

This past Friday, mid afternoon, there were two Sumter County Sheriffs cars roaming around in Mallory Square! They were going up and down Bishopville Loop and the side streets off the Loop!

can't find the coffee shop?

I really would like to see some of the source material that a couple of posters claim to have read about this happening in The Villages.

To my knowledge, there has not been a home invasion in The Villages since 2009 when a teen age daughter of a Villager was mixed up in a drug ring from Ocala and she stole some money from the ringleader.

Can anyone verify any other home invasion in The Villages?

I believe my post was a bit confusing and for that, I apologize. I had mentioned about there being a home invasion. I read it or heard it......can't remember which one. The invasion wasn't necessarily in TV! I do wish I could remember where I heard or read it. The mind is a terrible thing to lose. The part about the woman coming to the door wrapped in a sheet was a ploy they used to get the home owner to open the door. Not trying to start rumors, it's just the OP mentioned home invasion and I had heard that too.

Another thought, could the lady in the white sheet be experiencing the beginning of dementia?

On Wednesday afternoon, I witnessed someone in a golf cart being stopped in front of Bonifay and they were getting a ticket in their golf cart. On Saturday, a friend of mine told me she got a ticket in her golf cart in front of Bonifay for failing to come to a complete stop at a stop sign. Maybe the sheriff's department is monitoring golf car violations