SPD citizens marine patrol considered

SPD officials want to train a volunteer citizens' marine patrol and have it on the water this summer. The fledgling program would be modeled on several others that successfully operate in Florida, among them patrols in Delray Beach and Punta Gorda.

"While we're still doing some research, our first objective is to put volunteers in a city boat with our officers," Officer Ford Snodgrass said. "We don't want somebody out there who doesn't know what they're doing. Then we want to find them a boat of their own."

What makes the volunteer marine patrol concept so attractive to Chief Mikel Hollaway is...

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Great..... quote the guy who got booted from the Marine Unit about setting up a new Marine Unit! Nice Job!

Great..... quote the guy who got booted from the Marine Unit about setting up a new Marine Unit! Nice Job!

Consider it a natural progression. His land-based volunteers program has been such a stirring success, it only makes sense to extend it to the marine side.



(in case it is not readily apparent to the reader, this post is dripping in sarcasm)

Now this is funny.

"Our job will be to keep people safe," said Leon Warshaw, a Sarasota Power Squadron officer who has lobbied for the program. "If we encounter a bunch of drunks out on Sarasota Bay, and we're tied up to them, we would untie very quickly and radio for a marine officer."

Dispatch to pb2845, Signal 14 we have no marine unit available. So therfore you are on your own!!!!