Sand Fleas

WHILE WALKING ACROSS THE PARKING LOT TOWARDS THE CENTRAL DRIVEWAY OF A LOCAL HOTEL, A 3 YEAR OLD CHILD BROKE AWAY FROM HIS MOTHER AND RAN AHEAD THROUGH A FENCE OPENING DIRECTLY INTO THE PATH OF AN ON COMING CAR. THE CHILD BEING SHORTER THAN THE FENCE WAS NOT SEEN BY THE DRIVER UNTIL HE DARTED IN FRONT OF THE CAR. THE DRIVER LUCKILY WAS TRAVELING AT A VERY SLOW RATE OF SPEED AND TRIED TO BRAKE AT THE LAST SECOND. THE CAR HIT THE CHILD AND KNOCKED HIM TO THE GROUND. THE CHILD SHOWED NO SIGNS OF INJURY AND RELEASED TO HIS MOTHER FOR OBSERVATION AND TREATMENT.



2 TYBEE RESIDENTS WHO WERE SURF FISHING ON THE BEACH HAD CAUGHT AND PULLED IN 2 SHARKS. 2 MOTHERS OF YOUNG CHILDREN WHO WERE PLAYING IN THE WATER COMPLAINED TO THE LIFEGUARDS. BOTH LIFEGUARDS ON DUTY AGREED THAT IT WAS NOT APPROPRIATE TO SURF FISH THAT AREA OF THE BEACH AT THAT PARTICULAR TIME AND THE 2 FISHERMAN WERE ASKED BY THE LIFEGUARDS TO TAKE IN THEIR LINES AND MOVE ELSEWHERE TO FISH. THE FISHERMAN REFUSED TO MOVE ELSEWHERE AND TYBEE POLICE WERE CALLED IN TO HANDLE THE SITUATION. AFTER HEAVY PROTEST THE FISHERMAN DID PULL IN THEIR LINES AND MOVED ON.



OFFICERS WERE CALLED TO A COMPLAINT OF UNKNOWN SUBJECTS DISORDERLY ON THE BEACH. AS OFFICERS APPROACHED THE BEACH A MALE SUBJECT RAN PAST THEM FULLY NUDE AND GOT INTO THE WATER. OFFICERS MOTIONED AND ADVISED HIM TO COME OUT OF THE WATER. WHEN ASKED, HE STATED HE HAD LEFT HIS CLOTHES IN THE SAND DUNES. HE WAS THEN ASKED TO GET DRESSED AND PLACED UNDER ARREST FOR PUBLIC INDECENCY AND ALCOHOL USE BY A MINOR.

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