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Dogs on the beach, snakes indoors, tracking devices and an engagement announcement — these are just some of the calls that Longboat Police responded to in 2023.

Some of our weekly features top items from the past year.

Some of our weekly features top items from the past year.

Police reports from around Longboat Key.

A look back at the news of the year, with an accent on the visuals.

It’s been another wacky year on the streets of Longboat Key. Just have a look.

APRIL FOOL -- Working alone is what Longboat Key artist M3 likes best. It suits him, in the same way his alpha-numeric handle suits him, and in the same way his artistic pseudonym Marcel M. Marcel makes far-better sense for the work he does than his legal name, Leonard Lipshitz of Downers Grove, Ill. “My friends call me 3,’’ he said. “I wanted to call myself 3M professionally, but there’s apparently some kind of company by that name, and their lawyers, well, let’s just say everythin...