The Sanibel Police handled the following area incidents from Oct. 29 to Nov. 4, 2024:. Officers received a report on Monday, Nov. 4, of suspicious people sleeping in an unoccupied residence. When officers arrived at the home, they located a vehicle suspected of involvement in a retail theft earlier in the day. The vehicle had also been reported stolen the night before from Cape Coral. Officers entered the residence to find the subjects had fled through the rear door, but they located the stolen items inside the home.