When Sarasota Police Chief Rex Troche last briefed the City Commission on his department’s annual crime statistics, the highlight was that, for the first time since 1967, there were zero homicides committed within the city limit.
The message was being delivered to would-be murderers and perpetrators of other serious crimes where he said, “People know that they cannot come to Sarasota and commit a crime without being caught.”
Although there were seven murders in the city in 2024, Sarasota Police caught all the perpetrators…