Motorcycle helmet-clad woman leaves trail of destruction at Sarasota shops: ‘Clearly she needs help’

The Brief

  • A motorcycle helmet-wearing woman in a dress smashed windows and doors at three Sarasota businesses during a Thursday morning rampage.
  • The Green Zebra Café and The Met on St. Armands were struck before the suspect tore through the 8-Ball Lounge off Webber Street.
  • The Sarasota Police Department and the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office have identified the suspect, but have not publicly named her. No charges have been filed yet.

SARASOTA, Fla. A motorcycle helmet-wearing vandal smashed her way through three local businesses during a Thursday morning destruction spree across the city and county.

Sarasota Business Vandalism

What we know:

A woman wearing a dress and a motorcycle helmet shattered windows and front doors at multiple businesses just after 3 a.m. Thursday.

Surveillance cameras captured the suspect walking around The Green Zebra Café on Saint Armand’s Circle immediately after she broke into the building.

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