Sarasota, Fla.-(Newsradio 970 WFLA)-The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office has arrested a man for Loitering and Prowling after members of the aviation unit and patrol bureau worked together to track him down on Siesta Key.
Deputies were initially called to the 5800 block of Midnight Pass Road on a report of a man standing in a car port with his pants down. As deputies arrived, the man took off running across nearby properties and through some carports.
Thanks to communication between ground units and members of the aviation unit, 52 year-old James Runge was quickly located and detained. Through further investigation, deputies identified Runge as the suspect from a similar incident last month on Siesta Key.
Runge was taken to the Sarasota County Jail and charged with Trespassing, Loitering, and Resisting an Officer without Violence. Additional charges are pending. Runge has prior arrests in Sarasota County from the 1990’s for Indecent Exposure and Prowling.
Photo courtesy Sarasota County Sheriff's Office