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Sarasota News Leader June 14, 2013 Page 22 The stakes are planted 12 inches in the sand, News Leader he plans to work with a Florida she pointed out, which makes them difficult Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to remove. (FWC) officer to step up patrols in the area. Whoever is responsible apparently has been more brazen this week about taking action, Luckner said. "Somebody is doing some of this in broad daylight," she said, making it appear as though he or she is removing the stakes because the buffer area is no longer needed, based on evidence and volunteer reports. "We don't have suspects right now," Osborne said on the morning of June 12, adding, "We're going to try to catch them." Luckner told the News Leader that the fine for such destruction is $5,000. Lt. Rob Gerkin, the district officer of the FWC, Sgt. Scott Osborne of the Sarasota County notified Luckner on the afternoon of June 12 Sheriff's Office, who heads up the Communi- that he had scheduled a meeting with Osborne ty Policing Station in Siesta Village, told the to discuss an enforcement plan. An adult snowy plover blends in with the Siesta Beach sand in March. Contributed photo by Catherine Luckner