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Sarasota News Leader September 13, 2013 Page 110 Siesta Seen had some interesting comments on that incident when he appeared before the SKA last week. The man arrested in the case — Jason Allen Robey, 30 — was identified in the initial arrest report as a server at Café Gabbiano in Siesta Village. The formal Sheriff's Office report says Robey is homeless, which Osborne confirmed. Robey allegedly stole the 2014 Infinity sedan from a 45-year-old man who had rented it at Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport. The theft was reported on Sept. 2 at 139 Beach Road. At 3:06 p.m. on Sept. 2, the Sheriff's Office received a call about a man sitting in a vehicle that matched the description of the Infinity. When a deputy arrived, he found Robey in the vehicle and arrested him for Grand Theft Auto and Resisting Without Violence. The latter charge, the report notes, was "due to other actions during the course of the arrest." The sedan had damage on the right side, including a broken mirror, the report continues. When the deputy arrived, the car was out of gas, "stopped in front of a concrete wall on Sand Dollar [Lane]." The damage estimate was $10,000. Osborne told the SKA audience that Robey apparently lay down on the front seat and went to sleep after he collided with the wall. "He tried to kick the window out of the car" when the deputy showed up, Osborne added. Sgt. Scott Osborne addresses the audience at the Sept. 5 Siesta Key Association meeting. Photo by Rachel Hackney Robey was put in jail under no bond, Osborne said. On a side note, Osborne pointed out that another homeless person was arrested recently on charges unrelated to thefts this summer of people's bags left unattended on the beach. However, deputies had been keeping an eye out for homeless suspects in those cases. Since that other homeless person and Robey both had been arrested, Osborne continued, the beach thefts had stopped. %