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When officers contacted the family at 1723 Sixth St. in Englewood, the report says, they learned that Damien left the house wearing a red sweatshirt shortly before family members noticed law enforcement representatives in the area. Damien then returned to the house, the family said, changed clothes and took off again, the report notes. Damien's brother told officers that Damien "plays with knives frequently and has several knives hidden around the area," the report adds. When a sergeant showed the brother a photo of the knife used in the attack, the report continues, the brother said the fam- ily had knives similar to that in the kitchen drawers. Deputies searched for Damien throughout the night, the report says. They took him into custody at 10:25 a.m. Feb 12, after Damien's mother notified the Sheriff's Office she had received a call from him; officers were able to trace the call to Lemon Bay Plaza. Deputies said Reel was "dirty, disheveled and … cov- ered in insect bites and scratches" when they apprehended him, leading the officer who wrote the report to believe Damien had spent the night in the woods, the report notes. Baskind positively identified Reel, the report says. "The unsolicited attack was an obvious attempt to cause the victim's death as the injuries were … inflicted upon [the victim's] exposed neck," the report adds. Damien Reel/Contributed photo The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office has arrested two people in connection with the Feb. 8 shooting of a vehicle that did not result in injuries, the office has reported. On Feb. 9, the Special Investigations Section and SWAT executed a narcotics search war- rant at the Sarasota home identified as the location of the shooting, 2255 Proctor Road, Unit C, a news release says. TWO SARASOTA MEN ARRESTED AFTER SHOTS DAMAGE VEHICLE About 10 p.m. on Feb. 7, according to the report, one victim left the Proctor Road resi- dence after he became involved in a physical altercation there. When he arrived at the home of a friend, the victim told a detective, he discovered he was missing $40, the report con- tinues. The victim then began to call and text Joseph Gallo, 27, of that address, it adds, and Gallo told the victim if he would come back to the residence, Gallo would return the money. Sarasota News Leader February 14, 2014 Page 86