Action for forfeiture of $25,045 in U.S. currency by Sarasota Police Department.

NOTICE OF ACTION IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA Case No: 2026 CA 000277 NC Agency Case No.: 25-0052095 IN RE: THE FORFEITURE OF: $25,045.00 IN U.S. CURRENCY A PETITION OF THE CITY OF SARASOTA f/b/o THE SARASOTA POLICE DEPARTMENT TO ALL PERSONS OR ENTITIES HAVING OR CLAIMING TO HAVE ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY HEREIN DESCRIBED: YOU ARE NOTIFIED that an action pursuant to the Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act has been filed by PETITIONER, on the following property in Sarasota County, Florida: Twenty-Five Thousand Forty-Five Dollars and 00/100 cents in U.S. Currency ($25,045.00), and you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses to it, if any, on Joseph J. Polzak, Esq., PETITIONERS attorney, whose address is P.O. Box 1000, Sarasota, FL 34236, on or before the 2 day of March 2026, and file the original with the Clerk of this Court either before Service on PETITIONERS attorney or immediately thereafter; otherwise a default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint. If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the Sarasota County Jury Office, P.O. Box 3079, Sarasota, Florida 34230-3079, (941)861-7400, at least seven (7) days before your scheduled court appearance, or immediately upon receiving this notification if the time before the scheduled appearance is less than seven (7) days; if you are hearing or voice impaired, call 711. Dated January 20, 2026 KAREN E. RUSHING, CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT- SARASOTA P.O. Box 3079 Sarasota, Florida 34230 (SEAL) By G. Kopinsky Deputy Clerk Jan. 30; Feb. 6, 2026 26-00209S