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Island
police use Coconut Press guide to answer visitor questions
The Sanibel
Island police department now uses the Coconut Press guidebook
"Sanibel & Captiva: A Guide to the Islands" as
its official island reference book. The department issued copies
of the book to each of its staff members on June 20th, so officers
and dispatchers can answer the many questions they receive from
island visitors.
"We
get many questions about the island," says spokeswoman Stephanie
Dowd, "especially about birds, alligators and snakes."
When a patrolman was recently stumped by a tourist asking "Why
do all the birds have only one leg?" the department decided
all its employees could benefit from a thorough island reference.
(The answer: They all have two legs, but often tuck one up to
rest.)
The books
were ordered through the recommendations of Sanibel City Manager
Judie Zimomva and Lt. Jamie Phillips.
Related story:
Sanibel
School kids to use travel guide to study island (12/2/02)
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