Anna Maria
No reports.
Anna Maria is policed by Manatee County Sheriff’s Office.
Bradenton Beach
Sept. 20, Bradenton Beach Marina, 402 Church Ave., theft. A boat owner reported his scuba equipment, including a 63-cubic-foot air tank, breathing control devices, fins and masks with snorkels, valued at $500, was stolen from his vessel Sept. 18-20.
Sept. 22, 1800 block of Gulf Drive North, defrauding innkeeper. Bradenton Beach police arrested a 48-year-old Tarpon Springs man after a server at the Bridge Tender Inn & Dockside Bar reported a man who left without paying his $37.67 food and drink tab. The officer located a taxi traveling on Gulf Drive with a suspect as a passenger. The suspect matched server’s description and, after police pulled over the vehicle, the man admitted to stiffing the restaurant. Police also determined the man was wanted on an out-of-county warrant. He was taken into custody on both charges and transported to the Manatee County jail.
Bradenton Beach is policed by BBPD.
Cortez
Sept. 16, 3700 block of 115th Street West, warrant. A 58-year-old man turned himself into the MCSO, saying his probation officer told him about a warrant. A deputy confirmed the warrant, arrested the man and took him to jail.
Sept. 18, 3900 block of 116th Street West, theft. A woman reported her purse, containing her driver’s license and Social Security card, was stolen.
Sept. 18, 3600 block of 117th Street West, theft. A tag was reported stolen from a motor scooter.
Sept. 19, 3800 block of 118th Street West, battery. An argument between two people, one of whom elbowed the other person in the face, ended with the arrest of the aggressor.
Cortez is policed by MCSO.
Holmes Beach
No reports.
Holmes Beach is policed by Holmes Beach Police Department.
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