Island police blotter
Anna Maria
Oct. 11, City Pier, 100 S. Bay Blvd., assault/disorderly intoxication/resisting. On patrol, two Manatee County sheriff’s deputies observed a man sleeping under a bench. After they announced their presence, the man was awakened, balled up his fist and attempted to strike an officer. He then refused to take his hands out of his waistband, where the deputies later found a bottle of vodka, and pulled away from a deputy. MCSO arrested the man for assault on a law enforcement officer, disorderly intoxication and resisting arrest. He was transported to Manatee County jail.
Anna Maria is policed by the MCSO.
Bradenton Beach
Oct. 20, Coquina Park, 2650 Gulf Drive S., criminal mischief. Bradenton Beach police officers were dispatched for a burglary in progress and found an 18-year-old Bradenton man with bloody knuckles. The man was arrested for vandalizing a bathroom after a witness told police she observed the man walk into the bathroom, scream and walk out. Police found blood on the bathroom mirror. The sink was torn out of the wall and the paper towel and toilet paper dispensers were broken. The man told police he’d hurt his hand in a fight on Beer Can Island, saw the damage when he walked in the bathroom and washed his hands. A request to charge the man with criminal mischief was sent to the state attorney.
Bradenton Beach is policed by BBPD.
Cortez
Oct. 15, 3600 block of 117th Street West, domestic disturbance. Deputies responded to a disturbance, spoke to both parties, observed no signs of violence and determined the argument was verbal.
Cortez is policed by the MCSO.
Holmes Beach
Oct. 19, 3200 block of Gulf Drive, burglary. A man came home to find someone had kicked open his locked door and stolen a 32-inch television and a Ninja sword and throwing knives in a sheath. Each were valued at $150.
Oct. 20, Manatee Public Beach, vehicle burglary. A woman left her 2008 Chevy Impala locked while she and her friends went to the beach. Returning to the vehicle, the woman discovered her wallet, $100 and two credit cards were stolen. Holmes Beach police determined the vehicle’s door had been pried open.
Oct. 21, D.Coy Ducks Bar & Grill, theft. Holmes Beach police were dispatched to take a report of a stolen bike helmet. A patron reported he’d left his bike and helmet unsecured outside the bar. Other witnesses told police there was no helmet on the man’s bike when he arrived.
Oct. 24, Island Library, 5701 Marina Drive, alcohol. Holmes Beach police were dispatched to the report of a man found sleeping on some computers by library employees. When police arrived, a 51-year-old intoxicated man was found sleeping on the west side of the building with vodka in his backpack. EMS transported him to the hospital, where his blood alcohol level registered 0.44 and he was required to stay overnight for observation. He was issued a notice to appear in court for the alcohol violations.
Holmes Beach is policed by HBPD.
Streetlife is based on incident reports and narratives from the BBPD, HBPD and MCSO.