Anna Maria
Sept. 13, Bayfront Park, 316 N. Bay Blvd., trespass warning. A Manatee County sheriff’s deputy observed a car in a parking space and a man sitting at a picnic table afterhours. A deputy warned the man for trespassing and said he could not return for a year. The man left in his vehicle.
Sept. 17, Sandbar Restaurant, 100 Spring Ave., theft. A woman took a walk on the beach while waiting to be seated for dinner, leaving her bag at the restaurant. When she returned, the bag was gone. She valued the bag and its contents at $2,000.
Sept. 23, 400 block of Magnolia Avenue, property damage. A Waste Management truck lifted a recycling bin and, while emptying it, the contents went airborne, landing on a pickup truck and causing an estimated $2,000 in damage.
Anna Maria is policed by MCSO.
Bradenton Beach
Sept. 21, Silver Surf Resort, 1301 Gulf Drive N., assault. A 37-year-old Orlando man was arrested while vacationing with his girlfriend and children. The woman told Bradenton Beach police she had asked the man to slow his drinking and the man threatened to burn her with a cigarette. The woman told an officer she feared the man would hurt her, as he had in the past.
Sept. 20, Circle K, 2513 Gulf Drive N., recovered stolen vehicle. A 32-year-old Bartow man was arrested after Bradenton Beach police found him parking a vehicle reported stolen from Polk County. The man told police he borrowed the car from a friend. Manatee County sheriff’s deputies and Holmes Beach police assisted with the arrest.
Bradenton Beach is policed by the Bradenton Beach Police Department.
Cortez
No reports.
Cortez is policed by MCSO.
Holmes Beach
Sept. 20, Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, alcohol/public urination. Holmes Beach police officers noticed an improperly parked vehicle and a man urinating at the front of the vehicle. The officers also observed a male passenger with an open beer. Police cited the men for ordinance violations and arranged for a tow because neither man had a valid driver’s license. The men were picked up by a friend.
Sept. 20, 3200 block of East Bay Drive, camping. A 44-year-old woman was found sleeping on a trolley bench with a blanket and bags of personal items. She was released after she was issued a notice to appear in court for the violation.
Sept. 21, Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, assist. Holmes Beach police assisted the Palmetto Police Department by arresting a 50-year-old man who allegedly battered his wife two days earlier. Police learned the man was at the beach and arrested and transported him to the Palma Sola Causeway, where a Palmetto officer picked up the subject.
Sept. 26, 7400 Marina Drive, dog bite. A man tried to grab a small dog by the collar, and the dog bit the man’s hand.
Holmes Beach is policed by the Holmes Beach Police Department.
Streetlife is based on incident reports and narratives from the Bradenton Beach and Holmes Beach police departments and the MCSO.