Anna Maria
May 19, 700 block of North Shore Drive, larceny. The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office dispatched a deputy regarding the theft of a cooler. Deputies canvassed the area for witnesses and filed a report.
May 22, Sandbar Restaurant, 100 Spring Ave., larceny. The MCSO dispatched a deputy regarding a complaint of a cellphone theft. The complainant reported leaving the phone in the restaurant and, upon realizing it later, called the phone. A person answered, claiming to have turned the phone over to staff but staff said no one turned in a lost phone. Deputies worked with a service provider to track the phone and filed a report.
May 23, 100 block of Cedar Avenue, noise. The MCSO received a complaint at 12:11 a.m. of loud music. The deputy found people talking loudly and playing music outdoors and issued a citation for violating the noise ordinance.
The MCSO polices Anna Maria.
Bradenton Beach
No new reports.
The Bradenton Beach Police Department polices Bradenton Beach.
Cortez
No new reports.
The MCSO polices Cortez.
Holmes Beach
May 20, 2700 block of Avenue C, noise. The Holmes Beach Police Department dispatched an officer at 11:12 p.m. for a complaint of loud music and people yelling and using profanity. The officer issued a citation for violating the noise ordinance.
May 20, 200 block of 65th Street, noise. The HBPD received a complaint at 11:16 p.m. about people yelling and talking loudly outdoors. The officer issued a citation for violating the noise ordinance.
May 22, 5300 block of Gulf Drive, animal on beach and criminal trespass. The HBPD received reports of a dog on the beach. Officers found the dog and notified the owners about the restriction against animals on the beach. The owners released the dog from its leash and it began disturbing other beachgoers. When an officer instructed the owners to put the leash on the dog and leave, one owner responded belligerently. The officers escorted the owners and dog from the beach and issued a citation for violating the animal on beach ordinance and a criminal trespass warning.
May 22, 200 block of South Harbor Lane, noise. The HBPD received a complaint at 10 p.m. about a loud party. Officers heard loud music and issued a citation for violation of the noise ordinance.
May 22, 300 block of 55th Street, noise. The HBPD received a complaint at 10:30 p.m. about people yelling outdoors. The officer heard “playful yelling” from the backyard and issued a citation for violation of the noise ordinance due to the volume and time. The officer reported it was the second time responding to the same complaint that evening, having responded at 8:30 p.m. but at that time found no violation.
May 22, 200 block of 72nd Street, noise. The HBPD dispatched an officer regarding a complaint of loud music. The officer reported hearing the music from down the street and issued a citation for violation of the noise ordinance.
May 23, 300 block of 56th Street, fraud. The HBPD dispatched an officer for a complaint of fraudulent use of an unemployment benefits credit card. The complainant reported unauthorized charges on the card and that an unemployment benefits clerk reported a change of address was filed in January to a Miami address and several charges were made on the card. The officer filed an investigation report.
May 24, AMI Beach Fun Rentals, 3228 E. Bay Drive, grand theft of a motor vehicle. The HBPD responded to a report that three scooters valued at $1,600 each were stolen. The complainant reported last seeing the scooters at 3 p.m. May 23, when the shop closed for the day, but they were gone by 9:30 a.m. May 24. The officer requested video footage from neighboring businesses and filed a report.
May 25, 5600 block of Guava Street, noise. The HBPD received a complaint at 10:10 p.m. of loud music. The officer heard loud music and a decibel meter measured the noise at over 50 decibels. The officer issued a citation for violating the noise ordinance.
The HBPD polices Holmes Beach.
Streetlife is based on incident reports and narratives from the BBPD, HBPD and MCSO.