Streetlife - 06-16-2021

Anna Maria

      June 4, 300 block of Magnolia Avenue, noise. The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office dispatched a deputy at 11:54 p.m. regarding loud partiers. Responding deputies heard loud music and voices and issued a citation for violation of the noise ordinance.

June 7, 200 block of Palm Avenue, noise. The MCSO dispatched a deputy at 11:22 p.m. regarding a complaint of loud music. Deputies heard music and issued a citation for violation of the noise ordinance.

June 8, Galati Marine, 900 S. Bay Blvd., burglary. The MCSO received a complaint regarding theft of fishing equipment valued at about $16,000. The complainant reported the items went missing while their boat was being serviced. Deputies filed an investigation report.

      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

June 1, 6700 block of Holmes Boulevard, alcohol. An officer from the Holmes Beach Police Department observed a man walking along a roadway with an open alcoholic beverage. The officer issued a citation.

June 3, 4600 block of Gulf Drive, traffic offense. An officer saw a golf cart with too many occupants, who were not wearing seat belts. The cart was a rental that didn’t meet the city requirement for seat belts. The occupants parked the vehicle. The officer forwarded the case to the city’s code enforcement department.

June 3, 130 block of 49th Street, noise. An officer responded to reports of vacation rental tenants screaming in a pool around midnight. The officer obtained a decibel reading that determined the noise violated city code. The officer issued the tenants a citation.

June 4, Publix Super Market, 3900 E. Bay Drive, construction. An officer found two men trimming trees outside permitted hours. The officer halted the work and forwarded the case to code enforcement.

June 4, Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, fraudulent handicap placard. An officer saw a group of people unloading alcoholic beverages from a vehicle parked in a handicap parking space. The driver was apparently using his mother’s handicap parking placard, but she was not with him. The officer confiscated the placard, required the driver to change parking spaces and issued a court summons.

June 6, Manatee Public Beach, fraudulent handicap placard. An officer saw a woman enter a vehicle with a handicap placard with a hidden expiration date. The officer checked the placard and found it had expired more than a decade ago. The officer confiscated the placard and issued a court summons.

June 7, Island Shopping Center, 5302 Marina Drive, marijuana/alcohol. An officer saw a vehicle parked after business hours and smelled marijuana emanating from the vehicle. The driver, a juvenile, produced a marijuana cigarette and a bag of the substance, as well as a bottle of alcohol. The officer issued citations and the occupants’ parents to pick them up.

June 8, 100 block of 49th Street, larceny. A man called HBPD to report his tools stolen from a construction site. An officer determined there were no signs of forced entry or evidence pointing to a suspect.

June 8, Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, alcohol/trespass. HBPD responded to reports of a fight at the beach. Witnesses pointed to two men who were allegedly drinking alcoholic beverages and fighting. The officer issued citations and trespassed the pair.

      HBPD polices Holmes Beach.

        Streetlife is based on incident reports and narratives from the BBPD, HBPD and MCSO.