Anna Maria
Sept. 3, 500 block of Pine Avenue, larceny. The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office dispatched a deputy for the reported theft of an inflatable paddleboard — valued at $500 — from a dock behind an apartment.
Sept. 4, 700 block of North Shore Drive, noise. The MCSO answered a 1:44 a.m. complaint of loud music. The deputy issued a citation for violation of the noise ordinance.
Sept. 5, 200 block of South Bay Boulevard, noise. The MCSO answered a 12:18 a.m. call reporting a loud party with a DJ. The deputy issued two citations for violation of the noise ordinance, one each to the residents of the two properties where the party was taking place.
The MCSO polices Anna Maria.
Bradenton Beach
Sept. 12, 100 block of Bridge Street, domestic disturbance. The Bradenton Beach Police Department dispatched an officer on complaints of two people arguing. Both people had called 911, one to report being locked out of a hotel room and the other to report locking the person out. The officer determined both were intoxicated. The couple agreed one person would get a separate hotel room. The officer supplied both people with a victim’s rights packet.
Sept. 13, Circle K, 2513 Gulf Drive N., trespass. The BBPD responded to the Circle K, where a manager reported a customer became unruly after being told the price of an item. The customer threw the item on the counter and began yelling, went outside and addressed an off-duty BBPD officer, who was fueling his cruiser at a gas pump. When the on-duty officer arrived, the person was issued a trespass notice and barred from the property for a year.
Sept. 13, 100 block of Bridge Street, warrant. While on patrol, a BBPD officer saw a man stumbling on the sidewalk and wearing only “a pair of shorts that were inside out with his butt fully exposed.” The officer stopped to make sure the man was OK. The officer determined the man was intoxicated and, on finding a Manatee County warrant for contempt of court/failure to respond to summons, the man was transferred to county law enforcement custody.
The BBPD polices Bradenton Beach.
Cortez
No new reports due to Manatee County Sheriff’s Office records system maintenance.
The MCSO polices Cortez.
Holmes Beach
Sept. 14, 4700 block of Gulf Drive, recovered vehicle. A person called the Holmes Beach Police Department to report a U-Haul vehicle partially parked in Gulf Drive. An officer responded and found the vehicle to be stolen out of Nashville, Tennessee. The officer contacted U-Haul.
Sept. 15, 6500 block of Flotilla Drive, identity theft. A person called the HBPD to report that he clicked on an emailed link that allowed someone to steal his personal information. The person provided a statement.
Sept. 16, 8000 block of Marina Isles, identity theft. A person visited the HBPD to report someone used her Social Security number to file for unemployment. She provided a statement.
Sept. 18, CVS Pharmacy, 611 Manatee Ave., shoplifting. A manager called the HBPD to report he saw a man steal multiple items while another man tried to distract the manager. An officer recovered video from the Publix Super Market, where the suspect ran.
Sept. 21, 3900 block of Sixth Avenue, paraphernalia. An officer saw a man with a flashlight riding a bicycle behind businesses at night. The officer stopped the man, who was carrying a bike frame on his bike’s handlebars, and took the frame for safekeeping. The man’s friend arrived and the officer searched her, finding a marijuana pipe. The officer issued a court summons.
Sept. 21, 4800 block of Second Avenue, underage driver. An officer saw a teenager driving a golf cart with an adult assisting. The officer stopped the vehicle and confirmed the driver’s age, 12, and issued the adult a court summons.
HBPD polices Holmes Beach.
Streetlife is based on incident reports and narratives from the BBPD, HBPD and MCSO.