Anna Maria
No new reports.
Anna Maria is policed by the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office.
Bradenton Beach
No new reports.
The Bradenton Beach Police Department polices Bradenton Beach.
Cortez
No new reports.
Cortez is policed by the MCSO.
Holmes Beach
Oct. 13, Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, missing items. A Holmes Beach police officer responded to reports of a possible theft and found a woman who said items were missing from her vehicle after she visited the beach.
Oct. 14, Tortilla Bay Restaurant, 5318 Marina Drive, stolen tag. An officer responded to calls about a stolen license plate and spoke to a complainant who said the plate on his vehicle had been switched. The officer collected the invalid vehicle tag for storage.
Oct. 14, Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, obstruction. Officers found two people smoking marijuana at the beach overnight. One of the two people refused to provide identification, so the officers arrested him for obstruction without violence.
Oct. 15, 6200 block of Marina Drive, scheme to defraud. A resident called the HBPD to report that a computer company overcharged her bank account $5,842 after a transaction. The woman provided photographs of her banking and transaction information.
Oct. 16, Sunbow Bay condominiums, 3805 E. Bay Drive, property damage. An officer responded to calls about property damage and spoke with a resident who noted damage in a concrete-and-brick planter wall. The officer found a vehicle mud guard, but there were no witnesses or cameras.
Oct. 17, Holmes Beach Skate Park, 5901 Marina Drive, trespass warnings. A person approached an officer outside the HBPD to report a group being loud and vulgar at the skate park. The officer found the group screaming vulgarities at nearby traffic and issued trespass warnings to the individuals involved.
Oct. 17, 3900 block of Gulf Drive, assault. Officers responded to reports of a man threatening another man with a knife near the beach. The officers found a man who said he was threatened, but did not want to press charges and signed a waiver of prosecution.
HBPD polices Holmes Beach.
Streetlife is based on incident reports and narratives from the BBPD, HBPD and MCSO.