Anna Maria
No new reports.
The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office polices Anna Maria.
Bradenton Beach
May 11, 2400 block of Avenue A, possible scam. A Bradenton Beach police officer responded to a call from a vacation-home renter, who said a woman arrived to the property and asked if he was a renter. When the complainant answered yes, the woman entered the rental and looked around, asking if the renters had enough towels. After the woman left, the complainant called the rental company and was told they had not sent anyone to check the property. Police warned of a possible attempt to case rentals for thefts.
The BBPD polices Bradenton Beach.
Cortez
No new reports.
MCSO polices Cortez.
Holmes Beach
May 4, 2800 block of Avenue E, lost property. An officer from the Holmes Beach Police Department responded to a call about lost property. The officer found a woman who said some of her property was left in her residence, which had been condemned. She said the owner authorized construction workers to remove her property to prep the home for demolition and she didn’t know where her items were taken.
May 4, Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, burglary/fraud. An officer responded to reports of a burglarized vehicle and found a woman who said her purse went missing from her vehicle. The woman said she also received notifications from her banks about potential fraudulent purchases with her credit cards. The officer recovered video of a person making a purchase at Publix Super Market in Holmes Beach.
May 4, 3900 block of Gulf Drive, larceny. An officer responded to reports of a stolen wallet and found a woman who said the item went missing from a picnic table. She said two people interacted with her and her dog before she noticed the item was missing. The woman checked her bank account and found unauthorized purchases in Bradenton and Palmetto. The officer issued a case number.
May 5, 2800 block of Gulf Drive, suspended license. The HBPD’s license plate reader pinged a motorist for driving with a suspended license. An officer located the vehicle and conducted a traffic stop. The officer spoke with the female driver, who said she did not know her license was suspended. The officer issued citations, seized the vehicle’s tag and supervised the motorist as she parked the vehicle at a friend’s house. The tag was placed in storage.
May 8, Holmes Beach Skate Park, 5900 Marina Drive, criminal mischief. An officer was sent to check on two juveniles who were observed on a video camera and found the pair trying to hide from him. The two juveniles began walking away, one of them holding a can of spray paint. The officer saw graffitied male genitalia on the ramps. The officer arrested the juveniles, returned them to their parents’ custody and issued juvenile referrals. An officer painted over the graffiti.
May 10, Ace Hardware, 3352 E. Bay Drive, petit theft. An officer responded to reports of a stolen bicycle. The manager said the bike lock was cut and the bike went missing the day before. The manager could not provide a serial number for the bike or security camera footage.
HBPD polices Holmes Beach.
Streetlife is based on incident reports and narratives from the BBPD, HBPD and MCSO.