Anna Maria
No new reports due to technical issues for the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office.
The MCSO polices Anna Maria.
Bradenton Beach
No new reports.
The Bradenton Beach Police Department polices Bradenton Beach.
Cortez
No reports due to technical issues.
Cortez is policed by the MCSO.
Holmes Beach
Aug. 11, 700 block of Manatee Avenue, speeding. An officer from the Holmes Beach Police Department clocked a motorist driving 72 mph in a 35-mph zone. The officer conducted a traffic stop, then issued a citation and court summons to the driver.
Aug. 11, 300 block of 42nd Street, habitual traffic offender. An officer located a vehicle pinged by the HBPD’s license plate recognition system and followed it until it was parked. The officer spoke with the driver, who provided identification. Dispatch advised the officer the man was a habitual traffic violator and his license was indefinitely suspended. The officer arrested the man and transported him to the HBPD.
Aug. 12, Walgreens, 3200 E. Bay Drive, petit theft. An officer responded to reports of shoplifting and found a man who matched the caller’s description. The officer spoke with the man, who was wearing new headphones but lacked a receipt. The officer contacted a manager, who wanted to press charges. The officer arrested the man and transported him to the Manatee County jail. The officer returned the merchandise to the store.
Aug. 12, 3700 block of Gulf Drive, domestic disturbance. An officer responded to reports of a domestic disturbance involving a possibly intoxicated man trying to leave with a child. The officer found a man matching the caller’s description and detained him. The child’s mother arrived and said there had been no domestic violence. The man was released, but the officer had the man’s vehicle towed since it was illegally parked and unregistered.
Aug. 13, 7500 block of Gulf Drive, 911 hang up. An officer responded to a disconnected 911 call and found a woman who identified as the caller. The woman told police the man she was with had taken her phone and refused to return it, so she called 911 using her watch. The man provided the missing phone to the officer, who returned it to the woman. The woman did not want to press charges and left with the man.
Aug. 14, Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, Marchman Act. An officer responded to reports of a man harming himself. The officer found a man who said he was on methamphetamine and crack cocaine, as well as drunk on alcohol. The officer placed the man into protective custody under the Marchman Act and transported him to the HCA Florida Blake Hospital in Bradenton.
Aug. 15, 2900 block of Gulf Drive, THC possession. An officer located a vehicle pinged by the HBPD license plate recognition system and conducted a traffic stop. The officer spoke with the driver and smelled freshly burnt marijuana. The officer searched the vehicle and found tetrahydrocannabinol gummies in the female driver’s purse. The officer confiscated the gummies, arrested the driver and transported her to the Manatee County jail. A passenger removed the vehicle.
HBPD polices Holmes Beach.
Streetlife is based on incident reports and narratives from the BBPD, HBPD and MCSO.