Anna Maria
Dec. 10, 407 Magnolia Ave., Center of Anna Maria Island, Marchman Act. Manatee County sheriff’s deputies responded to a call concerning public intoxication. Deputies contacted a concertgoer at the center who appeared intoxicated. The man was belligerent and, after examination, was transported to a mental health facility under the Marchman Act, a Florida law that provides a means of assessment, stabilization and treatment of a person allegedly abusing alcohol or drugs. An incident report was filed.
The MCSO polices Anna Maria.
Bradenton Beach
Dec. 7, 200 block of Gulf Drive North, overdose death. MCSO deputies and Bradenton Beach police officers responded to a call concerning an overdose. The caller told dispatchers she believed a man in an apartment overdosed. Paramedics arrived but the man could not be resuscitated and he was pronounced dead at the scene. An incident report was filed.
Dec. 13, 200 block of Gulf Drive North, Marchman Act. A BBPD officer observed a man sitting on the roadside. The man showed signs of intoxication and was confrontational with the officer. After an examination, he was transported to HCA Florida Blake Hospital under the Marchman Act. An incident report was filed.
The BBPD polices Bradenton Beach.
Cortez
No new reports.
The MCSO polices Cortez.
Holmes Beach
Dec. 7, Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, lost property. A Holmes Beach police officer responded to reports of lost property and met with a woman who said a bag containing personal items went missing while she was in the gift shop at the public beach. She said she canceled a debit card that was in the bag and no fraudulent charges had been made. The officer issued a case number.
Dec. 9, 5100 block of Fifth Avenue, resisting law enforcement without violence. Two officers responded to reports of a public disturbance and found a man who said a group of juveniles threatened him with violence, so he called police and left the area. The officers found a group of 11 juveniles who tried to walk away from them. One juvenile urinated in public, then disobeyed orders, so an officer handcuffed him and called his father. The officers also contacted the other juveniles’ parents or guardians.
Dec. 10, 600 block of Dundee Lane, property damage. A woman called the HBPD to report a construction vehicle cracked a concrete stormdrain inlet while installing palm trees. She provided photos.
HBPD polices Holmes Beach.
Streetlife is based on incident reports and narratives from the BBPD, HBPD and MCSO.