Anna Maria
No new reports.
The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office polices Anna Maria.
Bradenton Beach
Dec. 14, 700 block of Gulf Drive South, stolen property. Bradenton Beach police officers took a report concerning a vehicle burglary. The complainant said two iPads were missing from the car. The officer filed a case number and issued a victim’s rights card.
The Bradenton Beach Police Department polices Bradenton Beach.
Cortez
No new reports.
The MCSO polices Cortez.
Holmes Beach
Dec. 15, Island Real Estate, 3909 E. Bay Drive, Suite 115, suspicious circumstance. A woman called the Holmes Beach Police Department to report a man seen standing outside a locked door at her office. She said he may have been the same person who tried to unlock the door using a keypad. An officer advised the caller to contact the HBPD the next time the man was observed on the premises.
Dec. 16, 400 block of 73rd Street, petit theft. An officer responded to reports of theft. A woman said a man stole a package delivered to her door. The complainant described the man’s clothing and vehicle, as well as provided Ring doorbell camera footage.
Dec. 16, Alvin’s Island, 3602 E. Bay Drive, petit theft. An officer responded to reports of theft and spoke with a manager, who said he observed a group of five people concealing products in their clothes. He said he confronted a woman in the parking lot and she returned a shirt to him. He checked the store’s security footage and saw another person stealing a different shirt. The manager filed a statement but said he did not want to press charges. An officer provided a case card, then searched the area but could not find the group.
Dec. 17, 3300 block of East Bay Drive, arrest warrant. An officer saw an idling vehicle around 2 a.m. in a parking lot. The officer spoke with the occupants, a man and a juvenile girl, who provided identification. The officer found a contempt of court warrant out of Manatee County for the girl, and he arrested her. After the girl’s mother did not respond to attempts to contact her, the officer transported the girl to the Manatee Regional Juvenile Detention Center in Bradenton.
Dec. 18, Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, public urination. An officer patrolling the beach heard the sound of someone urinating. The officer found a man on a lifeguard tower who admitted to urinating from the tower. The officer issued a court summons and a trespass warning.
Dec. 19, 3900 block of East Bay Drive, petit theft. An officer responded to reports of theft and found a woman who said her rental bicycle went missing from a rack outside a store. The officer obtained video footage, which showed a man taking the bike. The officer issued her a case card and victim’s rights brochure.
Holmes Beach Police Department polices Holmes Beach.
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