Anna Maria
Jan. 24, 100 block of Maple Avenue, 8 p.m., noise. The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office answered a complaint of loud noise from a construction site. The deputy issued a citation for construction work after the 6 p.m. city deadline.
The MCSO polices Anna Maria.
Bradenton Beach
Jan. 17, 100 block of Fourth Street South, vehicle burglary. A Bradenton Beach police officer responded to the reported theft of a wallet from a vehicle. The officer issued a case card and victim’s right pamphlet.
Dec. 21 118 Bridge St., Sports Lounge, battery. BBPD officers responded to a reported assault of employees by an argumentative customer. The customer attacked the employees when he was asked to leave. An investigation is ongoing. Employees were issued victims’ rights pamphlets.
The BBPD polices Bradenton Beach.
Cortez
Jan. 25, 11904 Cortez Road W., the Beach Shop, larceny. An MCSO deputy was dispatched after two people entered the store, took merchandise and then fled, throwing the items along the sidewalk. The investigation continues.
The MCSO polices Cortez.
Holmes Beach
Jan. 17, 3600 block of East Bay Drive, arrest warrant. An officer from the Holmes Beach Police Department located a motorist pinged by the city’s license plate recognition system and conducted a traffic stop. The officer arrested the driver on an outstanding warrant and transported him to the Manatee County jail.
Jan. 19, 400 block of 74th Street, recovered property. A man entered the HBPD to report his
electric bicycle missing after he left it unsecured. By Jan. 24, a woman had contacted the HBPD to report finding an electric bike at her construction site. An officer recovered the bike and contacted the man about retrieval.
Jan. 20, Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, marijuana possession. An officer saw two people getting into a vehicle after hours, around 11:30 p.m., so he approached them. While speaking with the pair, the officer saw a plastic bag containing a green leafy substance, which later tested positive for marijuana. The officer confiscated the bag, a glass pipe, rolling tray, rolling papers and a purse containing marijuana. The officer issued a court summons.
Jan. 21, HBPD, 5801 Marina Drive, harassment. A man entered the HBPD to report that his ex-wife was harassing him. He claimed she had hacked into his social media and email and that she had locked him out, as well as reported him to child protective services. The man said his ex-wife had requested money and threatened to report him if he did not pay her. He provided communications between the pair.
Jan. 21, 200 block of South Harbor Drive, criminal mischief. An officer responded to reports of reckless driving and found a witness with photos of a truck doing doughnuts in the church parking lot. A church representative said he would press charges and provided a sworn affidavit. The officer found the motorist and conducted a traffic stop. The driver was a juvenile and admitted to driving in circles. The juvenile was arrested and transported to the Manatee Regional Detention Center in Bradenton.
HBPD polices Holmes Beach.
Streetlife is based on incident reports and narratives from the BBPD, HBPD and MCSO.