Anna Maria
No new reports.
The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office polices Anna Maria.
Bradenton Beach
No new reports.
The Bradenton Beach Police Department polices Bradenton Beach.
Cortez
No new reports.
The MCSO polices Cortez.
Holmes Beach
Jan. 31, 4500 block of Gulf Drive, no license. An officer saw a motorist on a scooter proceed through a red light and was following when the scooter driver illegally passed another vehicle on the right by driving into the bicycle lane. The officer tried to conduct a traffic stop but the scooter driver kept going until coming to a stop in a parking lot. The officer detained the driver for fleeing law enforcement. The driver did not have a motorcycle endorsement, and the officer issued a criminal traffic citation and three uniform traffic citations for running a red light, driving in a bike lane and failing to stop for an emergency vehicle.
Feb. 1, 200 block of 52nd Street, burning/burying. An officer saw a small camp-style fire in a city park and spoke to a man who said he started the fire for warmth. The officer extinguished the fire and issued the man a notice to appear before the city’s special magistrate.
Feb. 2, 5000 block of Gulf Drive, fraud. An officer responded to reports of a telephone scam. The officer interviewed a man who said he paid $496 and provided personal information in a fraud attempt. The officer advised the man to cancel his credit cards and freeze his credit. The man provided a sworn statement.
Feb. 6, Publix Super Market, 3900 E. Bay Drive, open alcohol container. Two officers responded to reports of people drinking alcohol outside the store. The officers found two men with an open bottle of alcohol who told the officers that they’d been drinking. The officers issued a court summons to the man with the bottle and supervised as a Publix manager issued a trespass warning to the pair.
HBPD polices Holmes Beach.
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