Anna Maria
March 24, 100 block of North Bay Boulevard, larceny. A Manatee County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to a report of a stolen bicycle. A complainant stated she left a bicycle in the driveway of her residence overnight and it was gone in the morning. The deputy issued a case number.
March 26, 9807 Gulf Drive, Ginny’s and Jane E’s Cafe and Gift Store, vandalism. An MCSO deputy responded to a call of vandalism at the cafe-store. The complainant told dispatchers someone had slashed the tires of a vehicle in the parking lot. The deputy filed an incident report and collected surveillance video of the parking lot.
March 27, 200 block of Gladiolus Street, larceny. An MCSO deputy responded to a report of stolen jewelry. The complainant stated she left a vacation rental and discovered she was missing jewelry valued at $22,000. The deputy issued a case number.
The MCSO polices Anna Maria.
Bradenton Beach
March 25, 1465 Gulf Drive S., Coquina Beach Boat Ramp, medical emergency. An MCSO deputy responded to a medical emergency at the boat ramp. The deputy assessed a woman, who was unconscious but breathing and called for emergency medical services. The woman was transported to HCA Florida Blake Hospital in Bradenton.
The Bradenton Beach Police Department polices Bradenton Beach.
Cortez
No new reports.
The MCSO polices Cortez.
Holmes Beach
March 21, Keyes Marina, 5501 Marina Drive, disturbance. Two officers from the Holmes Beach Police Department responded to reports of a disturbance involving a man yelling at people but could not find a man who matched the caller’s description. The officers spoke with the complainant, who said she was walking with her daughter when a man approached them and yelled obscenities. The woman provided a sworn statement but did not want to press charges.
March 25, Westbay Cove, 600 Manatee Ave., vehicle crash. An officer responded to reports of a motor vehicle crash and found a group of people in the back parking lot, including three involved in the crash. A man told the officer he stopped a motorcyclist who was driving in the parking lot and grabbed the bike’s handlebars, causing it to fall. The man said the motorcyclist and another motorcyclist hit him with their bikes. All parties refused medical treatment and agreed to go their separate ways.
March 25, 200 block of North Harbor Drive, suspicious circumstances. An officer responded to reports of a man trespassing on private property who had since left. The officer spoke to the complainant, who said a man hopped his fence and was looking around his property before ringing his doorbell. He said the man left when no one answered the door. The complainant provided a security video of the incident.
March 27, Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, diminished capacity. An officer was approached by a man who did not know where he was and asked for directions. The man could not provide answers to basic questions, so the officer contacted a family member, who said the man suffered from diminished capacity due to a head injury and should not be driving. The officer completed a driver re-exam form for the man and transported him to HCA Florida Blake Hospital in Bradenton for a family member to pick him up.
March 28, 4300 block of Gulf Drive, illegal turn/improper tag/marijuana. An officer stopped a motorist who made an illegal left turn from Gulf Drive onto 43rd Street. The vehicle had an expired temporary tag. The officer spoke to the driver, who did not have insurance and was aware his registration was expired. The officer smelled marijuana and asked if there was any inside the vehicle. The driver provided a bag containing 28.1 grams of marijuana. The officer issued the driver citations and a court summons.
March 28, Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, trespass. Two officers saw juveniles on the beach around 11 p.m., after the park closed, so they followed. The officers found and detained one juvenile when an adult arrived and said he was called to pick up six juveniles, including the one the officers detained. The man had the juveniles report to the officers and they said they ran because they knew they were violating curfew and were scared. The officers trespassed the juveniles and turned them over to the adult.
HBPD polices Holmes Beach.
Streetlife is based on incident reports and narratives from the BBPD, HBPD and MCSO.