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
April 16, 200 block of 84th Street, missing firearm. A woman called the Holmes Beach Police Department to report that a firearm she kept in her vehicle went missing after a company came to detail the vehicle. She provided a serial number for the weapon and said an attempt to contact the company owner was met with aggression.
April 18, Real Estate & Now Vacation Rentals, 6101 Marina Drive, fraud. An officer responded to reports of potential fraud. A manager said a man made a reservation and later requested a refund but they had received an insufficient funds notice for the check. The manager identified the man who made the reservation and the officer provided a victim’s rights pamphlet.
April 28, 500 block of 75th Street, civil complaint. Two officers responded to reports of a civil complaint involving grandparents who refused to recognize a court order to transfer custody of a woman’s son back to her for the weekend. An officer spoke to the mother, who said the grandparents arrived at the drop-off location but locked their vehicle doors and drove away with the child. The other officer located and stopped the grandparents at the Kingfish Boat Ramp. They told police the child did not want to leave their vehicle and that custody was granted to them by the father. The officer had no concern about the child’s safety and allowed the child to leave with the grandparents.
April 28, 5800 block of Gulf Drive, theft. A couple entered the HBPD to report two bicycles were taken from in front of their condo. The bikes were locked together but not secured to anything else. They provided serial numbers and descriptions for the bikes. An officer registered the bikes as stolen.
April 27, Publix Super Market, 3900 E. Bay Drive, shoplifting/threatening law enforcement/obstruction. An officer responded to reports of someone shoplifting a case of beer and leaving the area on foot. Witnesses pointed the officer toward the Manatee Public Beach, where the officer found the man on a Manatee County Area Transit bus. The man also had called the HBPD earlier that day threatening to “come to Holmes Beach and kill everyone” following a previous incident. The officer arrested the man, who provided a false identity, physically resisted during a search and threatened the officer during transport. The officer transported the man to the HCA Florida Blake Hospital in Bradenton for treatment. After he was cleared, the officer transported him to the Manatee County jail.
Holmes Beach Police Department polices Holmes Beach.
Streetlife is based on incident reports and narratives from the BBPD, HBPD and MCSO.