Anna Maria
No new reports.
The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office polices Anna Maria.
Bradenton Beach
May 5, 100 block of Cortez Road W., Baker Act. Bradenton Beach police officers responded to reports of a man behaving erratically in traffic near the west end of the Cortez Bridge. Officers located a man standing in the roadway who said he had ingested methamphetamine. When officers attempted to take the man into protective custody, he became combative. A police stun gun was used to subdue the man, who was transported to HCA Florida Blake Hospital in Bradenton under the Baker Act, a Florida law providing for mental health examination and treatment.
May 5, 700 block of Gulf Drive, hit-and-run, reckless driving, lack of insurance. The BBPD arrested a 19-year-old from Lakewood Ranch for reckless driving and fleeing an accident with damage after she allegedly drove into another vehicle and drove away.
The BBPD polices the city.
Cortez
May 9, 4110 127 Street W., Seafood Shack, burglary. An MCSO deputy responded to a call concerning a burglary of electronic equipment from a boat moored at the marina. The complainant reported that he discovered the components, valued at $7,000, missing after leaving them aboard overnight.
The MCSO polices Cortez.
Holmes Beach
May 2, Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, open alcohol container. An officer from the Holmes Beach Police Department found a man allegedly involved in a retail theft earlier that day sitting on the beach after hours with several open alcoholic beverages on the ground. The officer told the man the beach was closed and issued a citation for open alcohol containers. The man left the area without issue. The officer submitted information regarding the theft to the state attorney’s office.
May 5, 700 block of Gulf Drive, assisting law enforcement. An officer responded to assist the Bradenton Beach Police Department in a hit-and-run case and found the offending motorist, who allegedly rear-ended another driver. The victim provided video of the incident. A BBPD officer arrested the driver after reviewing the victim’s video and interviewing her and her passengers, who provided false information about the incident.
May 6, 100 block of 52nd Street, open alcohol container/underage drinking/marijuana. Two officers responded to a commotion and found juveniles drinking alcoholic beverages. The officers issued a citation to one person holding an open alcoholic beverage and submitted information about another juvenile found in possession of 2.3 grams of marijuana. The officers contacted the parents to pick up the kids.
May 6, 400 block of 74th Street, grand theft. An officer responded to reports of a theft and found a juvenile who said a group of boys she’d been with at the beach took her phone and fled. She declined to cooperate with the officer or provide information about the boys. Her friend contacted one of the boys, who said they had left the phone at a gas station in Bradenton. The officer contacted the Bradenton Police Department, which was unable to locate the phone. The juvenile and her father did not want to press charges.
May 7, 400 block of Highland Avenue, assisting law enforcement. An HBPD officer responded to assist the BBPD with a physically combative subject and found three BBPD officers trying to place a man in handcuffs. The officer used his stun gun on the man three times before the subject was handcuffed. The HBPD officer assisted others in transporting the man into a Manatee County Emergency Medical Services ambulance.
May 8, 200 block of 84th Street, criminal mischief. An officer responded to reports of a vandalized mailbox and spoke to the renter’s daughter. She said her family discovered their mailbox damaged as if someone had tried to pry it open, but there was no missing mail or suspicious packages. The officer photographed the damaged mailbox.
May 8, Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, trespass warning. An officer saw a motorist illegally parked in a marked Manatee County Area Transit bus turnaround lane in the parking lot after closing hours. The officer spoke with the driver, who became “argumentative and agitated.” The officer issued a trespass warning and parking citation to the man, who left without issue.
HBPD polices Holmes Beach.
Streetlife is based on incident reports and narratives from the BBPD, HBPD and MCSO.