Anna Maria
June 1, 100 block of Los Cedros Drive, noise. A Manatee County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to a 2:59 a.m. complaint about people speaking loudly on a back patio. The deputy issued a citation for violation of the city’s noise ordinance.
June 2, 9000 block of Gulf Drive, noise. An MCSO deputy responded to a complaint at about 10:07 p.m. regarding loud music at a residence. A deputy issued a citation for violation of the city’s noise ordinance.
June 5, 700 block of North Bay Boulevard, vandalism. An MCSO deputy responded to a complaint of vandalism to a “little free” library in a front yard. The complainant said someone broke the book box. A case number was assigned and an incident report filed.
June 6, 400 block of North Bay Boulevard, burglary. An MCSO deputy responded to a complaint about the theft of tools from a work site. The complainant reported multiple incidents of someone taking tools from the job site. A deputy assigned a case number and filed an incident report.
The MCSO 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
May 30, 4200 block of Gulf Drive, contractor fraud. A woman called the Holmes Beach Police Department to report contractor fraud. She said she hired a contractor to complete renovations on a property in the city and paid them $44,000, but the person never completed the work. The woman said the contractor left the property a mess. Then she learned the company had been dissolved and its owner had moved out of state. An officer sent her a form to fill out and return to the HBPD.
June 3, Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, warrant arrest. An officer saw a vehicle illegally parked and found via law enforcement databases that there was an active warrant to arrest the registered owner. The officer later observed a motorist drive away and conducted a traffic stop, followed by an arrest. The officer transported the man to Bradenton, where he transferred custody to an MCSO deputy.
June 5, 3300 block of East Bay Drive, seize tag order/suspended license. An officer located a motorist pinged by the HBPD’s license plate recognition system due to a seize tag order. The officer conducted a traffic stop and spoke to the driver, who said he did not know he was driving on a suspended license. The officer issued a citation and confiscated the vehicle’s license plate. The vehicle was parked at a business and was later towed by AAA.
June 5, 700 block of Manatee Avenue, speeding 30 mph over the posted limit. An officer saw a motorist pass another motorist in a no-passing zone, while driving noticeably fast. The officer used radar to clock the motorist driving 71 mph in a 35-mph zone, then conducted a traffic stop. The officer spoke to the driver and issued a court summons for driving more than 30 mph over the speed limit and a citation for passing in a no-passing zone.
HBPD polices Holmes Beach.
Streetlife is based on incident reports and narratives from the BBPD, HBPD and MCSO.