Anna Maria
June 15, 100 block of Mangrove Avenue, noise. Manatee County sheriff’s deputies responded to a 1:54 a.m. call concerning loud noise from a residence. Deputies issued a citation for violation of a noise ordinances.
June 15, 100 block of Sycamore Avenue, larceny. MCSO deputies responded to a call concerning the theft of a bicycle from the beach. Deputies issued a case number and filed an incident report.
The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office polices Anna Maria.
Bradenton Beach
June 20, 1400 block of Gulf Drive South, trespass. Bradenton Beach police officers and MCSO deputies responded to a call concerning an individual trespassing at Coquina Beach. Because the man had been trespassed multiple times from the area, he was arrested for misdemeanor trespassing and taken to the Manatee County jail.
The Bradenton Beach Police Department polices Bradenton Beach.
Cortez
No new reports.
The MCSO polices Cortez.
Holmes Beach
June 14, Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, attempt to locate. The suicide hotline contacted the Holmes Beach Police Department to report a Bradenton woman called and said she was going to commit suicide by taking pills at the beach. HBPD officers searched the beach to no avail. They called her phone. She told police she was at home and hadn’t taken the pills. HBPD contacted the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office to respond to her apartment and conduct a wellness check.
June 14, 7100 block of Gulf Drive, suspicious circumstances. A woman called the HBPD to report two chairs were missing from her back patio. She said she saw two people on the beach using the chairs. Another witness told police she’d also seen the pair dragging the chairs from the property. An officer found and returned the chairs to the property owner, who did not want to press charges.
June 15, 8300 block of Marina Drive, Baker Act evaluation. An officer responded to reports of a man making suicidal threats and found a motorist parked along the road. The man said he had a firearm inside his vehicle but did not want to harm himself. He said he had joked about suicide due to stress. The officer determined the man did not meet the requirements to be taken into police custody under the Baker Act and allowed him to leave. The man allowed the officer to hold onto his firearm, which was placed in storage.
June 17, 4100 block of Fifth Avenue, recovered firearm. An officer responded to reports of a found firearm and met the complainant. She said a cleaning crew found a gun in an upstairs closet at the property and provided it to the officer. The officer placed the firearm in HBPD storage.
June 18, Kingfish Boat Ramp, 752 Manatee Ave., Baker Act. The suicide hotline contacted the HBPD to report that a woman called and said she had taken pills with the intent to overdose. Two officers found a motorist in a parked vehicle, removed the woman from the vehicle and placed her in police custody under the Baker Act. Manatee County Emergency Medical Services arrived and evaluated the woman, who was transported to HCA Florida Blake Hospital in Bradenton.
June 18, Walgreens, 3200 E. Bay Drive, petit theft. An officer saw a man running after a juvenile and approached. The man said the juvenile stole a bottle of vodka. The officer detained the juvenile, who admitted to stealing the liquor. A manager issued a trespass warning to the male juvenile and accepted payment for the stolen bottle in exchange for not pressing charges. The officer contacted the juvenile’s parents and released the juvenile to friends of his parents.
June 18, 6900 block of Holmes Boulevard, Baker Act. An officer responded to reports of a suicide attempt and found an unconscious woman being treated by EMS. The woman’s mother told police she found her daughter attempting to hang herself and was able to stop her. The officer placed the daughter in police custody under the Baker Act and EMS transported her to HCA Florida Blake Hospital in Bradenton.
HBPD polices Holmes Beach.
Streetlife is based on incident reports and narratives from the BBPD, HBPD and MCSO.