Anna Maria
No new reports.
The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office polices Anna Maria.
Bradenton Beach
Sept. 29, 2502 Gulf Drive N., Anna Maria Island Dream Inn, larceny. A Manatee County sheriff’s deputy responded to a call concerning the theft of alcoholic beverages. A complainant said teens took margaritas and beers from a poolside table and fled in vehicles. The deputy issued a case number and filed an incident report.
Oct. 4 107 Gulf Drive N., city hall, trespass. A Manatee County sheriff’s deputy was dispatched to a call concerning a trespass for an individual. The deputy trespassed the person. An incident report was filed.
The BBPD polices Bradenton Beach.
Holmes Beach
Sept. 28, 3000 block of Gulf Drive, Marchman Act. An officer from the Holmes Beach Police Department saw a man sitting on the edge of the road around 1 a.m. The officer contacted the man, who had an open bottle of alcohol, and displayed “watery, bloodshot eyes” and slurred speech. The officer asked the man to stand up and move off the roadway, but he was unable to stand even with the officer’s assistance. The officer asked for phone numbers of people he could call to pick the man up due to his intoxication. The man provided two phone numbers but neither contact answered when the officer called. So the officer placed the man in protective custody under the Marchman Act and transported him to Centerstone Behavioral Hospital in Bradenton.
Sept. 29, D.Coy Ducks Bar & Grill, 5410 Marina Drive, trespass warning. An officer responded to reports of a trespasser at the bar. A bartender asked that a man who had just left the property be trespassed. The officer found the man at a nearby business and issued a trespass warning.
Oct. 1, Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, vehicle burglary/credit card fraud. An officer responded to reports of a burglarized vehicle and found two complainants, who said a vehicle window was broken while they were at the beach and several items were missing. One complainant said stolen credit cards had been used. The officer swabbed the vehicle for DNA and dusted for fingerprints. The case remains under investigation.
Oct. 2, Grooms Auto Repair, 5608 Marina Drive, theft. An employee went to the HBPD to report the theft of scrap metal. He said two men with a rental van took about 25 scrapped brake rotors from outside the building. The mechanic provided Ring camera video. The officer issued the man a case number and victim’s rights pamphlet.
Oct. 3, 700 block of Manatee Avenue, road rage. A woman went to the HBPD to report a road rage incident on Manatee Avenue. She said she honked her horn and waved at a motorist who attempted to cut her off. The motorist sped alongside her, driving on the median and trying to run her off the road. The woman continued driving and called 911. She provided a license plate number and took photos of the driver while at a stoplight. The officer issued the woman a case number.
Oct. 4, Publix, 3900 E. Bay Drive, trespass warning. An officer responded to reports of a trespasser at the store and spoke to employees, who asked him to trespass two people sitting at the store’s outdoor tables. They said the pair had been caught stealing in the past. The officer supervised while one of the employees trespassed the two from the property. They left the area without issue.
HBPD polices Holmes Beach.
Streetlife is based on incident reports and narratives from the BBPD, HBPD and MCSO.