Anna Maria
Dec. 9, 9707 Gulf Drive, the Porch Restaurant, fraud. A Manatee County sheriff’s deputy responded to a complaint of fraud. The complainant said his bank reported someone attempted to cash more than $4,000 in fraudulent checks against the business account. The checks were declined by the bank. The deputy issued 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
Dec. 5, 5100 block of Gulf Drive, damaged property. A person reported that a can of paint fell off a vehicle near Gulf and Marina drives and spilled on the roadway. The city public works department responded for clean up.
Dec. 6, 3500 block of Gulf Drive, missing property. A public works employee reported two beach access signs were missing.
Dec. 10, 8000 block of Marina Isles Lane, oil spill. A Holmes Beach police officer responded to a possible oil spill and met with the complainant, who pointed out what appeared to be oil in a canal. The officer could smell gasoline and oil from the shoreline. The complainant said she reported the oil spill to the U.S. Coast Guard. The officer collected pictures and videos.
Dec. 13, Anchor Inn, 3007 Gulf Drive, trespass warning. An officer responded to a 911 call about a problem with service at the bar. The officer spoke to the bartender, who said the complainant became upset over an ATM fee, so he refused to serve the man. An officer supervised as the bartender trespassed the man.
HBPD polices Holmes Beach.
Streetlife is based on incident reports and narratives from the BBPD, HBPD and MCSO.