Anna Maria
No new reports.
The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office polices Anna Maria.
Bradenton Beach
Dec. 19, 100 Bridge St., BridgeWalk motel, trespassing. A Bradenton Beach police officer responded to a report of a man previously trespassed from the property. The man was arrested and transported to the Manatee County Jail in Palmetto.
Dec. 20, 2500 block of Gulf Drive North, reckless driving. A motorist who drove off the roadway and hit a fire hydrant was arrested for operating a motor vehicle without a license and failure to register a motor vehicle. The subject also was wanted on a warrant from Sarasota County for fleeing to elude. He was transported to the Manatee County jail.
The BBPD polices Bradenton Beach.
Cortez
No new reports.
The MCSO polices Cortez.
Holmes Beach
Dec. 20, 300 block of 57th Street, domestic disturbance/suspicious circumstance. A Holmes Beach police officer responded to reports of a domestic disturbance. The complainant said he got into a verbal argument with his girlfriend and she left. The officer could not contact the woman to confirm the man’s claim and the man left. The woman called the police later and said she wanted a protection order against the man. The officer advised her to visit the Manatee County courthouse for an order and to contact the Holmes Beach Police Department to supervise when the man returned for his possessions.
Dec. 21, 8000 block of Marina Isles Lane, missing item. A woman reported a $16,000 gold-and-diamond tennis bracelet missing.
Dec. 21, Anna Maria Elementary, 4700 Gulf Drive, suspicious circumstance. An AME receptionist forwarded to the HBPD an email from a parent regarding a man who allegedly made comments about school shootings at a restaurant while he was working. An officer filed a report.
Dec. 23, Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, Baker Act. An officer responded to reports of a belligerent man who had locked himself in a public bathroom. The officer encountered the man at a vehicle and attempted to issue a trespass warning. The man told the officer to shoot him. The officer placed him in protective custody under the Baker Act and transported him to Centerstone Behavioral Hospital in Bradenton.
Dec. 24, Anchor Inn, 3007 Gulf Drive, failure to leave upon order. Two officers responded to a call for assistance at and spoke with a manager, who wanted a man trespassed. The intoxicated man hit other patrons with a glass. The officers advised the man he was trespassed. The man left after yelling at the officers but returned. So he was arrested and taken to the Manatee County jail.
Dec. 24, 500 block of 70th Street, possible blackmail. A woman reported concerns that someone was trying to blackmail her son by threatening to post altered pictures if the son did not pay $300. An officer found a user profile associated with a common Snapchat phishing scam, provided a case card to the mother and asked her to provide images of the message thread.
Dec. 24, 3900 block of Gulf Drive, Baker Act. An officer responded to reports of a man threatening to drown himself in the Gulf of Mexico. The officer called for Manatee County Emergency Medical Services and, while they were evaluating the man, he made statements about shooting himself. The officer completed Baker Act paperwork and transferred custody to EMS, which transported the man to HCA Florida Blake Hospital in Bradenton.
Dec. 26, Grassy Point Preserve, 3201 Ave. C, Baker Act. Two officers found a woman sitting in her vehicle when they arrived to close the public park and told her she needed to leave. When the officers returned from walking the park trails, they found her vehicle empty with open packages of cold medicine on the passenger floorboard. The officers searched the park and found the woman swallowing pills. They asked how many pills she had taken but she did not respond, so EMS was called. The officer placed the woman in protective 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.