Anna Maria
No new reports.
The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office polices Anna Maria.
Bradenton Beach
No new reports.
The Bradenton Beach Police Department polices the city.
Cortez
Jan. 13, 4110 127th St. W., Seafood Shack Marina, Bar and Grill, burglary. An MCSO deputy responded to a report of a burglary from a vessel moored at the marina, where onboard security footage showed an individual removing more than $800 worth of property from the boat. The deputy filed an incident report and issued a case number.
Jan. 16, 4600 124th St. W., A.P. Bell Fish Co., drugs. The MCSO responded to a report of a plastic bag containing an unknown substance left in a public restroom. A deputy took the package for testing and filed an incident report.
The MCSO polices Cortez.
Holmes Beach
Jan. 11, Anchor Inn, 3007 Gulf Drive, domestic battery. Two Holmes Beach police officers responded to reports of a disturbance in the parking lot and found a man and woman engaged in a heated argument. The officers spoke with the pair, who said they had gotten into a verbal argument in the bar. The woman tried to leave but the man did not provide his keys due to his concerns the woman was intoxicated. That resulted in an altercation in which the woman chased the man in an attempt to take the keys. Security footage showed the woman grab the man by his hair and drag him “5-10 feet through the parking lot.” The officers arrested the woman and transported her to the Manatee County jail.
Jan. 15, 6800 block of Palm Drive, drug paraphernalia. An officer saw a motorist using their bright lights and driving abnormally. The officer stopped the motorist, who said the officer had scared him and that his headlights only work on bright. The officer began to issue a warning for a high beam violation when the driver admitted to having two pipes inside the vehicle. The officer searched the vehicle and also found a marijuana grinder containing green leafy shavings and several pen tubes and small plastic bags containing a fine white powder residue. The driver said the bags were left behind by others. The officer issued the man court summons for possession of drug paraphernalia. The residue in the pen tube and plastic bag tested positive for cocaine.
Jan. 16, Shell, 5424 Marina Drive, harassment. A woman reported her ex-boyfriend was harassing her, beginning with texts and phone calls. She said he also followed her in his vehicle when she left the gas station. An officer filed an information report and advised the woman to file a harassment report with her local police agency.
HBPD polices Holmes Beach.
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