Anna Maria
March 20, 9000 block of Gulf Drive, 10:03 p.m., noise. A Manatee County sheriff’s deputy responded to a complaint about noise at a construction site where a crew was running heavy equipment. The deputy issued a verbal order to cease work and the crew complied.
The MCSO polices Anna Maria.
Bradenton Beach
March 16, 700 block of Gulf Drive South, larceny. A complainant told a Bradenton Beach police officer that someone cut a lock and stole a bike.
March 17, 1500 block of Gulf Drive, fleeing to elude a LEO. A Bradenton Beach officer observed a motorcycle using the shoulder of a road to bypass traffic at Coquina Beach and signaled for the cyclist to stop, but the motorcyclist continued to travel on the shoulder. The officer eventually caught up with and arrested the motorcyclist for fleeing to elude a law enforcement officer. The cyclist was taken to the Manatee County jail in Palmetto.
March 17, 300 block of Bridge Street, disturbing the peace. A Bradenton Beach officer was approached by a man who was shouting expletives and confrontational. The officer warned the man to back up, but the man refused and was arrested for disturbing the peace. He was taken to the county jail in Palmetto.
The BBPD polices Bradenton Beach.
Cortez
March 17, 4334 127th St. W., Annie’s Bait & Tackle, stolen vehicle. An MCSO deputy responded to a report of a stolen car from the Annie’s Bait and Tackle parking lot in Cortez. A case number was assigned and an incident report filed.
The MCSO polices Cortez.
Holmes Beach
March 11, 500 block of 56th Street, suspicious circumstance. A person called the Holmes Beach Police Department to report an abandoned kayak found tied to a dock in a canal. Three purses and two pairs of shoes were found in the mangroves. There were no active missing person or boating reports. The officer photographed the items and provided the pictures and vessel information to the U.S. Coast Guard.
March 15, 100 block of White Avenue, underage alcohol possession/fake ID. Two officers found four males on the beach with an open beer can in the sand. The individuals said they were 21. One provided a fake ID and was issued a court summons for underage alcohol possession, as well as warnings for a fake ID and possessing an open alcohol container on the beach.
March 16, Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, marijuana. An officer responded to reports of alcohol and possible marijuana use at the beach. A woman in a group told an officer they were consuming alcohol and had marijuana, which she handed over. The officer issued citations to the woman and the group was escorted from the beach.
March 16, Gulf Place condos, 6700 Gulf Drive, petit theft. A complainant said a rented paddleboard was stolen from the beach near their rental unit. The officer issued the woman a case card and victim’s rights brochure and contacted Fun & More Rentals in Holmes Beach about the stolen paddleboard.
March 17, 6300 block of Flotilla Drive, disturbance. An HBPD officer responded to reports of a disturbance. A man and his two juvenile sons said the boys were riding their bicycles on a sidewalk when they were stopped by a man and his wife, who told them to stop riding their bikes on the sidewalk. They said the man also was waving a wood stick and they felt threatened. The father said they have had issues with the man. The officer spoke with the man, who denied threatening the juveniles with a stick, which he claimed was his walking stick.
March 17, Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, trespass. An officer found a man sleeping on a bus bench at the beach around midnight, despite being warned in the past about violating park rules and city code by camping overnight, littering, possessing alcohol on the beach and being in the park after closing hours. The officer trespassed the man, who left.
March 17, Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, trespass. An officer was flagged down in the beach parking lot by a man who had been trespassed from the property. The officer arrested the man, who was taken to the Manatee County jail.
March 18, Anchor Inn, 3007 Gulf Drive, criminal mischief. A man reported his vehicle was dented and scratched while he was in the bar. However, video footage and a photo showed the vehicle undamaged.
HBPD polices Holmes Beach.
Streetlife is based on incident reports and narratives from the BBPD, HBPD and MCSO.