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 Bradenton Beach.
Cortez
No new reports.
The MCSO polices Cortez.
Holmes Beach
April 1, Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, burglary to vehicle. A woman reported her vehicle burglarized and items missing. She had a GPS tracker in one of her items, which she used to track down a man at a hotel in Bradenton. The woman provided a description to police and a list of missing items.
April 2, 100 block of 71st Street, noise complaint/alcohol. Holmes Beach police officers responded to reports of loud parties on the beach and found 50-100 people partying. Upon sight of the officers, the people ran away. Still, police detained multiple people, including juveniles drinking alcohol. The officers called the juveniles’ parents to pick them up. The officers also broke up another gathering near 65th Street and detained another juvenile.
April 3, D.Coy Ducks Bar & Grille, battery. An HBPD officer responded to reports of a fight at the bar and found a half-naked man on the ground with what appeared to be a serious head injury. He said he had gotten into an argument with another man which escalated into a physical altercation. The officer called for Manatee County Emergency Medical Services, which transported the man to HCA Florida Blake Hospital in Bradenton. Meanwhile, Manatee County sheriff’s deputies located the other man involved in the fight based on witness information. The other man, who had visible injuries, said the hospitalized man instigated the fight. Another witness also said the hospitalized man, who wanted to press charges, was the primary aggressor. The officer provided both parties with case cards but made no arrests.
April 4, 100 block of 53rd Street, alcohol/trespass/resisting officer. Two HBPD officers responded to reports of a loud party on the beach and found a noisy group of around 100 people who began running away upon seeing police. One officer detained a pair of juveniles, including a juvenile with an alcoholic beverage in her possession. Police filed juvenile referrals against them for resisting without violence, trespassing and underage alcohol possession. An officer contacted the juveniles’ parents and released them to their custody.
April 6, Publix Super Market, 3900 E. Bay Drive, shoplifting. An officer saw a man in Bradenton who matched the description of a man who stole items from Publix in March. He was taking a westbound bus to the island. Police stopped the man in Holmes Beach, confirmed his identity and found more recently stolen goods on searching him. A manager wanted to press charges. An officer issued the man court summons and released him from police custody.
HBPD polices Holmes Beach.
Streetlife is based on incident reports and narratives from the BBPD, HBPD and MCSO.