Anna Maria
May 22, 600 block of North Bay Boulevard, fraud. A complainant reported to the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office the theft of $800 in connection to an apartment listing on Facebook. The complainant said she sent $200 in “application fees” and another $600 for a deposit to hold an apartment until a move-in date. She said she never viewed the apartment in person and a lease-agreement was never drafted.
May 27, 200 block of Pine Avenue, trespass. An MCSO deputy responded to a complainant of trespassing. The complainant said a person was swimming in their pool. The deputy arrived but the person had left on foot. The deputy filed an incident report and assigned a case number.
The MCSO polices Anna Maria.
Bradenton
May 24, 6300 block of Cortez Road West in Bradenton, assisting law enforcement. Two Holmes Beach police officers responded to provide aid following reports of an officer shot and for help locating an at-large suspect. The officers helped form a perimeter, before shifting north after reports that the suspect had been located. An officer found the suspect and assisted other law enforcement officers in arresting the man, who had a handgun.
Bradenton Beach
No new reports.
The BBPD polices Bradenton Beach.
Cortez
No new reports.
The MCSO polices Cortez.
Holmes Beach
May 22, 500 block of 65th Street, resisting police. An officer responded to reports of a suspicious circumstance involving someone banging on a window. The officer found a man, outside a house, who said his kid was inside the home and he was trying to enter. The officer issued verbal commands and the man approached the officer aggressively. The man refused to comply with orders to get on the ground and the officer tased him and put him in handcuffs. Manatee County Emergency Medical Services checked on the man, who was arrested and transported to the Manatee County jail.
May 23, 100 block of 52nd Street, criminal mischief/vandalism. An officer responded to reports of a vandalized vehicle. The complainant told police he noticed damage to his rental after parking at a beach access. The damage included multiple scratch marks. The officer provided the complainant with a victim’s rights brochure and a case number. The officer also called the rental agency.
May 25, 400 block of 80th Street, domestic battery. An officer responded to requests for police and found the complainant, who had multiple scratches on his face, neck and shoulder area. The man alleged that his wife attacked him. The officers spoke with the wife, who said she struck her husband in self-defense. The woman was arrested and transported to the Manatee County jail.
May 25, 5600 block of Marina Drive, recovered missing person. An officer responded to reports of an endangered missing person in the area. The officer found a motorist who matched a description. After confirming his identity as the missing person, the officer called the Longboat Key Police Department and the man was released into the custody of an LBKPD officer for transportation to his family.
May 26, Beach Bistro, 6600 Gulf Drive, property damage. An officer responded to reports of damage to a vehicle in the parking lot. The officer spoke to valet employees, who said a man carting beach equipment scratched a vehicle bumper. The officer spoke to the man, who was not aware he had damaged the vehicle. Both he and the vehicle’s owner requested information reports regarding the incident.
May 28, D.Coy Ducks, 5410 Marina Drive, Marchman Act. Two officers responded to reports of an unconscious woman behind the bar. They woke the woman, who was intoxicated and began vomiting. EMS responded to the scene and transported the woman to HCA Florida Blake Hospital in Bradenton.
Holmes Beach Police Department polices Holmes Beach.
Streetlife is based on incident reports and narratives from the BBPD, HBPD and MCSO.