Anna Maria
May 30, 600 block of Rose Street, overdose/poisoning. The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office dispatched a deputy concerning an overdose. A caller said they consumed edible cannabis products and felt unwell. County emergency medical services was called to assist. An incident report was filed.
The MCSO polices Anna Maria.
Bradenton Beach
May 28, 103 Gulf Drive S., Circle K, reckless driver. A complainant said a motorist tried to back into a parking space and a ladder attached to their vehicle hit the store deck and caused damage. An MCSO deputy wrote a report.
June 1, Coquina Beach, 1600 Gulf Drive S., burglary. A Bradenton Beach police officer responded to a vehicle burglary. The owner said they returned to their vehicle from the beach to find a portable TV and prescription medication missing. The officer filed an incident report.
June 1, 201 Gulf Drive N., Oma’s Pizza, disturbing the peace. A complainant said an intoxicated man harassed a female employee in the parking lot. A coworker asked the man to leave and when the man got closer, he was pushed. The man left and, when located by police, was verbally abusive toward an officer. Back at the restaurant, he again was threatening toward an employee. He was arrested and taken to the Manatee County jail.
The BBPD polices Bradenton Beach.
Cortez
No new reports.
The MCSO polices Cortez.
Holmes Beach
May 29, Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, domestic battery/property damage/obstruction without violence. Holmes Beach police officers responded to reports of a domestic incident involving a couple at the beach. An officer spoke to a woman, who said her husband broke the handles off her vehicle doors, threw her purse into the Gulf and pulled her to the ground. Police later found the man, who was tased after running from police and refusing to cooperate. Manatee County Emergency Medical Services transported the man to HCA Florida Blake Hospital in Bradenton. After he was cleared, an officer transported him to the Manatee County jail.
May 29, 100 block of 77th Street, domestic disturbance. An officer responded to reports of a fight and found a mother and two daughters arguing. The mother told police she slapped a daughter in the face. The daughter had no visible bruises or marks and told police “the slap was in discipline and not out of anger or violence,” according to a report.
May 31, Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, marijuana. An officer found people parked at the beach around 11 p.m., including an adult and a juvenile. The officer smelled marijuana and saw a plastic bag containing a green leafy substance inside the vehicle. A vehicle search also found partially smoked marijuana cigarettes and paraphernalia. The officer issued the adult driver a court summons for possessing less than 20 grams of marijuana. The juvenile’s guardian responded and drove both the man and juvenile home.
June 2, 6200 block of Marina Drive, vehicle issues/property damage. An officer responded to reports of a reckless driver and found a motorist parked on the roadside. She told police she was driving when a wheel came off. The officer searched the area and found a vehicle possibly damaged by the runaway tire. The officer left a case card with the vehicle and took photos of the damage. Bakers Towing removed the woman’s vehicle.
June 2, Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, suspicious circumstances. An officer found about a dozen vehicles in the beach lot around midnight. The officer approached a vehicle with an open door and spoke to two occupants who said a bag containing valuable items was stolen when they were swimming. They said they had called one of their phones and a mother and a son answered it. They set up a place to meet and got their phones back but told police the devices had been accessed. No fraudulent activity was reported from their bank accounts. The officer provided case cards.
June 2, Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, criminal mischief. An officer responded to reports of a vehicle crash and found the complainant, a man who said he parked in a spot despite another motorist trying to cut him off. A witness told police a man then went over to the complainant’s parked vehicle and keyed it.
June 2, Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, animal neglect. An officer responded to reports of a dog left inside a vehicle. The officer found a vehicle with its windows up and a dog inside that appeared to be in distress. A code officer told police the dog had been removed from the beach and the dog’s owner was still on the beach without it after several hours. The vehicle was opened and a person provided water for the dog. Its owner was given a citation for animal neglect.
June 3, 3500 block of Sixth Avenue, harassment. A woman reported her ex-boyfriend would not stop trying to contact her. She told him not to contact her and blocked multiple phone numbers. She told police he had been violent in the past.
Holmes Beach Police Department polices Holmes Beach.
Streetlife is based on incident reports and narratives from the BBPD, HBPD and MCSO.