Anna Maria
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The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office polices Anna Maria.
Bradenton Beach
July 19, 118 Bridge St., Sports Lounge, trespass. A Bradenton Beach police officer was asked by an employee to assist with a man refusing to pay his bill. The officer and employee contacted the man, who paid and was escorted from the bar. Then the man ran inside and threw himself on the ground. He was arrested, taken to HCA Blake Hospital in Bradenton and then to Manatee County jail in Palmetto, where he was charged with trespassing and obstruction without violence.
July 22, 2000 block of Avenue A, larceny. A complainant said a blank check was stolen from their residence or vehicle and made out to an unknown party for $14,300. An incident report was filed and the matter is under investigation.
The BBPD polices Bradenton Beach.
Cortez
July 19, 4528 119th St. W., Cortez Kitchen, larceny. A complainant told an MCSO deputy that a man entered the Cortez Bait and Seafood Market and removed money from a tip jar. An incident report and case number were assigned.
July 21, 12507 Cortez Road W., Tide Tables, Overdose. A man jumped off a restaurant dock. MCSO deputies determined he appeared to have taken narcotics and needed medical attention. Emergency medical services were called and the man was transported to HCS Florida Blake Hospital in Bradenton for care.
The MCSO polices Cortez.
Holmes Beach
July 18, 3000 block of Avenue C, suspicious person. Two police officers responded to reports of a suspicious man on private property around 6 a.m. They found a man who ran from them as they approached and so stopped him at gunpoint. After he was handcuffed, he told police he had gotten drunk and woke up at the property. There were no signs he attempted to gain entry to any homes and there were no burglary tools in his possession. The officers released the man.
July 18, Holmes Beach Police Department, 5801 Marina Drive, welfare check/assisting EMS. A woman reported she was worried about her ex-boyfriend and traveled from California to check on him. She provided a Holmes Beach address for his residence. An officer responded to the property, but nobody answered the door. On July 22, an officer responded to reports of an unconscious man at the property and found the ex-boyfriend getting treatment from Manatee County Emergency Medical Services. The man’s wife said he had been eating when he stopped breathing, at which point she called 911, started mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and CPR. The man was transported to HCA Florida Blake Hospital in Bradenton.
July 19, 100 block of 52nd Street, juvenile trouble/obstruction. Two officers responded to a fight and found three juveniles jumping over a fence. The officers ordered them to stop but they continued running. The officers gave chase and detained the juveniles in handcuffs. A witness told police one juvenile tried to strike him with a towel, but he did not want to press charges. The officers transported the juveniles to the HBPD and contacted their parents, who responded to retrieve their children. A bottle of alcohol was found in the vehicle of the juvenile who drove the group to the island, and the owner was issued a citation.
July 20, AMI Mediterranean Xpress, 5316 Marina Drive, fraud. An officer responded to reports of fraud and met with the business owner, who said he discovered a counterfeit $100 bill in a cash register. The bill was used to pay for a $40 meal and the cashier, who did not use a counterfeit detection pen, provided the customer with $60 in change. The owner provided video footage of the transaction.
July 20, Anchor Inn, 3007 Gulf Drive, bicycle theft. An officer responded to reports of a past theft and spoke with the complainant, a man who said his electric bicycle was stolen from outside the bar. He said he noticed the bike missing around 2 a.m. but did not report it immediately, saying he was upset.
July 20, 500 block of 58th Street, disturbance. An officer responded to reports of a domestic disturbance and spoke with a man who received strange texts from his mother. The officer went to the mother’s property, where she advised him that nothing had happened. The officer found no marks or bruises on her or her partner.
July 22, 4100 block of Fourth Avenue, domestic battery. An officer responded to reports a fight and found two brothers who said they got into a scrap. Neither required EMS. Their father told police who was the primary aggressor. The officer arrested the aggressor and transported him to the Manatee County jail.
HBPD polices Holmes Beach.
Streetlife is based on reports and narratives from the BBPD, HBPD and MCSO.