Compiled by Robert Anderson and Ryan Paice
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
Sept. 5, S&S Plaza, 5360 Gulf Drive, grand theft. A Holmes Beach police officer responded to reports of a past theft at the plaza, where exterior construction is ongoing for a renovation. The officer spoke with the complainant, a contractor, who said more than $1,400 worth of building materials were taken.
Sept. 5, 400 block of 71st Street, marijuana. An officer saw a motorist and their passenger without seatbelts in a vehicle with a broken brake light. The officer conducted a traffic stop and spoke to the vehicle occupants, a man and a woman with a child in the back seat. The officer smelled marijuana. He handcuffed the man and searched the vehicle, finding a plastic bag containing 6.2 grams of marijuana. The man claimed it was his and that he did not have a medical license. The officer issued a court summons to the man.
Sept. 6, Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, Baker Act. An officer responded to reports of a man passed out at the beach. Upon arrival, the officer spoke with a county parks employee who pointed to the man, who was awake. The man said he was depressed and felt suicidal. The officer placed the man in protective custody under the Baker Act and transported him to Centerstone Behavioral Health Center in Bradenton.
HBPD polices Holmes Beach.
Streetlife is based on reports and narratives from the BBPD, HBPD and MCSO.