Compiled by Robert Anderson and Ryan Paice
Anna Maria
No new reports.
The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office polices Anna Maria.
Bradenton Beach
Sept. 9, 2100 block of Gulf Drive North, vandalism. A Bradenton Beach police officer was dispatched after a motorist threw a handful of coins at another vehicle, causing damage. The alleged vandal was found by the Holmes Beach Police Department. A complaint affidavit was signed.
The Bradenton Beach Police Department polices Bradenton Beach.
Cortez
No new reports.
The MCSO polices Cortez.
Holmes Beach
Sept. 8, 600 block of Key Royale Drive, suspicious circumstances. A Holmes Beach police officer was dispatched to a residence where the homeowner said her daughter said her grandmother had entered the home the night before. The officer also spoke with the daughter. The grandmother was not supposed to have contact with her due to an investigation involving sexual misconduct. The officer submitted a report to the Florida Department of Children and Family Services.
Sept. 10, 900 block of Manatee Avenue, arrest warrant. An officer saw a pair of motorcyclists, one driving with a folded, illegible paper tag. He conducted a traffic stop and spoke with the driver of the motorcycle with the tag violation, who did not have a license. The officer issued citations to the driver and the motorcycle was towed. The officer also confirmed the identity of the other motorcyclist and found he had an active arrest warrant. The officer arrested the man, who was transported to the Manatee County jail.
Sept. 11, Island Bazaar, 3304 E. Bay Drive, trespass warning. An officer was dispatched to the shop and spoke to a manager, who wanted a woman trespassed from the property. The officer supervised the manager as he issued the trespass warning to the woman.
Sept. 12, 200 block of 84th Street, social media threat. An officer responded to reports of an alleged school shooting threat made over social media. The officer spoke to a girl who screenshotted a repost another juvenile made on Snapchat. The officer also contacted the family of the juvenile who reposted the material, but they did not know who made the original post.
Sept. 12, 2900 Gulf Drive, bicycle crash. An officer responded to reports of an unresponsive woman in the roadway next to a fallen electric bike. He found the woman with a head injury that caused significant bleeding. Manatee County Emergency Medical Services also responded and transported the woman to HCA Florida Blake Hospital in Bradenton. She had suffered serious injuries, including head fractures, brain bleed and spinal fluid leak and had a mix of substances in her system. Video footage of the roadway showed the woman crashed her bike while traveling at 20 mph without safety equipment.
Sept. 14, 100 block of 50th Street, domestic battery. Two officers responded to reports of a disturbance. The officers found a group matching the caller’s description and spoke with them. Those in the group said an argument began between a married couple that became violent. The wife spit on her husband’s head and the husband punched his wife. The officers searched the area for the husband to no avail. An officer submitted capias requests for potential charges.
Sept. 15, 5100 block of Fifth Avenue, drug possession/obstruction without violence. An officer found a vehicle parked at a construction site and smelled the odor of burnt marijuana. The officer searched the area for the vehicle’s occupants to no avail. A man and two juvenile boys later returned to the vehicle, which was then searched. Police found a handful of THC vaporizers in a backpack with one of the juvenile’s ID cards. That juvenile ran from police while the others were being detained, but was arrested after a brief chase. The juvenile was charged with possession of synthetic cannabis and obstructing a law enforcement officer without violence. That juvenile was transported to the HCA Florida Blake Hospital in Bradenton, then the Manatee County Juvenile Detention Center. The man was issued a citation and released. The other juvenile was cleared by his parent’s request for release with the man.
HBPD polices Holmes Beach.
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