Compiled by Robert Anderson and Ryan Paice
Anna Maria
Oct. 1, 600 block of South Bay Boulevard, burglary. A complainant told Manatee County sheriff dispatchers their home was broken into. A deputy found a window screen pushed in and footprints. Nothing was taken from the home.
Oct. 1, 800 block of North Shore Drive, burglary. A complainant told dispatchers their house was burglarized and items were left by a seawall in the back of their house. They said a family member saw a man exiting and entering the home. An incident report was filed.
The MCSO 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. 29, 6300 block of Flotilla Drive, Baker Act. A Holmes Beach police officer responded to reports of larceny and found the complainant. He told police he had been chased after facing claims that he had stolen money from a group of acquaintances. The officer investigated the allegations and found them unfounded. The man made several statements expressing suicidal thoughts and plans to do it after police left. The officer placed the man in protective custody under the Baker Act and transported him to the HCA Florida Blake Hospital in Bradenton. There he was sedated after becoming combative in the emergency room.
Sept. 29, 6900 block of Holmes Boulevard, domestic battery. An officer responded to reports of a domestic disturbance and found the complainant, who said she had gotten into an argument with her boyfriend and he got physical with her. She pointed to damage at the property that she claimed the boyfriend caused. She did not want to press charges against him. An officer filed a capias request with the state attorney’s office for review.
Sept. 29, 7700 block of Gulf Drive, curfew violation/marijuana. An officer patrolling for curfew violators around 10:15 p.m. found a motorist driving a vehicle without emergency lights. The officer tried to conduct a curfew compliance check but the motorist did not stop until they reached a police checkpoint. The officer spoke with the driver, who did not have identification showing he resided on the island. The officer escorted him to the main police checkpoint on the Anna Maria Island Bridge on Manatee Avenue. The officer asked police at the checkpoint to deny the man’s reentry onto the island during curfew hours. Police also smelled marijuana from inside the man’s vehicle. The man voluntarily disclosed the location of a partially smoked marijuana inside his vehicle’s center console. He was issued a citation.
Holmes Beach Police Department polices Holmes Beach.
Streetlife is based on reports and narratives from the BBPD, HBPD and MCSO.
How do the majority of people feel about rebuilding the lovely island ? We go every year 2times and would miss it terribly! Please rebuild! Is there enough help? Is there a go fund me page?