Anna Maria
No new reports
The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office polices Anna Maria.
Bradenton Beach
March 7, One Stop Shell Shop, 101 Gulf Drive N., vandalism. A Bradenton Beach police officer was dispatched to deal with vandalism. The business owner reported someone painted “Kaleta Go Away” on plywood that was installed on the storefront for hurricane protection. A case number was issued and an incident report was filed.
The Bradenton Beach Police Department polices Bradenton Beach.
Cortez
No new reports.
The MCSO polices Cortez.
Holmes Beach
March 6, 5300 block of Gulf Drive, alcohol. A Holmes Beach police officer found a man sleeping around 4 p.m. on a bus bench. The officer approached the man and found him in possession of an open vodka bottle. The officer woke the man, who was intoxicated and had recently been issued a warning for possession of an open alcohol container in public. The officer issued a court summons.
March 8, 6300 block of Holmes Boulevard, firearm theft. An officer responded to reports of theft from a vehicle. The complainant said his neighbor’s Ring camera captured footage of a man going through his vehicle. The complainant checked his vehicle and found his handgun missing. The officer obtained the video footage and observed a masked person in a hoodie going through the vehicle.
March 9, Holmes Beach Police Department, 5801 Marina Drive, scam. A man reported he got an email from someone he believed to be his neighbor, asking for $500 in gift card numbers for a donation to veterans. The man fulfilled the request but learned after the cards had been used that it was a scam.
March 10, 5300 block of Gulf Drive, domestic battery. An officer responded to reports of a domestic dispute and found a married couple who said they had gotten into an argument the night before. The husband said he locked himself in his study, but the wife used a screwdriver to break in and came at him with the tool. He said he feared for his safety and pushed her. The wife told police she was not attacking her husband with the screwdriver but did hit him with her cane. The wife was transported to HCA Florida Blake Hospital in Bradenton due to injuries sustained when she was pushed. The officer issued a domestic violence pamphlet and victims’ rights brochure to the husband.
HBPD polices Holmes Beach.
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