Island police reports
Anna Maria
No new reports.
Bradenton Beach
Sept. 25, 2653 Gulf Drive S., Coquina Boat Ramp South, injury. Manatee County emergency services were called after a boater was injured while stepping from a vessel onto the dock. The subject was transported to Sarasota Memorial Hospital.
Sept. 26, 200 block of Gulf Drive South, stolen vehicle. A Manatee County sheriff’s deputy responded to a stolen vehicle report. Deputies searched the area but were unable to locate the vehicle.
Cortez
No new reports.
Holmes Beach
Sept. 23, Holmes Beach Police Department, 5801 Marina Drive, surrendered firearms. A man entered the HBPD to surrender two firearms damaged in last year’s storms. A police officer placed them in storage.
Sept. 26, 400 block of 62nd Street, potential fraud. An attorney called the HBPD to report that an unknown person stole and cashed a $10,500 check from his client’s front porch.
Sept. 26, Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, trespassing. An HBPD officer responded to a call from the cafe at the beach about a drunk man, who staff wanted removed from the area. The officer found the man drinking from a bottle of gin and escorted him to the parking lot. The officer confiscated the alcohol and trespassed the man, who refused to leave. The officer arrested the man and transported him to the Manatee County jail.
Sept. 29, Kingfish Boat Ramp, 752 Manatee Ave., Marchman Act. People flagged down an HBPD patrol officer and pointed him to an intoxicated woman in the driver’s seat of a vehicle. The officer spoke with the woman, who showed signs of intoxication or disorientation, but did not have her keys in the vehicle’s ignition. She said she had a heart condition, but did not elaborate, so the officer requested Manatee County Emergency Medical Services. After an evaluation, medics said the woman’s disorientation was likely due to alcohol consumption. The officer placed the woman in protective custody and EMS transported her to HCA Florida Blake Hospital in Bradenton.
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