A convicted sex offender from Ohio has moved to Bradenton Beach.
The 38-year-old woman moved in early March to the 700 block of Gulf Drive South.
The woman was convicted in Ohio of two counts of sexual conduct with a male minor and given probation, according to information available at the Florida Department of Law Enforcement website.
Convicted sex offenders in Florida are required to register their address with the FDLE and report any change in address within three days of moving to a new location.
There are no other convicted sex offenders living in Bradenton Beach, while two reside in Holmes Beach. The FDLE reports no convicted sex offenders living in Anna Maria.
Three convicted sex offenders live in the Cortez area, including a 71-year-old man who resides in a travel-trailer park on Cortez Road.
Bradenton Beach Police Chief Sam Speciale said his officers regularly check on any convicted sex offender living in the city, and they already have visited the woman and her residence.
Information on sex offenders listed with the FDLE can be found at www.fdle.state.fl.us. A link is provided at The Islander website, www.islander.org, under community links.
There may be no sex offenders living in Anna Maria, but there is one that owns a home there on North Shore.