Anna Maria
March 18, Bortell’s Lounge, 10002 Gulf Drive, battery. A female bartender reported a man forcibly grabbed her face, hurting her jaw, as he was leaving. The man had been drinking at the bar and acted angry and disrespectful after he was told he would not be served more alcohol. The bartender sought a restraining order from the court.
Anna Maria is policed by Manatee County Sheriff’s Office.
Bradenton Beach
March 23, Beach House Restaurant, 200 Gulf Drive N. A Sarasota man reported vehicle damage after using a valet service the night before. A surveillance video showed the valet hitting parking poles with the man’s vehicle. The valet company and the man agreed to handle the matter privately. The vehicle owner waived prosecution.
March 23, Lay-Z-Liv-N condos, 2312 Ave. C, domestic disturbance. Bradenton Beach police officers were dispatched at 11:20 p.m. to a couple arguing. The man refused to give the woman keys to their rental car and, in turn, the woman took his cellphone. They told the officers the argument was verbal and agreed to separate for the night.
March 25, Coquina Beach, 2000 Gulf Drive S., theft. Very Wang Pearls of St. Petersburg, a vendor at the Beach Market at Coquina Beach, reported a stolen necklace. The owner told police she didn’t see anyone take the necklace, valued at $218.
Bradenton Beach is policed by BBPD.
Cortez
March 23, 3800 block of 116th Street Court West, domestic disturbance. A woman called 911, saying a man wouldn’t leave her alone while she was trying to get her property out of his house. Both denied any physical contact occurred.
Cortez is policed by MCSO.
Holmes Beach
March 22, 5211 Gulf Drive, domestic disturbance. A man approached Holmes Beach police officers and told them his on-and-off-again girlfriend did not want to leave his vehicle. The woman accused the man of taking St. Patrick’s beads from another woman. The man said she’d ripped his shirt and he’d had enough. They signed waivers of prosecution.
March 22, Jessie’s Island Store, 5424 Marina Drive, battery/theft. Police were looking for a white male in his 30s, about 6-feet tall, who punched a store clerk at about 8:50 p.m. Before fleeing, the man took beer and cheese from a cooler but returned the items when the clerk confronted him. EMS responded and treated the clerk.
March 23, Gulf Sands, 4200 Gulf Drive, theft. Unlocked in a bike rack, a 21-speed men’s mountain bike was stolen.
March 24, 100 block of 81st Street, theft. A “Salty Margarita” sign was removed from a residence by two men in their late 20s or 30s. A video from a surveillance camera shows they removed the sign with a step ladder and drill and ran toward the beach.
March 24, Small Town Creamery, 5404 Marina Drive, criminal mischief. A sculpture, valued at $500, was damaged after a break-in the night before. The store’s surveillance camera showed two males kicking the sculpture, breaking it in half and walking away at 1:12 a.m.
March 25, 600 block of Dundee Lane, noise. Holmes Beach police were dispatched at 10:40 p.m. to a complaint of singing, laughing, yelling and noise coming from a pool. The officers took decibel readings of 53-63 and issued a citation to a relative of the homeowner.
March 25, 200 block of North Harbor Drive, noise. At 11:08 p.m., police were dispatched to a complaint of loud music. An officer took a noise meter reading of 56 decibels and reported loud laughing, talking and screaming coming from the rear of the residence. A neighbor also complained of the noise. The officer cited a renter with a noise violation.
March 27, 500 block of 77th Street, noise. Police issued a 29-year-old St. Louis woman a noise citation after officers responded to a complaint about dogs barking excessively outdoors at a residence. The officer reported knocking on doors and windows for 30 minutes. They entered the house for a welfare check and found the woman lying in bed. She told police she was dog sitting and had left the dogs outside.
Holmes Beach is policed by HBPD.
Streetlife is based on incident reports and narratives from the BBPD, HBPD and MCSO.