Anna Maria
Sept. 10, 800 block of North Shore Drive, 2:24 a.m., noise complaint. A Manatee County sheriff’s deputy was dispatched for a complaint of loud music. The deputy located the home and issued a citation for noise ordinance violation.
The MCSO polices Anna Maria.
Bradenton Beach
Sept. 7, 100 block of Bridge Street, disturbance. Two tourists were assaulted by two bar patrons during an argument at a bar. The tourists were injured in the assault and taken to HCA Blake Medical Center in Bradenton. After treatment and discharge, BBPD officers attempted to interview them about the disturbance but they refused to press charges and asked to sign waivers of prosecution.
The Bradenton Beach Police Department polices Bradenton Beach.
Cortez
No new reports.
The MCSO polices Cortez.
Holmes Beach
Sept. 6, 3900 block of Sixth Avenue, camping. An officer from the Holmes Beach Police Department saw a man sleeping on a city bench at about 3 a.m. The officer informed the man of city code and issued a court summons. The man left without issue.
Sept. 6, 5400 block of Marina Drive, camping. An officer saw a man sleeping on a bus stop bench around 3:30 a.m. and recognized him as a man he’d issued a warning about camping. The officer issued a court summons and the man left without issue.
Sept. 7, 4900 block of Fourth Avenue, missing property. A woman reported cash, a vehicle registration and proof of insurance were missing from her vehicle. She said she found the vehicle glove box and center console open.
Sept. 9, 4000 block of Gulf Drive, leaving scene of crash with property damage. Two officers responded to reports of a potential vehicular crash and found skid marks leading to a damaged electrical box. The officers searched for a vehicle described by a witness and found what appeared to be the vehicle. The officers detained the driver, who said he lost control of the vehicle and drove away because he was “startled by the incident.” The officers had the vehicle towed and issued the driver a criminal traffic citation.
Sept. 9, 500 block of Manatee Avenue, no license/marijuana. An officer saw a motorist driving a scooter that lacked a functional brake light. Also, the driver was not wearing a helmet or eye protection. The officer conducted a traffic stop. The officer spoke with the driver and saw a medical marijuana product, for which the drive had no prescription. The officer confiscated the marijuana. The driver also did not have a driver’s license. The officer issued criminal and uniform traffic citation, as well as a code ordinance violation for marijuana possession under 20 grams.
Sept. 9, 100 block of 78th Street, forgery. An officer responded to reports of fraud and spoke with the complainant, who said a check he mailed had gone missing and did not make it to the recipient. The complainant said he called his bank, which told him the check was cashed with a different amount than originally written.
Sept. 9, 5200 block of Gulf Drive, internet fraud. A woman reported that she purchased a cat over the internet but had not received it as promised. She said she would provide the officer a sworn statement and screenshots of the transaction payments.
Sept. 10, 7700 block of Gulf Drive, property damage. An officer responded to reports of damaged surfboards and spoke with a man who admitted to the damage and compensated the complainant. The complainant did not want to press charges.
Sept. 10, Walgreens, 3200 E. Bay Drive, disturbance. Two officers responded to reports of a disturbance and found two juveniles arguing. The officers separated the pair and interviewed them, as well as the store manager, who said a woman ran inside the store asking staff to call police about an argument in the parking lot. The officers called the juveniles’ families to pick them up.
Sept. 11, 6900 block of Holmes Boulevard, grand theft. A tow truck employee called the HBPD to report that a car dolly, estimated to be worth $996, was stolen from a vehicle.
Sept. 11, Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, near drowning. An officer responded to assist emergency medical services in a near drowning. The officer located the victim’s identification and called a family member. The victim was transported to HCA Florida Blake Hospital in Bradenton.
Sept. 12, 500 block of Key Royale Drive, identity theft. A man reported he’d received two credit cards for which he had not applied — one with his name and one with another person’s name. The man contacted his bank to cancel the cards. The officer sent an information report to the man.
HBPD polices Holmes Beach.
Streetlife is based on incident reports and narratives from the BBPD, HBPD and MCSO.