Anna Maria
July 5, 100 block of Mangrove Avenue, unexploded ordinance. A Manatee County sheriff’s deputy responded to a call concerning a bag of ammunition left on a kitchen counter in a vacation rental. The deputy collected the ammunition for disposal. A case number and incident report were filed.
July 7, 100 block of Oak Avenue, animal attack. An MCSO deputy and the Manatee County Emergency Medical Services responded to a call concerning a man struck by a stingray while wading in the Gulf of Mexico. EMS transported the man to HCA Florida Blake Hospital in Bradenton.
July 11, beach near the 100 block of Park Avenue, reckless driving. An MCSO deputy responded to a call concerning reckless driving that impacted protected sea turtle nests near Park and Maple avenues. Complainants said the driver of a golf cart ran through protective barriers and over marked sea turtle nests. Deputies followed tire tracks to the exit point on Palm Avenue. A case number was assigned and an incident report filed.
The MCSO polices Anna Maria.
Bradenton Beach
No new reports
The Bradenton Beach Police Department polices Bradenton Beach.
Cortez
No new reports.
The MCSO polices Cortez.
Holmes Beach
July 5, Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, suspicious circumstance. An officer from the Holmes Beach Police Department saw the front gate to the public beach open around 1 a.m. after having seen it closed 30 minutes earlier. The officer examined the gate, which was broken at the welds. He searched the parking lot for possible witnesses or evidence of a vehicle crashing through the gate but found nothing. The officer reported the damage to the Manatee County Parks and Recreation Department.
July 8, intersection of Gulf Drive and 37th Street, motor vehicle accident. An officer responded to reports of a vehicular crash and found a motorist had veered off the road, drove through roadway signs and crashed into a palm tree. The officer found a man passed out behind the driver’s seat with lacerations on his head and called Manatee County Emergency Medical Services. The man told police a woman had been driving the vehicle but left after the crash. Witnesses told police they saw the man walking around the car and enter the driver’s seat after the crash but didn’t see anyone else. An officer had the man complete field sobriety exercises, which he failed. However, he was transported to HCA Florida Blake Hospital in Bradenton after complaining about chest pains. The man was not charged with driving under the influence for the incident, according to the Manatee County Clerk of Circuit Court.
July 8, 200 block of 65th Street, grand theft. An officer responded to reports of a stolen necklace worth $5,000 and spoke with the complainant, who said the jewelry went missing during her stay at a rental unit. She said the only people to enter the unit were herself, her fiance and someone sent by the management company to replace an air filter. She said she wanted to press charges and provided a sworn statement to police.
July 8, 300 block of Clark Drive, stolen vehicle. An officer responded to reports of a stolen vehicle and spoke to the owner of Toy Barn Rentals. He said went to the location to retrieve a rental golf cart and found it missing. He said he contacted the renter, who left the golf cart key in a lockbox attached to the vehicle. The Toy Barn owner wanted to press charges and provided a written statement. The golf cart was found later that day at the Rod & Reel Pier in Anna Maria.
July 9, Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, resisting law enforcement without violence. An officer saw a man stumble across Gulf Drive in traffic. The officer approached the man, who was “very intoxicated” and unable to tell the officer his address. The officer called for backup and the man became belligerent and started threatening police at the scene. The man aggressively approached one officer and refused to comply with commands to back away, so the officers arrested him and transported him to the Manatee County jail.
The HBPD polices Holmes Beach.
Streetlife is based on incident reports and narratives from the BBPD, HBPD and MCSO.