Anna Maria
No new reports.
The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office 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
April 25, 200 block of 35th Street, recovered property. Two Holmes Beach police officers responded to reports of an abandoned backpack containing $1,261 and three debit cards. The officers contacted the owner of the debit cards and the backpack was believed to have been stolen. An officer placed the backpack in storage for retrieval.
April 26, Publix, 3900 E. Bay Drive, shoplifting. An officer responded to reports of a person leaving the store with stolen merchandise. The complainant told police the thief packed the groceries into a silver SUV and left. An officer located the motorist, who denied stealing the merchandise. She also had a suspended driver’s license and was driving an unregistered vehicle. The officer arrested the woman and transported her to the Manatee County jail.
April 28, Publix, 3900 E. Bay Drive, shoplifting. An officer responded to reports of shoplifting and spoke with a manager. She said a woman left the store without paying for $200-$300 worth of merchandise and provided video footage of the incident.
April 29, Westbay Cove condominiums, 731 Manatee Ave., larceny. A woman entered the Holmes Beach Police Department to report two locked bicycles were missing from outside her condo. The woman provided descriptions of both bikes and wanted to press charges. An officer provided her with a victim’s rights brochure.
April 29, Beach Bistro, 6600 Gulf Drive, disturbance/service animal violation. An officer responded to reports of a verbal disturbance between a customer and an employee. He found the complainant, who alleged she was discriminated against because she was denied entry due to her use of a service dog. An employee told police he denied entry to the woman because she caused a disturbance when asked about the dog. The woman wanted to press charges and provided a written statement. A probable cause affidavit for a service animal violation was completed as a capias request to be sent to the state attorney’s office.
April 30, Cedar Cove, 2710 Gulf Drive, trespass warning. An officer responded to reports of a trespasser. A manager pointed out the trespasser and issued a trespass warning as the officer supervised. The man left without issue.
April 30, Prime Vacations, 307 66th St., recovered property. A woman called the police to report she found a firearm in a vacant rental unit. The gun was not reported stolen. An officer retrieved the firearm and placed it in storage.
April 30, Edibles N More, 5368 Gulf Drive, recovered property. An officer responded to reports of suspicious circumstances and spoke with the store owner. She said a man purchased items but left a payment card behind and she found the card was registered to a woman.
April 30, 6800 block of Marina Drive, suspicious circumstance. An officer responded to reports of suspicious circumstances. A complainant told police his boat was moved from one slip to another. The boat was not damaged, nothing was missing and there were no signs anyone had been inside. The owner did not want to press charges.
HBPD polices Holmes Beach.
Streetlife is based on incident reports and narratives from the BBPD, HBPD and MCSO.