Anna Maria
No new reports
The Manatee County Sheriff’s Office polices Anna Maria.
Bradenton Beach
May 6, 127 Bridge St., Island Creperie, theft. A complainant reported to the Bradenton Beach Police Department that a customer left without paying. An employee pursued and asked the customer to pay but instead they got in a vehicle and left.
May 9, 400 block Highland Avenue, assault. A BBPD officer was dispatched to a call concerning a suspicious person. The officer contacted a man with an open container of alcohol and asked him to pour out the contents. The man complied but then produced another bottle and consumed the alcohol. The man was taken to the BBPD, where he attempted to strike the officer. He was arrested on an assault on a law enforcement officer charge and transported to the Manatee County jail in Palmetto.
May 12, 200 block of Bridge Street, battery. An Uber driver who observed a fight between a man and a couple over a ride, flagged down a police officer. The driver said a man entered the vehicle but was the wrong party. When the couple who ordered the Uber arrived, the man became combative, assaulting the couple. The officer placed the man under arrest. He was taken to the Manatee County jail in Palmetto on a battery charge.
The BBPD polices Bradenton Beach.
Cortez
No new reports.
The MCSO polices Cortez.
Holmes Beach
May 6, 2800 block of Avenue E, theft. A Holmes Beach police officer responded to reports of stolen patio furniture. The complainant provided a list of missing items and pointed to a man with access to the property. The officer found the man’s truck but did not find the missing items. The officer also conducted a pawn search for the items to no avail.
May 7, Kingfish Boat Ramp, 752 Manatee Ave., missing property. A man said his cellphone went missing while he was at the ramp. He said he received a call from a woman who said she had the phone and wanted to return it but had yet to do so. An officer contacted the woman, who left the phone at the Bradenton Police Department.
May 8, 500 block of Manatee Avenue, camping. An officer found a man sleeping. The officer woke the man, who said he was homeless and waiting for his work shift. The officer issued him a court summons.
May 8, Manatee Public Beach, 4000 Gulf Drive, burglary/fraud. An officer responded to reports of a burglary. A woman and her daughter said multiple items, including credits cards, were taken from a vehicle. The cards were canceled and a pharmacy transaction stopped. HBPD reviewed security footage of an attempted transaction and recognized a man involved in a similar crime.
May 8, Publix Super Market, 3900 E. Bay Drive, theft/trespass. A store manager said a group of people left without paying for items. An officer found them loading items into a vehicle. They admitted to stealing items. The manager did not want to press charges.
HBPD polices Holmes Beach.
Streetlife is based on incident reports and narratives from the BBPD, HBPD and MCSO.